Vietnamese Speaking Support Worker

HomeCaring, a NDIS registered provider, is a team of home care professionals that is dedicated to offering comprehensive and compassionate care in disability, aged care, and dementia care, as well as helpful support services, to all clients who come to rely on us.

We are looking for responsible, responsive and committed Community Support Workers who can speak Vietnamese based all across Melbourne (west, east, north and south). Preferably someone with a car. We welcome students and anyone with personal or voluntary experience.

Essential Selection Criteria:

- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
- First Aid and CPR Certificate
- Current Australian Police Check
- Current Working with Children Check (employee)
- Drivers License
- Flexibility to work within a service that provides 24/7 care, this includes weekend work, sleepover and or active night shifts within a fortnightly roster.
- Certificate III or IV in Individual Support, Disability, Aged Care, Health Services

**Support Workers are to provide the following services**:
**Personal Care**: Provide assistance/standby assistance with daily self-care, such as bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, getting in and out of bed, moving around the house and/or medication prompting;
**Domestic Assistance**: Provide assistance with domestic chores, including assistance with light
cleaning, dishwashing and/or laundry. May also include help with meal preparation where this is not the primary focus of the service;
Transport: To assists clients to/from appointments, assistance with getting in and out of vehicle and/or social activities
**Social Support**: In home or outside the home to access community facilities. This service generally aims to maintain a client’s community connection and fulfil the need for social interaction;
**PRIMARY OBJECTIVE**:
Provide support to clients in areas such as; personal care, domestic assistance, social support,
transport activity and meal prep, whilst maintaining an appropriate professional manner at all times.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Home and Community Support Workers assists clients, to maintain and increase their independence and assist them to live as valued and participating members of the community.
1. Provide a high quality and timely care support to all clients as directed by Home Caring
2. Document service activities that support service outcomes
3. Assist clients in carrying out all self-care tasks as requested
4. Provide transport for medical and social appointments &/or shopping
5. Providing services in culturally appropriate manner
6. Ensure relevant food handling regulations are adhered to and Work Health and Safety (WH&S) standards are met when providing meal preparation services
7. Provide support to the review and evaluation of aged care and disability services
8. Availability and flexibility to work over a 7 day, 24 hour roster period including mornings, evenings, weekends and sleepovers and serious commitment

Remuneration commensurate with experience and qualification.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Benefits**:

- Employee mentoring program
- Professional development assistance
- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Fixed shift
- Flexible hours
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Public holidays
- Rotating roster
- Shift work
- Weekend availability

Supplementary Pay:

- Overtime pay

COVID-19 considerations:
The latest COVIDSafe Practices are in place and PPE is supplied.

Licence/Certification:

- NDIS Clearance (Worker Screening ID) (preferred)
- National Police Check (preferred)
- Working With Children Check (Employee) (preferred)
- First Aid and CPR (preferred)
- Australian Driving License (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)