Qualified Home Care Workers

**Churches of Christ, Home Care, Sunshine Coast**

**Permanent, part-time and casual opportunities**

Do you have a passion for supporting people to remain living independently in a role where you make a positive impact every day?

**Imagine working for us**

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.

We also offer:

- Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
- Five weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;
- Great flexibility and work life balance: no night shifts;
- Friendly and supportive team;
- Upskilling and career progression available;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
- Discounts through our large network of retail partners;
- Opportunity to make a huge difference in the quality of life for our clients.

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia’s largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

**About the role**

As a Home Care Worker, you will have a varied and rewarding role. Working alongside aged care consumers with differing support needs, you will provide them with the appropriate support to achieve their goal of living independently within their own home.

The types of support provided include:

- Personal care, including showering, dressing, continence care;
- Monitor and report any changes, uncharacteristic behaviours, and/or concerns regarding our clients’ physical or emotional wellbeing or living environment;
- Assisting with medication (for qualified staff);
- Helping with cleaning, shopping, meal preparation and other light housework;
- Assisting with transport to appointments and undertaking personal shopping.

Our Home Care Sunshine Coast team is servicing a large area: Caloundra to Maleny and all the way to Gympie along the coast. We have shifts available in many suburbs across the region. These positions also come with flexible working hours, come and have a chat about what would suit you

**About you**

You are caring, empathetic and seeking to make a difference. In addition, you are a confident relationship builder, as you will be a trusted person in our clients' homes.

To be suited to these positions, you will have:

- Experience in providing excellent customer service;
- Willingness to work across the Sunshine Coast area;
- A current driver's licence and fully insured and reliable vehicle for work purposes;
- Willingness to travel to our clients;
- Physical capacity to carry out the duties required, including house & manual work;
- Availability to work occasional weekends;
- Certificate III in Individual Support is desired, however, if you are currently studying towards your qualification we’d love to hear from you too.

You are someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Please note, all employees working within our residential and home aged care will need to be fully vaccinated for COVID19. If you have already received your COVID19 vaccinations, we ask that you provide proof as part of the recruitment process._

**To apply**

**Applications close**: Applications will be assessed as they are received.