**Job Description**:
- ** Guaranteed hours and shifts in Newcastle - Permanent Part Time**:
- ** Award rate $29.51 per hour plus Super plus paid KM's**:
- ** Accelerated career progression.
Employee Benefits Program with discounts on Food, Clothing, Shoes, Spa Treatments and more!**
- 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 Kin
Care team in the Canberra 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 inc getting them up, showered and dressed for the day, medication management, assisting with mobility and therapy goals_
- _ Providing respite and emotional support_
- _ Social support and transport to appointments_
- _ Providing complex care for customers with high care needs, such as dementia_
**Why Kin
Care?**
- 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 Kin
Care.
**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.