Domestic Assistant

**About Us**:
Our aim is to enhance the wellbeing and quality of life of older people, people with disabilities, their carers and family by providing information, referral, and assistance with daily living so they can remain independently at home and in the community. MGCCI’s service delivery model is driven by a belief that our continued relevance and viability is reliant on our ability to respond to individual, family and community needs in a holistic, encompassing manner. It reflects three facets we believe critical to a satisfying life:

- Connectedness - a sense of belonging and feeling connected to others and community
- Individual Support - services that people specifically need to live safely in their community
- Mobility / Access - people’s ability to get out and about in their community

Our goal is for everyone coming to MGGCI to receive a consistent message about our role and support plus engage with each person in a way that looks at that individual’s holistic need, which can be more than the need or reason they present with.

**About the Role**:
The Domestic Assistants purpose is to enable people to enjoy a full, rewarding, and independent life, while being empathetic and compassionate.

You are required to provide personal assistance to people living in their own home in the community, including a range of personal care assistance, domestic assistance (basic cleaning) and local community and lifestyle assistance.

You will work independently in client homes based on needs identified in the Home Care Support Plan, using a person-centred approach. Our Domestic Assistants are passionate about empowering clients and making a difference in their lives through compassionate service delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

- Provide support with meal preparation and consumption, ensuring that food hygiene standards are met
- Provide domestic assistance including vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, dusting and cleaning the bathroom, toilet, kitchen and laundry facilities.
- General laundering of personal clothing, bed linen and towels.
- Provide support with grocery shopping, attending appointments, payment of accounts.
- Provide mobility assistance including transfers (e.g. to/from bed, to/from wheelchair/mobility aid, to/from toilet).
- The ability to undertake all physical requirements involved with domestic assistance including lifting, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, trunk twisting, kneeling, standing and sitting for duration.

**About You**:
1. You will have your Qld Drivers Licence and your own reliable vehicle.

2. Demonstrated industry experience within the community or aged & disability sector in providing domestic assistance to clients living in the community.

3. Ability to use initiative in responding to the needs of clients and their families, as outlined in the support plan, while keeping professional boundaries in place

4. Knowledge of, and empathy with, the needs of people with mental health issues, disabilities, elderly people and their carers.

5. Current First Aid and CPR certificate, or the willingness to obtain.

6. National police check or the willingness to obtain one.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Contract

**Salary**: From $27.89 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 10 per week

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift

Application Question(s):

- You understand you are required to travel to clients homes.

Licence/Certification:

- QLD Drivers Licence (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person