Home Care Staff

Good pay rates and flexible shifts
- Must have a car and driver's license and willing to study Certificate III course
- a satisfying job for a compassionate and caring person

**Main duties and responsibilities**

**Responsibility 1: Client Care**
- Prepare meals following clients’ prescribed dietary restrictions and the Balanced Care Method.
- Change bed linens, wash and iron laundry, and clean clients’ homes
- Conduct basic errands, such as grocery shopping.
- Provide companionship to clients in a caring manner.
- Incorporate aspects of the Balanced Care Method into your clients’ care (e.g., go for a walk, visit the local senior center, play a board game, initiate conversations about daily planning, social ties, calmness and purpose).
- Provide transportation services.
- Maintain a detailed record of services provided and clients’ current conditions.
- Assist clients with ADL care, which includes bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming and transferring.

**Responsibility 2: Judgment and Risk management**
- Actively participate in quality improvement and risk reduction activities
- Maintain updated skills in First aid training and manual handling techniques
- Observe client and take notes if client’s status or health changes
- This position requires personal judgment and tasks to be performed from a range of techniques, systems, equipment, methods or processes.

**Responsibility 3: Occupational Health, Safety & Well-Being**
- Comply with all safety guidelines and promptly report hazards or injuries
- Actively participate in injury prevention and injury management programs

**Responsibility 4: Communication**
- This position requires skills in oral & written communication with clients, other employees and members of the public.
- Demonstrate professional, ethical and respectful behavior and teamwork at all times in accordance with our core values and code of conduct
- To effectively communicate with your supervisor any other internal or external persons involved in Client care.

**Responsibility 5: Administration, Equipment and Documentation**
- Maintain a detailed record of services provided and clients’ current conditions.
- Validate your on-time arrival and departure for every shift utilising electronic smart phone system.
- Alert your supervisor about major changes or incidents during your work.
- Adhere to all policies and procedures set forth in the Employee Manual.
- Maintain your working schedule and alert your manager of any planned absence.
- Provide adequate notice for availability. The above list is not exhaustive and the role may change to meet the overall objectives of the company.

**Personal attributes**
- Competent in written language and writing observations in a client binder/clipboard
- Able to relate to others, able to empathise with others
- Professional approach and very ethical character, demonstrating ethical decision-making in all work-related decisions including following directions and policies proactively or requiring not more than one follow up communication, and providing notice periods for personal leave, holidays and cessation, of up to 2 weeks or sufficient time for Employer to find a replacement for shifts in your roster which are with vulnerable clients (whichever is the shorter notice period).
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Organisational and time management skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Caring demeanor and demonstrated ability to put the care recipient's needs first
- Positive approach to change.
- Must have an attitude of excellence toward policy compliance and duty of care compliance. This is essential in order to pass the probation period and also maintain the job long-term.
- Valid driver license and fully-insured car