Home Care Assistant

4 days ago

Adelaide, Australia Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc Full time

**Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits**:

- ** Incredibly rewarding community role**:

- ** Eastern Metro region**:

- **Permanent Part Time position - 45.6 hours fortnight**

**About the role**

As a Home Care Assistant with Southern Cross Care, you will help older Australians to live better for life, in their own homes.

You will achieve this by building relationships with your clients, understanding their individual needs, goals and preferences, and delivering tailored support with daily tasks, activities, personal care and mobility support.

You will support your clients to live happy, healthy and active lives, helping to improve their quality of life.

You will enjoy exceptional learning opportunities and be supported to develop your skills and your career. A motor vehicle allowance and travel time is also payable for travel between clients as well as a full working tool kit, including a mobile phone.

For further details regarding the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.

**About you**

We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.
- Certificate III in a relevant field (Individual Support (Ageing), Aged Care or Home and Community Care)
- Minimum of 6 months demonstrated experience in a personal carer role to be able to work without direct supervision
- First aid certificate
- Sound best practice personal care skills appropriate to the role
- Good understanding of the requirements to support clients living with dementia including those who display challenging behaviours
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Ability to build positive relationships with clients and their representatives
- Basic cooking skills
- A basic understanding of aged care packages - desirable

**Please note all applicants must have a current and unrestricted driver’s licence & own registered and insured Vehicle.**

**About us**

Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.

When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your wellbeing and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.

**Applications close**:4pm on 2 December 2024

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