**Job Description**:
- Guaranteed hours and shifts in Kogarah! Perm Part Time
- Extensive paid training and support
- Paid km's. Phone allowance and other discounts
- When was the last time you made a difference in someone's life?_
For our Aged Care Workers, it's with every customer, and on every shift. It takes a special person to be a Care Worker and help the older members of our community. We are looking for just that person to join our KinCare team in the Kogarah area.
**Your day will include**:
- Domestic Assistance: Cleaning the home of older people so they have a safe and beautiful place to live
- Helping our customers with meal preparation and shopping
- Providing social support and transport to lifestyle activities
- Personal care including getting them ready, showered and dressed for the day, medication management, assisting with mobility and therapy goals
- Providing respite and emotional support
- Social support and company to appointments
- Providing complex care for customers with high care needs, such as dementia
**Why KinCare?**
- We're committed to improving the quality of life and wellbeing for our customers through tailored in-home care services.
- ** Guaranteed hours close to home as a permanent part time employee.**:
- ** Your well-being is our priority!** You can't care for others if you don't look after yourself.
- ** Extensive paid training and culture of continuous learning** to ensure you know what's expected and have the opportunity to learn.
- ** Accelerated learning programs** to gain your professional qualifications (Cert 3).
- ** Paid CPR and First Aid** courses.
- Paid Km's, **phone allowance** and discounts on your car maintenance.
- Free uniform and a shoe **allowance.**:
- ** Support at every step of your employment journey** with KinCare.
**What do we look for in a Care Worker?**
- You care about assisting our aged community so they can live independently at home for longer.
- You have a current P1 class or above Australian Drivers License and a registered vehicle - travel is part of the role.
- You don't sweat the small stuff; sometimes your customer will be having a bad day or traffic delays you. You know not to take this personally and to shake it off before your next customer.
- You're available to work at least 3 days - Monday - Friday. No night or weekend work here.
- You're comfortable working independently and finding solutions to everyday problems, knowing when to ask your Manager for help.
**We are looking for passionate care workers to join the KinCare family in the **(AREA) **area! With KinCare you will be supporting the most vulnerable individuals in our communities to remain in their homes and stay close to their families.**
- Fantastic Employee Benefits Program with discounts on huge brands
- Fully paid First Aid and CPR provided (if required)
- Paid travel time and paid kilometres
Our Aged care services include both domestic assistance and social services such as organising outings, cooking, pet care, cleaning, gardening, and transportation. You'll help review care plans to understand their goals and needs, use an app to track important information and spot any hazards to ensure their safety.
**The sort of qualities that will best suit this opportunity include**:
- Experience working within the Aged Care sector - Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support would be great.
- Strong desire to help our customers, who are some of the most vulnerable and deserving people in our community, to live independent and fulfilling lives
- Friendly personality with good relationship-building skills and respectful of dignity and privacy
- You use a smart phone (avoids travel to the office) and can help your clients with theirs!
- You have a current Australian Drivers License and a registered vehicle - travel is part of the role
**We are also Offering**:
- Regular work hours to fit in with your life and commitments Monday-Friday, with no weekends or nights and work around school times. The more available hours you provide, the more work we can give you!
- Employee Super Contributions
- Career and professional development in a supportive environment - this includes industry training and mentorship to gain more qualifications
- Aged Care Registered Nurses Payment - See here for more info
- Discounts on Services at MyCar and Phone reimbursement - T&Cs; apply
- A roster in advance to help your work-life balance
- We can offer you continual pathways towards personal and professional development, to make this a rewarding experience for you, and help you to get the most out of this opportunity._
**Who is KinCare? What makes us so different?**
We have a 29-year track record of supporting older Australians to live independently. We're committed to improving the quality of life and health & wellbeing for our customers through tailored in-home care services.
We don't want to be an ordinary Home Care Provider, we want to be extraordinary a