Community Support Worker

2 months ago

Darebin, Australia City of Darebin Full time

Permanent Part-Time positions
- Guaranteed minimum hours per fortnight (based on 4-5 days of availability Mon-Fri)
- Competitive pay rates, paid travel time and mileage between jobs

Make a positive difference to the lives of older people who reside in the City of Darebin.
- Permanent Part-Time positions
- Guaranteed minimum hours per fortnight (based on 4-5 days of availability Mon-Fri)
- Competitive pay rates, paid travel time and mileage between jobs
- Paid induction and ongoing training

At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community. We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.

**About Darebin City Council**
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

**About the Role**
In this role you will support senior clients and their carers with:

- **Domestic Assistance**: vacuuming, mopping, cleaning bathrooms and toilets, changing bed linen, clothes washing, dusting and ironing in line with the client’s service plan
- ** Personal Care**:showering, dressing, grooming
- ** Shopping Support and Individual Social Support**:escorting clients on community outings e.g. shopping trips, excursions, lunches, appointments
- ** Food Preparation**:light meal preparation and serving of meals
- ** Maintain client independence and safety**:Monitor the well-being of clients and report any significant changes in health, behaviour, social conditions

**Skills & Experience**
- Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent
- Victorian Drivers licence
- Own vehicle for work use (comprehensively insured)
- Current Level 2 First Aid/CPR training certificate
- Current employee Working with Children Card

**Culture**
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

**Benefits**
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

**How to Apply**

We’re also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

**Applications Close: 20 September 2024, 12 noon**

Contact Emma Hortin, Community Support Team Leader on 8470 8638 for a confidential discussion.
- Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply. To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. _
- All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment. Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Staff Covid-19 Vaccination Policy._

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