Home Care Support Worker - Clayton

Care Connect Group; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Care Connect Group as a Home Care Support Worker, where you can positively impact the lives of clients in your community. Responsibilities include personal care, medication reminders, and supporting well-being. Enjoy a flexible work schedule with award rates and benefits as part of a not-for-profit organization dedicated to community service.

Benefits

Flexible hours and days

Paid travel time and kilometres

Access to Salary Packaging benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted health insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 months paid experience in Aged Care or Community Care sector.
• Driver's licence and reliable vehicle are essential.
• First Aid and CPR certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personal grooming and hygiene assistance.
• Assist clients with medication reminders and meal preparation.
• Provide mobility assistance and support clients' well-being.

Skills

Communication

Active Listening

Interest in Helping Others

Education

Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Support, Disability, or Home and Community Care

Bachelor/Diploma of Nursing or equivalent

Job description

Do you want to have a positive impact on people’s lives in the community?

About us...

An industry-leading and dynamic support provider, Care Connect is proudly a not-for-profitorganisation. We understand how important it is to remain independent at home. Our collaborative, authentic and talented team enhances people’s quality of life each and every day. You can be part of it.

About the role…

As a Home Care Support Worker, you will deliver a range of essential services providing personal grooming & hygiene assistance, medication reminders, domestic duties (cleaning & laundry), food shopping, menu planning, meal preparation and mobility assistance within the home and local community.

Most importantly, you will provide care and support to your clients, prioritising their well-being at all times.

To be successful as a Home Care Support Worker, you will have:

• A fantastic attitude, great active listening skills and genuine interest in helping others
• Certificate III (Aged Care, Individual Support, Disability OR Home and Community Care), OR Bach/Dip of Nursing (OR completed first-year study towards bachelors)
• Minimum 3 months ofpaid experienceworking within the Aged Care or Community Care sector
• Driver's licence and own reliable vehicle with carinsurance is essential!
• First Aid and CPR certificate
• Excellent communications skills with good spoken and written English. Proficiency in other languages would be welcomed.

To be considered for this role you must have full Australian working rights, Current Police & Working With Children Checks – we can arrange police checks for successful candidates.

What’s in it for you?....

Your choice of casual or permanent part-time positions with guaranteed minimum hours of 16 or 20 hours per week (conditions apply), work/life balance with flexibility of hours and days, and no weekend or evening work.

We offer award rates, paid travel time & kilometres, PLUS maximise your salary as a not-for-profit employee by accessing Salary Packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay!

Work where you live. Care Connect is part of the communities it works in, and you’ll be able to stay close to home and contribute to your local community.

Care Connect is committed to your learning and progression with ongoing training and development to support you in your role and career. We also look after your health and wellbeing with an Employee Assistance Program, discounted health insurance and wellbeing products.

How to Apply

Are you our next Home Care Superstar? If so, get in touch today! Click Apply Now and attach your current resume – we will keep you updated on the outcome of your application.

We understand the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to our diverse community of clients. Care Connect is an inclusive, Equal Opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all members of the community including: first nations people, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQI+, mature aged and people living with disability.

*in line with state based Anti-Discrimination legislation and the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 2010