**The Role**
Our Home Care services empower older people to live at home independently and safely.
**This is a permanent part-time role offering a minimum of 30 hours a fortnight and will cover a variety of shifts, so you must be available and flexible within the hours of 08.00 - 16.00 ideally. We require a minimum of 3 days per week including Thursday and Friday.**
**We are currently recruiting for 1 x Home Care Employee - You will be servicing our clients in Lismore and surrounding areas. There will be regular travel to Ballina and Casino.**
Your role will include:
- Meal assistance, including shopping, meal preparation and help with eating
- Transport and accompaniment, including shopping trips and appointments
- Social support & activities, including outings and social activities.
- Personal care, showering, and bathing, general self-care duties
- Domestic assistance, light household cleaning.
- **
Certificate 3 in Aged or Individual Support, Community Services, and Disability**:
- ** Medication competency - desirable**:
- ** Computer literacy and proficient use of android mobile phone and apps for client care management**:
- Compassionate interpersonal skills and an empathy with older people
- Current driver's license and car with full comprehensive insurance
- Willingness to travel on a regular basis using your own vehicle.
- Time management skills
- Reliable and trustworthy - our clients are dependent on you.
- Ability to work with mínimal to no supervision
- Aged Care or NDIS services background
- Excellent customer service skills and enjoy working independently and remotely in customers' homes and in the local community.
**What's in it for you?**
- You will be joining a highly functional & experienced team
- Competitive salary package
- NFP salary sacrificing benefits + meal & entertainment allowance up to $15,900
- Annual leave loading
- Discounted private health insurance
- Access to our Employees Assistance Program
- Maxxia Salary Packaging and Rewards, including discounts at major retailers, cinemas and restaurants
- Heart HQ our Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) People Platform that is packed with exclusive benefits and features designed to help you Celebrate, Connect and Succeed.
**About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)**
- We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to 'live life to the full'. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT._
- We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel_
- Join us at SCC NSW & ACT, where your work is not just a job, but a journey filled with opportunities to make a tangible difference in the lives of those we support. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is unwavering, and we strive to ensure every employee feels valued and heard._
- Your growth is our mission. Your wellbeing is our priority. Together, we can create a future that's not only brighter for our clients and residents but also for every member of our team. _
- SCC is an equal opportunity employer and values inclusion and diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We are committed to a safe and respectful workplace._