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Home Care Worker Silverchain Group · Margate, QLD, au
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Silverchain Group

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Home Care Worker

🗓️ Posted 2026-10-02 Margate, QLD, au Part-time Hybrid Healthcare Medical
💰 Salary 34.42 per hour 📊 Market A$4,500–A$5,500/mo
Location: Margate and surrounding areas Salary: 34.42 per hour

About the Company

Silverchain is a not for profit home care provider accredited in both national health and aged care standards, delivering safe, personal, connected and effective care. The organization reinvests its funds into research and innovative care models and offers training and education programs to help employees develop and grow.

About the Job

The Care Worker role involves helping older community members maintain their independence and wellbeing by providing home help services and personal care.

Role & Responsibilities

  • ● Perform general housekeeping duties including making beds.
  • ● Clean, mop and vacuum floors.
  • ● Wash, fold and iron laundry.
  • ● Prepare meals and shop for groceries.
  • ● Assist clients to get out of bed, shower and dress.
  • ● Assist clients with taking their medications.
  • ● Assist with mobility and therapy goals.
  • ● Provide complex care for clients with high care needs such as dementia.
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  • ● Provide social and emotional support to clients.
  • ● Transport clients to lifestyle activities or appointments.
  • ● Help family carers to have a break or an opportunity to do other things.
  • ● Build positive relationships with clients and their families.

Requirements

Certifications

  • ● Valid Australian Driver's Licence and own insured, roadworthy vehicle.

Experience

  • ● Minimum of three months of experience in a similar professional role.
  • ● Experience in personal care, manual handling, hoist training and medication management.

Skills

  • ● Completion of a statutory declaration, national police check, working rights check and pre employment functional assessment.

Benefits

  • ● Guaranteed hours and shifts.
  • ● Award rate of 34.42 per hour plus superannuation.
  • ● Paid kilometres and employee benefits programme.
  • ● Salary packaging up to 18,550 tax free per year.
  • ● Accelerated learning programmes to gain professional qualifications (Certificate 3).
  • ● Paid CPR and First Aid courses.