Home Care Support Worker

17 hours ago

Canberra, Australia Community Services #1 Full time

Casual
- ACT
- Posted 3 months ago

**Home Care Support Worker**:

- Casual positions available_
Community Services # 1 (CS#1) in partnership with Your Side is managing the New South Wales’ Out of Hospital Care packages for the Albury, Griffith and Wagga Wagga area and supporting the Murrumbidgee Local Hospital District.
Community Services #1 (CS#1) is profit for purpose, managing and delivering a range of services designed to meet community needs for over 35 years. We seek passionate and motivated people who are keen to join our agile, fun, responsive organisation, and who share our view of community.
We are seeking caring and responsible Home Care Support Workers to join our professional and supportive Community Support Services Team in casual roles. The Team provides support and social programs to maximise our clients’ quality of life and enable them to live independently in their own homes. While all individuals are welcome here at CS#1, there is a preference from clients for female support workers.
**About the role**:
The Home Care Support Worker is a casual position within the Community Support Services Team and reports to the Service Delivery Coordinator. Successful applicants will complete minimum 2-hour shifts with the client between 7:00am and 7:00pm, Monday to Friday. There are occasional shifts on weekends.
This role does not involve overnight stays or evening shifts. The position is casual with no guarantee of regular or consistent hours.
**Key accountabilities include**:

- Domestic work (including but not limited to cleaning, laundry, transportation, shopping and preparing meals)
- Supervising or assisting with daily hygiene, such as showering or bathing
- Mobility support
- Maintaining and monitoring the client’s plan, including documentation and progress note keeping
- Positively representing the team through professional and effective communication and liaison with clients, families and relevant professionals
- Maintaining privacy and dignity for the client and have respectful interactions

**Home Care Support Worker requirements**:

- Cert III qualification, or studying towards, in Disability, Aged Care, Home and Community Care or similar, OR relevant Support worker experience and willingness to study a relevant qualification (evidence of enrolment required within 3 months of commencement)
- ACT Working with Vulnerable People card
- Current First Aid certificate
- Current flu vaccination
- Unrestricted current Drivers Licence and own car
- Willingness to travel within ACT and surrounds
- Relevant work experience in a similar role
- Ability to work with limited supervision
- Understanding of WHS and risk management
- National Police Check

**Home Care Support Worker rewards**:

- Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award, Home Care Employee Level 2
- Hourly rate from $30.33 (including casual loading), plus superannuation
- Free parking at Head Office
- A supportive, friendly and professional workplace that is making a difference for people in your community

For more information about our recruitment process, please call Riley (People and Culture) on 02 6126 4707.
**_Community Services #1 acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work._** _We pay our respect to their Elders - past, present and emerging. We recognise their contribution to creating a thriving community through the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Australia’s First Peoples._

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $30.33 per hour

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