Home Care Worker

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- A strong attitude to teaching and learning
- Flexiable hours available

**The Position**

**Job Reference**: 2920

**Position Title**:Home Care Worker
**Classification**:HC22
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**:$30.82
**Hours per fortnight**:up to 72 hours
**Employment Status**:Ongoing Part Time, Fixed Term and Casual positions available

**Join Our Home Care Team - Make a Real Difference**

We're hiring **Casual, Part-Time, and Full-Time** Health Care Workers

At Bendigo Health, compassion is at the heart of everything we do. As part of our Home Care Workforce, you’ll support clients in their homes and the community with services like:
- Personal & domestic care- Respite & palliative care- Social support & transport- Reablement and post-hospital care

**Why Join Us?**

Flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle
Paid vehicle safety checks & mileage reimbursement
Career growth in a supportive, expanding health service

**What You Need**:
- Cert III/IV in Aged Care, Individual Support, Disability or 2nd year of Bachelor of Nursing- A reliable, insured vehicle & driver’s licence- Great communication skills & the ability to work independently

**Working with Bendigo Health**

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:

- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Your New Division**

The Community and Continuing Care Division provides a broad range of high-quality, person-centred care programs and services to consumers in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Each service within the division is designed to ensure holistic care and improve the overall well-being of our patients and communities.

The Community Services team is dedicated to enhancing the health and wellbeing outcomes of the communities in the Loddon Mallee with six regional offices. This team includes: Aged Care Assessment undertaken on behalf of My Aged Care; Community Allied Health; Community Care; Carer Support and Community Nursing & Home Care.

The Continuing Care team delivers high-quality services across the Loddon Mallee region including: Dental Care; Chronic Disease Management; Outpatient Rehabilitation; Support for People Transitioning Home; Diabetes Management and Geriatric Management and Assessment.

The Allied Health team provides comprehensive, high-quality care across the continuum, including expert services in: audiology, dietetics, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology, social work, speech pathology and allied health assistants who work with these disciplines.

The Geriatric Medicine Team includes Geriatricians, Rehabilitation physicians, Palliative care physicians, registrars and junior medial staff. The Team work across inpatients, outpatients and home settings.

In addition, the Community and Continuing Care Division holds the professional portfolio of Chief Allied Health Officer. The Chief Allied Health Officer and allied health discipline managers provide professional governance for all allied health across Bendigo Health.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Interested?**

We’d love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

Need more information? Please contact **Lisa Livingstone** on **03 5454 7105** for a confidential discussion.

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