Personal Care Worker

As Australia’s first member-owned wellbeing company we are dedicated to helping people thrive. We put our people first, customers, clients, partners and communities.

The Home Care service program delivers in-home support services to aging clients to help them live independently, supported and empowered, within their own homes and communities.

In these unprecedented times, we must do what we do best: We connect. We Respect. We make it possible.

**ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE**:
Your new role, as Personal Care Worker, will offer a permanent part time contract, based with our **Randwick and surrounding areas** **customers and team.

What does your new role look like?
- Providing support to clients with domestic assistance duties such as cleaning, laundry and meal preparation
- Assisting your clients with personal care support including, showering, toileting and feeding assistance
- Providing company for your customers through social support and leisure outings
- Helping with transportation for your clients to appointments, shopping and for social outings
- Building and maintaining strong and effective relationships with clients and their families
- Adherence to health and safety guidelines and policies to keep yourself and our clients safe

**ABOUT YOU**:
You may be already be working in the Aged Care sector and providing high level service and support to your residents or customers or thinking about a career move back to our sector.

If you are also working in or have experience delivering personal care services to customers in other areas of Health Services, including Disability Services, we would also love to hear from you.
- Previous experience working in a customer-centric role and industry
- You will have 12 months experience working in Aged Care in a Care role, including personal care
- You will also hold a relevant Aged Care qualification eg. Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support.
- Flexibility to work rosters between Monday to Friday
- A current Australian Driver’s License and your own reliable, comprehensively insured vehicle

**WHY JOIN US**:
Australian Unity employees enjoy an enviable range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:

- Yearly Paid Community day
- Competitive Remuneration
- Flex-Up - work additional hours as available and required
- Attractive kilometre travel allowance
- Permanent Part Time Job - stable hours and roster plus leave entitlements
- Mobile phone and uniform provided
- An amazingly well supported 2-4-week induction program to set you up for success from the start
- Supported learning and development program
- a Career and not just a Job
- Career Development Opportunities

**WHAT MAKES US, US?**
- We align to our Values of being Warm, Bold and Honest, both with each other and with our customers
- We’re all about lifelong learning
- We’re all about supporting your wellbeing
- We take care of our people, they take care of our customers
- We’re all about making a bigger difference together

We are here to make a difference every day, small things, big things and everything in between.

We encourage you to join our team in this meaningful journey and make a difference in your local community.

At Australian Unity the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and our customers is our highest priority. In recognition that COVID-19 is affecting the way we work and creating new and sometimes challenging issues for our people, we have special leave arrangements in place and strengthened measures to support employee mental health and wellbeing.

All successful persons will be required to provide proof of COVID vaccination before commencing employment or medical exemption certificate from a registered medical practitioner. Your Talent Acquisition Specialist will help guide you through this requirement, we thank you for your understanding and support during these unprecedented times.