Home & Community Assistant

3 months ago


Gold Coast, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 504098
**Employment type**: Casual
**Location**: Gold Coast
**Categories**: Disability

**About the Organisation**

Enhance the lives of older Australians by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Guided by every client’s individual needs and interests, our personalised in-home Aged Care services focus on empowering every person to maintain their home comforts, health, and connections within their community.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

**About the Role**

Join our team and make a difference in your local community by playing a crucial role in catering to the unique requirements of individuals utilising our Queensland Community Support Scheme (QCSS). Your mission is to employ a person-centred approach, helping clients to attain their goals and fulfil their support needs.

You are required to travel as you will support multiple of our QCSS clients a day within their home around the **Gold Coast & surrounding suburbs.**

One of the people you will be supporting is an older male of Ethiopian background and is looking for a Support Worker to assist with domestic assistance including his love of cooking Ethiopian food.

This is a casual position which offers flexible working hours tailored to your lifestyle, catering to school hours if needed. All working hours are between the hours of 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

**Key Responsibilities**

Assist clients to improve their independence according to their identified needs and goals inclusive of:
In home supports:

- Domestic assistance such as light cleaning and housework
- Assistance with meal preparation
- Skill development
- Personal care

Community Connections supports:

- Social support & linking
- Shopping assistance
- Assist clients to improve their independence in according to their identified needs and goals
- Establish a rapport and collaborate effectively with clients and their family

**Skills & Experience**
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability or similar) is required
- An Australian Driver’s Licence and ownership of a registered vehicle
- Demonstrated ability to work with people from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds
- Blue Card is required
- Excellent organisational skills, hygiene practices and problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
- A current First Aid and CPR Certificate (must be obtained prior to employment)

**Benefits**
- Work independently whilst supported by a dedicated leadership team
- Simple and easy to use technology to record your timesheets and kilometres
- Frameworks and policies in place providing you with clear guidelines and support
- Casual hourly rate from $41.76 per hour + Super +92 cents per kilometre
- Receive up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free through salary packaging benefits which means more money in your pocket
- Be paid for two full days to complete your induction
- Development and progression opportunities nationally

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status
during the recruitment process.

**How to Apply**

**Applications close at midnight on Monday the 28**th** of October 2024.**

**Advertised**: 15 Oct 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 28 Oct 2024 23:55 E. Australia Standard Time



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