Home Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Phillip, Australia Woden Community Service Full time

We are currently recruiting **Home Support Worker** to provide domestic assistance, personal care, individual social and shopping support to older individuals to allow them to lead fulfilling lives and avoid premature need for aged care facilities.

**Woden Community Service (WCS)** is a for-purpose organisation that has been providing community-based services for over 50 years. Our vision of ‘A caring community where everyone belongs’ is achieved through our values of Inclusion, Compassion, Hope, Responsiveness, Integrity and Social Justice.

We deliver services across the ACT covering children, families, young people and seniors including disability, housing and mental health services.

**Our Offer**
- **Permanent part-time (minimum 20 hours/week) or Casual appointment**.
- Salary
- Permanent: $59,688.06 p.a. (pro-rata) plus 11% superannuation.
- Casual: Hourly rate of $37.64 (inclusive of 25% casual loading) plus 11% Superannuation.
- Based in Woden and travel within Canberra.
- Vibrant and fun-loving team.
- Mileage payment for use of own car.
- National EAP Service.
- Salary packaging (up to $15,899 per year) plus meal and entertainment cards.
- Ongoing professional development and a supportive team environment.
- For permanent staff:

- 12 weeks paid parental leave.
- Paid shutdown leave on standard working days between Christmas and New Year.
- Study leave opportunities.

**About the role**
- Work alongside our clients to enable them to achieve their goals in line with their individual service goals.
- Work alongside clients to maximise their independence, self-esteem and confidence using a person-centred approach.
- Assist clients in their shopping and other daily needs.
- Provide personal care to clients to ensure hygiene and comfort.
- Domestic duties including cleaning and assisting clients in maintaining their residences.

**Experience and Qualifications**
- Minimum Certificate III in Individual Support - Ageing.
- Relevant community sector-based knowledge.
- Good interpersonal skills to communicate clearly with service users to provide. sensitive and appropriate support to people who are ageing and/or have a disability.
- Demonstrated ability to establish rapport and build and maintain sound relationships with individuals, carers and families based on mutual respect and trust.
- Demonstrated understanding and appreciation of the importance of personal and professional boundaries, privacy and confidentiality and ethical behaviour.
- Demonstrated ability to work with limited supervision.
- Current driver’s license and access to a reliable, registered and comprehensive insured vehicle.
- Reliable, punctual and person-centred approach to work.
- First Aid Certificate.

A full **Position Description** **is available outlining the knowledge, skills and experience.

**_ To _**_be eligible for employment, you must also have an ACT Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) Card, working rights in Australia, and be willing to undertake background checks required for the position._**

**To apply**, please submit your current resume and a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the essential requirements of this role **via Seek**.**

**Closing Date**:COB 5 April 2024

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