**Do you live in and around the Ballarat Region?**
**Are you looking for a flexible role where you can earn an income and have the opportunity to make a lasting difference in someone's life?**
**Are you passionate about supporting people fulfilling their life-long dreams, just like our lovely client Wilma in the video below?!**
**If so, we would LOVE to hear from YOU!!**
**Home Instead** is a leading provider of high-quality, relationship-based in-home care for ageing adults. Home Instead Geelong was founded by Giovanni and Giselle Siano in 2018 and employs over 340 people in the local community. We help with a range of personal and lifestyle needs while providing welcome companionship for ageing adults. Services include assistance with personal care, light household duties, meal preparation, medication reminders, and transport to appointments, shopping and social outings. We also provide specialist care within the following domains: Dementia, Parkinson's disease, MND, MS and Palliative care at home.
Home Instead Geelong was named as Geelong's 'Business of the Year 2021' and received the 'Emerging Business (under 3 years) award in the Geelong Business Excellence Awards, a prestigious award which celebrates the achievements of businesses in the Geelong region.
We are seeking reliable, empathetic and compassionate CAREGivers to provide domestic assistance and other non-medical services to seniors in their own home. **Shifts available are from as little as 2 hours per day.**
This role will be predominately performing domestic assistance and cleaning services however we also offer other services such as meal preparation, medication reminders, personal care, respite, shopping, transport, companionship, overnight sleepovers and 24h live-in care.
Home Instead Geelong assist their clients from 2 hours to 24-hours a day 7 days a week. We service the Ballarat and Geelong region (including Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast), and Colac areas. We are recruiting CAREGivers for all areas. If you are successful you will be scheduled to attend client's home near to your location.
**What's on offer?**
- Comprehensive on-the-job, in class and online training provided by our in-house world class trainers!
- Personal CAREGiver Coach and Peer Mentor available to support you along your journey!
- Above award wages, paid travel time & travel allowance of 92c/km in between clients.
- Regular clients within your local area, flexibility of setting your own hours, school hours are welcome.
- "Care Again" Program to increase confidence and skills (structured 12 week program for employees who have been out of the workforce for >12 months).
- The opportunity to make a lasting difference in someone's life.
- A supportive team local to you.
**Essential Requirements**:
- Clear National Police Check
- An insured, clean vehicle and Drivers Licence is required.
- A smartphone.
- COVID vaccination
**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual, Permanent
**Salary**: $29.00 - $70.00 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Employee mentoring program
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
Schedule:
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Public holidays
- Shift work
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Overtime pay
- Penalty rates
Work Location: One location