Hervey Bay, Hervey Bay & Fraser Coast QLD
Aged & Disability Support (Community Services & Development)
Full time
Up to $18,549 in salary packaging + Staff Perks
Churches of Christ, Home Care, Hervey Bay Permanent Part-Time opportunities Do you have a passion for supporting people to remain living independently in a role where you make a positive impact every day? Imagine Working for Us Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all.
Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.
Employee Benefits By being such a large organisation, we are also able to offer a range of compelling benefits.
Including but not limited to:
Salary packaging benefits;Five (5) weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;Discounts through our large network of retail partners including:JB Hi-Fi,The Good Guys,Plus many more;Grants for formalised study.Who We Are Established in 1930, we are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.
Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey.
With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.
About the role We are searching for dedicated and passionate people to join our Townsville Home Care team as Home Care Workers.
A Home Care Worker is responsible for providing our home care clients with assistance, support and encouragement of independence to live in their chosen community.
In this varied role you will:
Provide personal care assistance to clients, for example showering, dressing and continence care;Help clients with cleaning, shopping, meal preparation and other light housework;Assisting clients by transporting them to appointments and undertaking personal shopping;Assisting with medication competent;Support in the development of a consumer driven care plan;About you You are someone who wants to make a difference in the lives of seniors as you are a caring and empathetic person.
Your ability to build relationships will build trust with the clients and ensure that they are feeling supported and cared for.
You will need:
A Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Support or equivalent;Completion of the following unit of competency: HLTHPS006 - Assist clients with medication - or ability to acquire;Current First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificates;A current driver's licence and a willingness to use your own comprehensively insured vehicle for work purposes (km's paid);Physical capacity to carry out the duties required, including house & manual work;National Police Certificate or the ability to acquire.Importantly, you are someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety. To apply To apply for this position please click the Apply Button.
For further information, please contact Lisa Stott on 07 4124 8985 We actively encourage and invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions. Applications will be assessed as received.
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