Eligibility
: Open to Everyone
1. Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Community Health, Kangaroo Island
2. Salary: $27.94 - $28.24 per hour + 25% casual loading - WHA3
3. Casual (up to 25/3/2024), working over a 7 day roster
This is a great opportunity to assist clients to remain livingindependently within the community using a Consumer Directed Caremodel for the provision of aged care, disability and supportservices. Working on Kangaroo Island with a diverse range ofclients, you will enjoy a high level of autonomy within thecommunity setting. You will provide personal care to clients suchas showering, bathing, dermalux, toileting/continence management,stocking application, personal hygiene and all aspects of grooming.You will also undertake household support such as vacuuming,dusting, polishing, washing floors, washing and ironing, sweeping,cleaning bathrooms/toilet areas, changing of bed linen and makingbeds, along with preparation and cooking of basic meals. You mayalso undertake minor gardening tasks like raking, sweeping andwatering, and contribute to day centre activities includingtransport, shopping assistance, and assistance with therapyservices. Utilising a wellness and reablement approach to servicedelivery and the meeting of client directed goals, you may berequired to assist with the use of lifters, pressure area care, andmedication management under the direction of an appropriateclinical professional.
Holding a current driver's licence and with access to your ownreliable transport, you will be flexible, conscientious and able towork autonomously in the community. Demonstrating the ability toperform under limited direction, you will work well within a teamenvironment and be able to communicate effectively with people froma diverse range of backgrounds. Along with a commitment tomaintaining client confidentiality, you will display empathytowards the elderly and the disabled, and be willing to develop apositive rapport with clients and their families.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal HistoryCheck and appropriate immunisation requirements.
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Suitably qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderapplicants are strongly encouraged to apply and will be givenpreference as a special/equal opportunity measure under section8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and sections34(2) and 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA).
For more information about the role please refer to theJob Pack provided below. Job ref: 824217
824217 - Community Support Worker (Casual Pool) Kangaroo
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