Home Care Worker

**Churches of Christ, Home Care, Ashmore**

**Permanent Part-time Opportunities**

Do you have a passion for supporting people to remain living independently in a role where you make a positive impact every day?

**Imagine a career at Churches of Christ**

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.

We also offer:

- 5 weeks annual leave;
- Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
- Upskilling and career progression available;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
- Employee discount program through our large network or retail partners (Bupa Health, Medibank, JB HI-FI etc);
- A work culture that values you;
- Opportunity to make a huge difference in the quality of life for our clients.

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

**Ashmore Location**

Located on the vibrant Gold Coast of Australia, offers a unique blend of work opportunities and a laid-back lifestyle. As a suburb known for its residential charm and accessibility, Ashmore provides a conducive environment for both career growth and enjoying leisure time.

**About Our Home Care Workers**

Our Ashmore Home Care team is looking for Qualified and Unqualified Home Care Workers to service Ashmore on the Gold Coast and surrounding suburbs. Ideally covering Central and Southern areas of the Gold Coast.

As a Home Care Worker, you will have a varied and rewarding role. Working alongside aged care consumers with differing support needs, you will provide them with the appropriate support to achieve their goal of living independently within their own home.

In this varied and rewarding role you will support our clients by:

- Helping with cleaning, shopping, meal preparation and other light housework
- Assisting with transport to appointments and undertaking personal shopping
- Providing personal care including; showering, dressing and continence care
- Support to develop a consumer driven care plan.

**About You**

You are caring, empathetic and seeking to make a difference. In addition, you are a confident relationship builder, as you will be a trusted person in our clients' homes.

To be suited to these positions, you will have:

- Experience in providing excellent customer service;
- A current driver's licence and fully insured and reliable vehicle for work purposes;
- Willingness to travel to our clients;
- Physical capacity to carry out the duties required, including house & manual work;
- Availability to work flexible hours including weekends;

You are someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**To apply**

**Applications close**: Applications will be assessed as they are received.