Home Care Worker

Permanent part time with a minimum guarantee of 20 hours per fortnight
- Eligibility for Not for Profit salary packaging - increase your take home pay
- Support our clients to live their best lives

**About the Position**
Anglicare’s Home and Community service offers a range of supports and assistance to a variety of local residents, including help at home, social inclusion and community connectedness.

We are looking for a
**Home Care Worker** in the West Moreton area to cover
**20 hours a fortnight on a permanent part time basis**, providing practical and emotional help to others, calling on their own real-life experiences to build rapport and relationships. Your support will enable our clients to remain living independently and comfortably in their own homes.

This role is specifically to support clients in the West Moreton Region which includes Ipswich and surrounding areas, Gatton, Esk and Boonah.

Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and

We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing on-going care and protection.

We have a variety of clients requiring assistance, so alongside a friendly, proactive manager your focus will be on supporting people to be the best they can be. This means having fun and enjoying life:

- Personal grooming and hygiene; assistance with medication reminders and general self-care
- Transport assistance to the supermarket, or to watch a local sports team
- Assistance with domestic duties and general help around the house
- Visits to the hairdresser, Mani-Pedi’s or the local café for a coffee
- Outdoor activities, a gentle stroll, taking someone to the movies once a week, or helping out in the garden
- Food shopping, menu planning and meal preparation - or assisting with arts, crafts and new creations

**About You**
To ensure the most effective and continuous care, we require our Home Care Workers to be dedicated, reliable and flexible. We look for:

- A fantastic attitude and genuine interest in helping others
- Various hobbies - sewing, arts, gardening, cooking and scrapbooking to name a few
- Experience in various outdoor pursuits and activities
- A practical understanding of hygiene assistance and commitment of care
- Enjoyment in social activities, and one-on-one engagement
- Understanding of physical limitations and a safe, sensible approach
- Creativity, enthusiasm, sensitivity and emotional stability
- Strong communication and organisational skills - able to manage your time and support clients to do the same in an everyday capacity

Qualifications will include:

- Certificate III in Individual Support, Aged Care, Home & Community Care, Disability Services or similar field
- Completion of Module HLTHPS006 - Assist clients with medication (or commitment to obtain)
- Completion of Module HLTAAP001 - Recognise healthy body systems (or commitment to obtain)
- Blue Card (Working with Children) with Yellow Card exemption
- A current National Police Certificate
- Open Queensland Driver Licence and your own, reliable vehicle
- Immunisation against Tetanus, Hepatitis A and/or Hepatitis B (desired)
- Physically capable of meeting the requirements of the role
- Travel to outskirts of Rural Greater Ipswich region

**What We Offer**
Anglicare is committed to building a highly skilled workforce, assisted by a dedicated management team. We support our staff with learning and development initiatives, an employee benefits program and progressive human resources management strategies, and are recognised as a leading employer in the non-profit sector. You will also enjoy:

- Working with a supportive team of passionate and dedicated professionals
- Flexibility of work and life balance with part time hours
- Providing quality of life for people within your local community
- Ongoing training and support to assist with your personal and professional development

**What happens now?**

**For further information please contact**

**Annette Heron or Jody Smith**

**1300 610 610**

Anglicare Southern Queensland is committed to the health and safety of our workforce. Shortlisted Applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessments that requests the sharing of information regarding pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.