Aged Care Support Worker Victoria West 14/04/2025 Melton, VIC

Kincare; Victoria; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of the elderly in the community. As a Care Worker, you will provide essential support to help older individuals maintain their independence and dignity. Your role will include assisting with personal care, meal preparation, and social activities, ensuring that clients feel valued and cared for. This position offers guaranteed hours, extensive training, and a supportive environment focused on your well-being. With opportunities for career progression and a commitment to employee satisfaction, this is a chance to make a meaningful impact in people's lives while advancing your career in aged care.

Benefits

Salary Packaging up to $18,500 tax-free

Paid Training

Employee Benefits Program

Paid CPR and First Aid courses

Free uniform

Phone allowance

Discounts on car maintenance

Paid Km’s

Accelerated learning programs

Qualifications

• 6+ months experience in personal care and support roles.
• Current Open Australian Drivers License and registered vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living tasks for elderly clients, including personal care.
• Provide social support and transport for lifestyle activities.

Skills

Personal Care

Manual Handling

Medication Management

Communication Skills

Education

Certificate III in Aged Care

Certificate III in Individual Support

Certificate III in Disability

Certificate III in Nursing

Job description

• Guaranteed hours and shifts in Victoria West
• Award rate $32.67 per hour + Super + Salary Packaging up to $18,500 tax-free
• Accelerated career progression. Paid Training. Employee Benefits Program with discounts on Food, Clothing, Health and Well Being, Entertainment and more!

When was the last time you made a difference in someone's life?

For our Aged Care Workers, it’s with every customer, and on every shift. It takes a special person to be a Care Worker and help the older members of our community. We are looking for just that person to join our KinCare team in the Victoria West area.

Your day will include:

• Domestic Assistance: Cleaning the home of older people so they have a safe and beautiful place to live
• Helping our customers with meal preparation and shopping
• Providing social support and transport to lifestyle activities
• Personal care including getting them up, showered and dressed for the day, medication management, assisting with mobility and therapy goals
• Providing respite and emotional support
• Social support and transport to appointments
• Providing complex care for customers with high care needs, such as dementia

Why KinCare?

• We’re committed to improving the quality of life and wellbeing for our customers through tailored in-home care services.
• Salary Packaging up to $18,500 tax-free
• Guaranteed hours close to home as a permanent part time employee.
• Your well-being is our priority! You can’t care for others if you don’t look after yourself.
• Extensive paid training and culture of continuous learning to ensure you know what’s expected and have the opportunity to learn.
• Accelerated learning programs to gain your professional qualifications (Cert 3).
• Paid CPR and First Aid courses.
• Paid Km’s, phone allowance and discounts on your car maintenance.
• Free uniform and a shoe allowance.
• Support at every step of your employment journey with KinCare.

What do we look for in a Care Worker?

• Certificate III or above in Aged Care or Individual Support, Disability or Nursing.
• Experience of 6 months or more in a similar role including experience with personal care, manual handling, hoist training and medications.
• You care about assisting our aged community so they can live independently at home for longer.
• You have a current Open Australian Drivers License and a registered vehicle – travel is part of the role.
• You don’t sweat the small stuff; sometimes your customer will be having a bad day or traffic delays you. You know not to take this personally and to shake it off before your next customer.
• You're available to work at least 3 days - Monday - Friday. No night or weekend work here.
• You're comfortable working independently and finding solutions to everyday problems, knowing when to ask your Manager for help.

If you’re looking for an organisation that cares about you, apply today!

When you apply we will send you a link to a short online assessment from Vervoe so you can see what a day in the life of our Home Care Worker will be like. Before joining our team, we will be performing a National Police Check/Right to Work, functional fitness assessment on your behalf, as well as confirming evidence of COVID vaccination.

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant