Are you passionate about making a positive difference in your local community?
Would you like to support customers in your local area and choose hours that suit your lifestyle?
We are looking for dedicated Community Support Workers to join our caring and dynamic team and provide high quality in home support services to our valued customers.
**About us**:
Across Australia Just Better Care provides in-home aged care and disability support services, supporting people to live independently. For over 15 years, we have been supporting older people, and people living with disability, to live independently in their own homes and stay connected to their local community.
**The role**:
This role involves travelling between customer's homes and assisting them with daily living and lifestyle requirements by providing person-centred care and support.
**Duties and responsibilities may include**:
Personal care: showering, dressing, grooming and medication assistance
Social support/transportation for social activities, shopping/groceries, travelling to medical appointments
Domestic assistance: light household cleaning, laundry and meal preparation
Supporting customers in the use of aids and personal equipment including: standing or walking frames, wheelchairs, manual or electric hoists, sliding sheets or moving boards, hearing aids and other physical aids
Supporting customers with complex and/or challenging needs
Monitoring the well-being of customers and reporting on their progress
Provide updates on customer progress following each service
Participating in staff meetings and attending training as required
**About you**:
Caring, compassionate & friendly
Good interpersonal skills & written/verbal communication skills
Reliable & dependable
Ability to build rapport & good working relationships
Comfortable using technology (i.e. mobile app) for accessing rosters & recording customer notes/feedback
**What you will need**:
Current CPR / First Aid Certificate
Current Federal Police Check & Working with Children Check
Current NDIS Workers Screening Check
Current Australian Driver's Licence
Reliable, registered and insured vehicle (comprehensive insurance is preferred)
Smartphone with internet access
Covid 19 vaccination
**What we offer**:
Flexible working hours to suit your lifestyle
Varied work supporting a diverse range of customers
Ability to work independently and close to home
Training & development opportunities (including free access to our online learning tools & programs)
Access to our free Employee Assistance Program
Staff recognition programs
Ongoing support from our friendly, local office staff in Belmont
**Next steps**:
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