Home Care WorkerSilverchain Group · Hobart, TAS, au

Home Care Worker

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-09 Hobart, TAS, au Part-time Hybrid Healthcare Medical
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market A$4,000–A$5,500/mo

About the Company

Everyone at Silverchain, from our care teams to leadership, plays a vital role in delivering Best Care. It's a team effort. Best Care is care that is safe, personal, connected and effective. We are proudly one of the few Australian home care providers accredited in both national health and aged care standards. This means the quality of care we provide is expected to meet the same standards as a hospital or residential aged care facility. As a not for profit organisation, we re-invest our funds into research and developing innovative models of care to set the industry benchmark for the provision of the best care in the home.

About the Job

It takes a special person to be a Care Worker and help the older members of our community to maintain their independence and wellbeing. In the role of Care Worker you will be providing our aged care clients with home help services and personal care services.

Role & Responsibilities

  • ● Provide our aged care clients with home help services such as general housekeeping and making beds
  • ● Clean, mop and vacuum floors
  • ● Wash, fold and iron laundry
  • ● Prepare meals and go grocery shopping
  • ● Get clients out of bed, showered and dressed for the day
  • ● Assist clients to take their medications
  • ● Assist with mobility and therapy goals
  • ● Provide complex care for customers with high care needs, such as dementia
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  • ● Provide social and emotional support
  • ● Provide the client with transport to lifestyle activities or appointments
  • ● Help the family carer to have a break or an opportunity to do other things

Requirements

Education

  • ● Be comfortable working independently and finding solutions to everyday problems, knowing when to ask your manager for help

Certifications

  • ● Have a valid Australian Driver's Licence

Experience

  • ● Have at least 3 months experience in a similar professional role
  • ● Have experience in personal care, manual handling, hoist training and medications

Skills

  • ● Have your own insured, roadworthy vehicle

Benefits

  • ● Guaranteed hours and shifts
  • ● Award rate of 34.42 per hour
  • ● Superannuation
  • ● Paid kilometres
  • ● Employee benefits program
  • ● Salary packaging up to 18,550 tax free each year
  • ● Accelerated learning programs to gain your professional qualifications
  • ● Paid CPR and First Aid courses