Join our Home Care Team and positively impact the lives of elderly clients in your community!
Position
Position: Permanent Part-time, Monday to Friday
Location
Location: Tweed Heads and surrounds
Pay
Pay Rate: $31.14 - $35.98 per hour + 99c per km and travel time
About the Role
Join us as a Uniting Home Care Worker, where you'll play a crucial role in providing essential and practical care for our elderly clients, empowering independence and enhancing the quality of life for our clients in their own homes in and around Tweed Heads.
Benefits
* A rewarding career with a leading human services organisation.
* $500 bonus at 6 and 12 months.
* Up to $18,550 NFP salary packaging available.
* Access to our U rewards program with exclusive discounts.
* Flexible work hours for work‐life balance.
* Access to Fitness Passport – live your best life.
* A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.
* Opportunities for professional growth.
* Purchase of additional leave.
Responsibilities
* Help at home: Assist with housekeeping, grocery shopping, and meal preparation.
* Transport for wellbeing: Escort clients to appointments, shopping trips, and social activities.
* Personal Care: Support with personal hygiene, showering, dressing, meal assistance, and medication administration.
Qualifications and Experience
* Certificate III/IV in Aged Care, Individual Support, or equivalent qualification.
* Previous experience in aged or community care is preferred, or a strong desire to begin a career in aged care.
* Empathetic and resourceful, embodying Uniting's values of compassion, respect, imagination, and boldness.
* Flexibility to accommodate the evolving needs and schedules of our clients.
* A provisional or full Australian driving licence and access to a comprehensively insured, reliable vehicle.
Requirements for Employment
* A National Police Check
* Valid working with Children Check
* First Aid Certificate
* Working Rights Check
* References
Diversity & Inclusion
Uniting embraces diversity and provides a safe, inclusive environment for all staff and clients, regardless of background. We are a Child Safe Organisation promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.
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