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Home Care Worker
Healthcare Medical
💰 Salary 43.03 per hour
📊 Market A$4,500–A$5,500/mo (A$54,000–A$66,000/yr)
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 organisation reinvests its funds into research and developing innovative models of care to set industry benchmarks for the provision of the best care in the home.
About the Role
It takes a special person to be a Home Care Worker and help the older members of our community to maintain their home and enhance their wellbeing. In the role of Home Care Worker you will be providing our aged care clients with home help services, such as general housekeeping and making beds, cleaning, mopping and vacuuming floors, washing, folding and ironing laundry, meal preparation and grocery shopping, providing social support and transport to lifestyle activities, and helping the family carer to have a break or an opportunity to do other things.
Responsibilities
- ● Provide general housekeeping and make beds.
- ● Clean, mop and vacuum floors.
- ● Wash, fold and iron laundry.
- ● Prepare meals and shop for groceries.
- ● Provide social support and transport to lifestyle activities.
- ● Help the family carer take a break or have an opportunity to do other things.
Requirements
- ● Hold a valid Australian Driver's Licence and own an insured, roadworthy vehicle.
- ● Have an interest in community care or aged care, with 3-6 months previous experience in a similar role.
Benefits
- ● Award rate 43.03 per hour
- ● Super
- ● Paid kilometres (KM's)
- ● 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'. 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. 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 pre-employment functional assessment. Kindly note that we do not accept applications via email.
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