Support Worker

1 week ago

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Uniting Full time

Friday, 14 March 2025

  • Up to $32.67 per hour plus benefits
  • Part-time with stable shifts to suit your hours
  • Development/leadership opportunities; supportive multi-disciplinary team

At Uniting, we believe in taking real steps to make the world a better place. We work to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

We currently have multiple opportunities for permanent part time support workers to join our Home and Community Care team in the Garden Suburb area.

With a focus on supporting our clients to stay independent in their own homes for as long as possible, duties and responsibilities can include:

  • Help at home: housekeeping, grocery shopping or meal preparation
  • Personal Care: personal hygiene, toileting, showering, dressing, help at mealtime or medication administration
  • Transport: appointments or shopping trips
  • Social and wellbeing: accompany clients on outings or assist with our Healthy Living for Seniors activities

Qualifications and experience

  • Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual equivalent an advantage
  • Similar experience providing client centred care
  • Current First Aid certificate
  • Driver's licence and access to a comprehensively insured vehicle

At Uniting, we welcome and celebrate everyone regardless of lifestyle, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity and proudly create a safe and inclusive environment for staff and clients.

What we offer you

  • Maximum allowable salary packaging to pay less tax (additional $18,550 tax-free plus regional benefits plus parking)
  • A range of shifts to suit your lifestyle
  • A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career
  • Discounts and cash backs programs with major retailers
  • Wellbeing programs including confidential employee assistance program available to you and your family members
  • Paid travel time and reimbursement for kilometres travelled.

About Uniting Aged Care

When you're part of Uniting NSW & ACT, you're part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia's First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing, and inclusion of children and young people.

Please know that employment with Uniting requires:

  • A National Police Check
  • Valid working with Children Check
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Working Rights Check

How to apply

If you see yourself in this role, we'd love to hear from you. Just click on the 'Apply now' button, fill out your details and submit. Once you apply, we'll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

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