Personal Carer

We're seeking applications from passionate Personal Carers to join our Community Care Team.

If you have a passion for caring and want to empower others to live fully, then we’d love to hear from you.

Personal Carer | BlueCare | Community Care

- Employment Status: Permanent Part Time
- Location: Kirwan, Carbrook & Surrounding Areas
- Remuneration: $35.51 p/hr + 11.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay) + Allowances & Travel Reimbursement (KM’s) + Employee discounts

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We’re looking for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others—through small moments that leave big impacts.

About the role:

As a Personal Carer, you’ll provide care to clients living in the community, supporting their independence and improving their quality of life.

- Spending your time on the road completing scheduled visits, interacting one-on-one with clients within their homes supporting with daily activities
- Providing in-home personal care, daily living assistance including showering, personal hygiene, meal preparation, house cleaning, laundry, and ironing
- Providing care in accordance with individualised Care Plans
- Supporting with community-based recreational and social activities
- Transportation and assistance with shopping and appointments

We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success. Come join one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.

Role requirements:

- Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Support, or an equivalent qualification – Essential
- Current Australian driver’s license and own roadworthy insured vehicle – Essential
- Experience with technology including smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.
- Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies.

Employee Benefits:

Save tax and increase your take-home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.

Recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including for everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing, and employee assistance programs.

12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months of service, in addition to the government scheme.

Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for significant cultural events such as Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks, etc.

Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow, and make a meaningful difference.

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, and we’d love you to be too.

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with over 8,000 team members, you’ll be part of something bigger. Our team is compassionate, inclusive, and committed to helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child Safe, Child Friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organization and will:

- Provide welcoming, safe, and nurturing services for children
- Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
- Address child abuse and neglect appropriately and immediately if it occurs

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of who we are, our mission, and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees regardless of sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability, or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. For additional support, email reconciliation@ucareqld.com.au.

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for everyone. We are united in keeping children, young people, and the elderly safe from harm within our services, workplaces, and communities. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

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