Home Care Worker

**Churches of Christ, Home Care, Warwick**

**Permanent Part-time 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 a career at Churches of Christ**

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:

- 5 weeks annual leave;
- Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
- Upskilling and career progression available;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
- Employee discount program through our large network or retail partners (Bupa Health, Medibank, JB HI-FI etc);
- A work culture that values you;
- 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.

**The importance of this role**

Our Southern Downs Home Care team is looking for Qualified Home Care Workers to service Warwick and the surrounding suburbs.

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;
- Monitoring and reporting any changes, uncharacteristic behaviours, and/or concerns regarding our clients' physical or emotional wellbeing or living environment;
- Assisting with medication;
- Helping with cleaning, shopping, meal preparation and other light housework;
- Assisting with transport to appointments and undertaking personal shopping.

Remuneration for this role is $25.66 - $27.81 per hour commensurate with qualifications and experience.

**What you can bring to the team**

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:

- Certificate III in Individual Support;
- Experience in providing excellent customer service;
- 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 flexible hours including weekends;
- National Police Certificate or the ability to acquire.

You are someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**To apply**

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