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Home Care Worker
Healthcare Medical
💰 Salary 34.42 per hour
📊 Market A$4,500–A$5,500/mo (A$54,000–A$66,000/yr)
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 Role
The Care Worker role involves providing home help services to aged care clients, including housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care such as bathing and dressing, medication assistance, mobility support, social and emotional support, and transportation to appointments or lifestyle activities.
Responsibilities
- ● Perform general housekeeping tasks such as 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
- ● Help clients take their medications
- ● Support mobility and therapy goals
- ● Provide complex care for clients with high care needs, including dementia
- ● Offer social and emotional support
- ● Transport clients to lifestyle activities or appointments
- ● Provide family carers with a break or opportunity to attend other activities
Requirements
- ● Minimum 3 months of experience in a similar professional role
- ● Experience in personal care, manual handling, hoist training, and medication assistance
- ● Valid Australian Driver's Licence
- ● Own insured, roadworthy vehicle
Nice to Have
- ● Passion for providing excellent service
- ● Ability to build positive relationships with clients and their families
- ● Comfort working independently and solving everyday problems
- ● Flexibility to adapt to clients' changing needs
- ● Willingness to take on variety in daily tasks
Benefits
- ● Guaranteed hours and shifts
- ● Award rate 34.42 per hour plus Super
- ● Paid kilometres
- ● Employee benefits program
- ● Salary packaging up to 18,550 tax free each year
- ● Accelerated learning programs to gain professional qualifications (Cert 3)
- ● Paid CPR and First Aid courses
Application Notes
To submit your application, click 'Apply'. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people of all ages, gender, abilities, culturally diverse and linguistic backgrounds. Prior to commencement, every preferred candidate must complete a Statutory Declaration, National Police check, Working Rights check and a pre employment functional assessment. We do not accept applications via email. At Silverchain Group, we recognise the positive contribution that a diverse workforce makes to our organisation where individuals can be authentic, are respected and celebrated.
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