**What's on Offer**:
This position offers a permanent part-time contract of **20 hours **per week based in **Lismore **and surrounding suburbs.
We value our employees and the wonderful work they do. Our employees enjoy an enviable range of benefits, including the following:
- Competitive hourly rates of **$24.36 to $29.23 + super**:
- **Travel Allowance **of $0.92 per KM PLUS **paid travel time**:
- **Become **Cert III **qualified** in Individual Support (Aged Care) through our **Traineeships** program - all fees paid *for eligible employees*
- Part time or Casual contracts available
- **Flex-Up** - work additional overtime hours as available and boost your income
- Enjoy additional yearly **Well-Being **leave days*
- Enjoy an additional yearly **Deep Listening Leave paid leave** day
- **14 week paid parental leave**, with equal benefit for both parents **PLUS **our Bump to Baby program
- **Smartphone** - ready when you join us with your fortnightly rosters, customer care plans and other information to assist you
- **Employee Referral Program** - refer your friends and family members to join us and receive $500.00 per successful referral (Terms & Conditions apply)
- **Employee Assistance Program - **support and assistance for you and your partner at those times in life when you need it most
- You will be supported by our **fully paid** and **customised Induction program** on joining us
- Attractive **employee discounts** on Australian Unity Banking products, Private Health and General Insurance
- **Maxxia Rewards** - a great range of discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, department stores, attractions, travel, cinemas, restaurants and more
**Your New Role**
Our Aboriginal Home Care program delivers culturally appropriate in-home support services to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customers, to help them live independently, supported and empowered, within their own homes and communities.
What does your new role look like?
- Providing support to clients with domestic assistance duties such as cleaning, laundry, and meal preparation
- Assisting clients with some personal care services including showering and toileting
- Adhering to health and safety guidelines and policies to keep yourself and our customers safe
- Assisting your customers with transportation to appointments and social support
- Reporting any issues or changes in the customer's health and wellbeing through the appropriate channels and protocols
**About You**
Above all, you will align to our **Values of Bold, Warm and Honest**. You will be able to demonstrate empathy and the ability to provide excellent care for your customers.
Does this sound like you?
- 12 months or more of relevant experience within Aged Care and/or Health Services, where you have delivered customer services including personal care
- Good verbal and written English skills
- Flexibility and availability to work rosters between Monday to Friday
- A current Australian Driver's License and ownership of a reliable, well presented, comprehensively insured vehicle
- You'll have a current First Aid Certificate. If you don't have one, we will organize this as part of your induction at no cost to you.
- All Australian Unity employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID 19