Community Care Worker

Overview

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Multiple Part Time Permanent Positions | Minimum Hours 40 per fortnight | Monday to Saturday between 7:00am and 7:00pm (Hours negotiable)

Band 3 - Salary Range $69,868.53 to $73,701.99 per annum Pro Rata + 12% Super. Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience. 2 x Casual Positions. Band 3 - Hourly Rate $44.19 + 12% Super.

Locations: Melton City Council, Victoria, Australia.

The Opportunity

We are seeking Community Care Workers to join our supportive Client Connections team within the Community Care & Active Living department. As a Community Care Worker, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred support under the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) and the Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC-PYP).

• Promoting independence and reablement - supporting clients to maintain and build daily living skills, rather than creating ongoing reliance.
• Enhancing health, wellbeing, and social connections - enabling participation in community life and reducing social isolation.
• Providing flexible, person-centred care - aligning services with each client's goals, preferences, and cultural needs.
• Supporting carers and families - ensuring sustainable care arrangements through respite and tailored assistance.

We offer both permanent part-time and casual opportunities, with shifts available Monday to Saturday between 7:00am and 7:00pm. Applicants must be available a minimum of four weekdays, starting as early as 7am.

Key Responsibilities

• Domestic Assistance (major component of role): Support clients with household tasks such as cleaning, laundry, mopping, vacuuming, shopping, and light meal preparation, ensuring a safe and comfortable living environment.
• Personal Care: Assist with showering, bathing, dressing, grooming, medication prompting, and general hygiene needs, delivered with dignity and respect.
• Individual Social Support: Provide companionship, assist with shopping, transport to essential appointments, and help clients remain connected to their community.
• Respite Care: Provide in-home or community-based respite for carers while ensuring clients remain safe and engaged.
• Wellbeing Monitoring: Observe and report changes in clients' health and wellbeing to support independence and safety.
• Team Contribution: Collaborate with colleagues, attend staff meetings, and participate in training and development.
• Administration: Maintain accurate and timely records to ensure quality service delivery and compliance.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

• A genuine commitment to person-centred care and supporting older people and younger people with disabilities.
• Physically fit and able to perform everyday tasks such as vacuuming, lifting, and practical household support.
• Knowledge of CHSP and HACC-PYP principles, including independence, wellbeing, social inclusion, and carer support.
• Current valid Victorian Drivers licence and access to a safe and appropriately registered and comprehensively insured vehicle suitable for transporting clients.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.
• Available to work between Monday and Saturday 7am and 7pm, weekends, public holidays and irregular hours as service requires.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all". Our values are: Motivate, Empower, Lead, Trust, Open, Nurture. We are a diverse, vibrant organisation and we'd love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

Benefits

• 13 ADOs (Accrued Day Off) per year*
• 5 weeks annual leave*
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)*
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Family Room with breastfeeding facilities
• Subsidised Uniforms

*Eligible for Full Time positions or Part Time positions Pro Rata and Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment.

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Kimberley Stephens, Service Coordination Supervisor on 9747 7286.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse.

Applications close: 11:59pm Wednesday 10 September 2025

Employment details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Other
• Industry: Government Administration

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

We are Melton City Council and are committed to creating a city where every resident can thrive.

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