In-home Caregiver

**Home Instead **is a leading provider of high-quality, relationship-based in-home care for ageing adults. Home Instead Geelong was founded by Giovanni and Giselle Siano in 2018 and now employs over 350 people in the Geelong and surrounding regions.

Home Instead Geelong won the most prestigious ‘Business of the Year 2021’ and the ‘Emerging Business (under 3 years) awards in the Geelong Business Excellence Awards, a prestigious award which celebrates the achievements of businesses in the Geelong region.

We help with a range of personal and lifestyle needs while providing welcome companionship for ageing adults. Services include assistance with personal care, light household duties, meal preparation, medication reminders, and transport to appointments, shopping and social outings and care management. We also provide specialist care within the following domains: Dementia, Parkinson's disease, MND, MS and Palliative care at home.

**About the role**

We are seeking reliable, empathetic and compassionate CAREGivers to provide non-medical assistance to seniors in their own home. **Services available are from as little as 2 hours per day, to NIGHT SHIFTS and 24h live-in care services**

**Permanent Full-Time, Part-Time and Casual opportunities are available.**

The range of services we provide includes personal care, domestic assistance, meal preparation, medication reminders, respite, shopping, transport, companionship, overnight sleepovers and 24h live-in care.

Home Instead Geelong assist their clients from 2 hours to 24-hours a day 7 days a week. We service the Geelong region (including Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast), Ballarat and Colac areas. We are recruiting CAREGivers for all areas. If you are successful you will be scheduled to attend client's home near to your location.

**What we offer**:

- Permanent Full-Time, Part-Time and casual opportunities are available.
- Comprehensive on-the-job, in class and online training provided by our in-house world class trainers
- Personal CAREGiver Coach and Peer Mentor available to support you along your journey
- Above award wages, paid travel time & travel allowance of 92c/km in between clients.
- Regular clients within your local area, flexibility of setting your own hours, school hours are welcome.
- "Care Again" Program to increase confidence and skills (structured 12 week program for employees who have been out of the workforce for >12 months).
- The opportunity to make a lasting difference in someone's life.
- A supportive team local to you.
- 24-hour phone support from our offices located in Geelong West and Clifton Springs to provide a better and even more localised support to our amazing CAREGivers
- Be a part of a growing and highly dynamic organisation, named as Geelong’s ‘Business of the Year 2021’

**Essential Requirements**:

- Clear National Police Check
- An insured, clean vehicle and Drivers Licence is required.
- A smartphone
- COVID vaccination

**Desirable Attributes**:

- No certifications or qualifications necessary.
- Personal CAREGiving experience (formal or informal) will be highly regarded.
- A second language is highly desirable.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Casual
Part-time hours: 15-40 per week

**Salary**: $28.00 - $32.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee mentoring program
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Public holidays
- Shift work
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay
- Penalty rates

Application Question(s):

- Have a reliable car with third party insurance

Licence/Certification:

- COVID Vaccination (required)
- VIC Driver Licence (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person