Aged Care Support Worker - Community / In Home Support. Casual - Deception Bay

About the Organisation

Enhance the lives of older Australians by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Guided by every client’s individual needs and interests, our personalised in-home Aged Care services focus on empowering every person to maintain their home comforts, health, and connections within their community.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

As a Support Worker, you will actively support the individual needs of elderly Australians who access our Community Care services in Deception Bay and surrounding local areas. You will help our clients to continue living independently in their own homes through the provision of domestic assistance, social support and personal care.

This position can be offered at a Part Time or Casual basis, depending on the successful candidates preference and availability. Flexible hours available that can be between school hours if required. You will assist multiple clients throughout the day and be required to provide transport for clients, so a valid Australian Drivers Licence is essential in this role. The ideal candidate will live around the North Lakes, Deception Bay & Surrounds and will have a willingness to travel up to 30 minutes from their home.

We are looking for caring and responsible support workers who reflect the Life Without Barriers values and are passionate about helping others.

Key Responsibilities

• Predominantly domestic assistance duties. This consists of light cleaning duties, changing of bed linen, washing/laundry
• In-home supports inclusive of meal preparation and assistance with daily living
• Social supports inclusive of support to attend medical appointments, social activities in the local community, building/maintaining social networks
• Personal care inclusive of showering, daily hygiene, monitoring of health and well-being (for example, identification of wound care needs, skin integrity, etc)

 
Skills & Experience

• A current unrestricted drivers licence and a reliable vehicle with minimum 3rd party insurance and willingness to travel up to 30 minutes
• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate
• Certificate III in Aged Care (or similar) and prior experience working in the community with ageing clients will be highly regarded
• Ability to develop positive relationships with clients and support their individual care plans as appropriate
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including but not limited to a National Criminal History Record Check.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements around your other commitments and no evening, weekend or sleepover work!
• An opportunity to make a meaningful, positive impact in the lives of elderly Australians within your local community
• Casual hourly rate from $36.88 + Super for those who hold a relevant qualification
• Part Time from $29.51 + Super for those who hold a relevant qualification
• Get reimbursed .92 cents per kilometre and paid the time travelled while you work
• Receive up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free through salary packaging benefits
• Access to discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, cinemas, restaurants and more

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Monica Saigi at recruitment@lwb.org.au

Applications close at midnight on Thursday the 4th of April 2024.   

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.