Experienced Home Care Worker

Casual
- Canberra

**Experienced Home Care Workers**
- Casual positions available_

How would you like to be remembered? Do you want to make an impact with your every day?

By joining Community Services #1 you will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful work & make a real difference while supporting people within your community.

Our Home Care Workers play a pivotal role in enabling older Australians to maintain their independence & live their life, their way.

We are currently seeking dedicated & caring professionals to join our team providing in home support in the ACT region.

We are especially excited to hear from experienced Home Care Workers to provide high quality Personal Care & general support services.

“But what can Community Services #1 offer me?” When you join CS#1 you become a part of a local not for profit organisation based right here in Canberra. You will be joining a professional & supportive team offering you all the training & development you need to make a difference in your every day.

At CS#1 we recognise the importance of a healthy work life balance & offer flexible working hours to help you find your ideal balance. Our team do not work overnight stays or late evening shifts & rarely work weekends.

We are seeking Home Care Workers to join our professional and supportive Aged Care Services Team in casual roles across the ACT region who can provide General Support and Personal Care.

Following completion of your induction with CS#1, while you work to support our communities most vulnerable, we work to support you with

Duties include:

- Domestic Assistance: General assistance with the upkeep of the home & may include meal preparation, shopping & general cleaning.
- Home Maintenance: light gardening and lawn mowing
- Social Support: Supporting the client in a social capacity which can be within the home or in a community setting.
- Transport: Provide transport to CS#1 clients to access the community.
- Personal Care: Provide support where required with showering, dressing & other activities of daily living.
- Communicating with CS#1 Team to ensure clients support plan is reflecting support needs by providing progress notes from each shift and escalating of any change in health, wellbeing, or risks of the client.
- Representing the CS#1 team internally and externally with clients, families, and relevant stakeholders.
- Respectfully maintaining & upholding our clients right to dignity, privacy & dignity of choice.

**Your Benefits**

This role comes with a competitive wage $38.26-$40.25 per hour (including casual loading), commensurate with experience and qualification. You will also have access to attractive benefits, including:

- Portable Long Service Leave.
- Professional Development.
- Face-to-face professional development opportunities.
- Online learning management system with access to thousands of courses on professional development, wellbeing, and compliance.
- Professional development opportunities to take your career to the next level.
- Structured performance and one on one development check ins and secondment opportunities.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program.
- We have a culture of ongoing mentoring and learning and development which means we offer our Home Care Workers the opportunity to develop their careers as well as their knowledge and skills through our extensive professional learning and mentoring programs.

**What you will bring to the team**

To be considered for these roles, you will hold or be working towards a Certificate 3 in Community Services, Individual Support (or approved equivalent) and/or relevant work experience.

You will be required to have or be willing to obtain:

- Certificate 3 (or working towards)
- Working Vulnerable People Card
- Working with Children Check
- National Police Check
- Current First Aid and CPR Certificate
- Full Drivers Licence and own vehicle
- COVID-19 Vaccination History Certificate

For further information on recruitment and position, please call Jolly (People and Culture) on 02 6126 4717.

**What will your legacy be?**
- Equal Employment Opportunity Statement_
- At Community Services #1 we recognise that our people are multi-dimensional. We take a human approach to create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day._
- We believe that equality drives innovation. Our commitment to accelerating equality starts at the top with our board and CEO and extends across every part of the organisation. This comes to life when our people own the equality agenda, making it part of their jobs - every decision, every day - and feel free to speak up and to act._
- We do not tolerate discrimination because of differences, such as age, ability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, or sexual orientation. We want a workplace that is inclusive and diverse, and we are set bold goals and taking comprehensive action. To achieve these goals, we collect i