Home Care Worker

**Generous Hourly Rates - Immediate Start - Flexible Working Hours to Suit Your Schedule**

Are you a positive and caring person? Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives? Do you enjoy helping people? If you said yes to all of these questions, we would like to hear from you.

Sensible Care is an approved provider of Home Care Packages and we are looking for compassionate and reliable casual Home Care Workers to provide excellent home-based care services to our senior client base around Lalor, Mill Park, South Morang, Epping, Thomastown and surrounding suburbs of Melbourne.

The Home Care Workers typically provide these services:

- companionship and social support,
- transport to appointments,
- personal care,
- respite care,
- domestic assistance and light housekeeping duties, and
- overnight stay.

As a Home Care Worker, you should be a dependable, responsible, calm and practical person and have (or willing to obtain) the following:

- A clear Police Check certificate
- Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate
- First Aid and CPR and Manual Handling certificates
- Certificate III in Aged, Individual Support or similar (if you don't have these qualifications and want to obtain, we can assist with the process)
- A caring and positive attitude with strong communication skills.
- A current driver’s licence.
- A reliable roadworthy vehicle and car insurance.
- Willingness to travel to clients’ homes to provide services and being prepared to take on transport shifts.
- Ability to work on multiple days and at different shifts.

At Sensible Care, we are committed to providing exceptional quality service. We care about our Home Care Workers and provide the following benefits to our staff:

- Supportive Team
- Flexible hours
- Offer higher than award pay rates
- Diversity
- Equal opportunity
- Provide on the job training
- Career development
- Travel reimbursement
- Regular ongoing shifts

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- Flexible hours
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff are required to wear a fitted face mask while providing service.

We provide ppe, face masks and hand sanitizers

**Experience**:

- Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driver Licence (required)
- First Aid Certification (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: One location