Home Care Worker

Location: North West Region | Central Goldfields

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Maryborough District Health Service

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Community Services

Reference: VG/24006

Are you passionate about making a meaningful different in people’s lives? Do you possess a deep understanding of the importance of personalized care? We have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team at MDHS as a Home Care Worker. To provide a safe and effective, pro-active person centred service tailored to each client’s needs, goals and preferences in accordance with clients’ service plans, you will ensure that client’s rights, cultural, spiritual and other individual needs are incorporated in all aspects of care and daily living. Join our dedicated team of compassionate professionals to make a difference in the lives of those we care for Training provided for suitable applicants

**Home Care Worker - Part Time & Casual Hours Available**
- Classification_: Dependant on Qualifications_
- Award_: Victorian Public Health Sector (Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers) Single Interest Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2025_

Are you passionate about making a meaningful different in people's lives? Do you possess a deep understanding of the importance of personalized care? We have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team at MDHS as a Home Care Worker. To provide a safe and effective, pro-active person centred service tailored to each client's needs, goals and preferences in accordance with clients' service plans, you will ensure that client's rights, cultural, spiritual and other individual needs are incorporated in all aspects of care and daily living. Join our dedicated team of compassionate professionals to make a difference in the lives of those we care for. Training provided to suitable applicants

We are looking for someone with the following qualities:

- Embrace and promote the values of MDHS - Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Accountability & Togetherness
- Genuine compassion and empathy for others
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Team Player
- Client Focused

What's in it for you?
- **Great Working Environment - **Join a group of motivated health care professionals with a permanent or casual contract. Opportunity to join the Social Club, offering a wide range of social events and local retail discounts.
- **Fantastic Earning Potential - **Generous Base Salary under the Health & Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers EBA with Salary Packaging available.
- **Supportive Culture with Continuous Improvement Opportunities - **Culture that promotes and embraces the organisational values of GREAT (Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Togetherness) and encourages and supports employees to engage in professional development with access to the Centre of Inspired Learning and Simulation Lab.

**Requirements for the role**

**_ Essential_**
- Satisfactory police check and the right to work permanently in Australia
- Current driver's licence
- Access to smart phone

**_Desirable_**
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) or Certificate III in Aged Care or a Certificate III in Disability or other related discipline, alternatively training assistance is available
- Current First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain with support
- Food handling certificate or willingness to obtain with support

**_Personal Attributes _**
- Ability to build positive relationships with residents and their representatives
- Commitment to work collaboratively as a positive and productive team member
- Demonstration of integrity, calmness and personal resilience
- Commitment to provide person centred customer service
- Commitment to a problem solving approach to managing risks
- Time management skills to manage own workload to complete tasks within the allocated time

**_Special requirements_**
- Willingness to use own motor vehicle, that must be registered, insured and road worthy, to travel to clients
- Applications for this position close on _**_Sunday, 15th September 2024._**

**Applications are to include**:

- **Resume