Home Care Worker Shoalhaven

Service Integrated Communities | Shoalhaven

**The opportunity**:
In this role, you’ll provide compassionate, person-centred care to older individuals, supporting them to live with dignity and independence in the comfort of their own homes. Your day to day responsibilities may include assisting with mobility, personal hygiene, meals, shopping and other daily activities, all in alignment with their personalised care plans.

You’ll also support clients with domestic tasks such as gardening, helping them maintain a pleasant and comfortable living environment. Beyond physical support, you’ll foster a sense of belonging by encouraging participation in community-based social and recreational activities.

With our commitment to high standards in both clinical and compassionate care, you’ll have the opportunity to innovate, grow, and take pride in the meaningful work you do.

**The benefits**:

- Hourly rate: $32.75 + Superannuation + NFP Salary packaging - pay up to $18,550 less tax per year, meaning more money for you
- Paid travel between client visits, mileage allowance, plus penalties
- Opportunity pathways for professional growth and career development
- A fantastic on-boarding program to set you up for success, ongoing support and mentoring from clinical educators
- Subsidised access to your local gym and 200+ more across the country with a Fitness Passport
- Well-Being Support: 24/7 access to mental, social, and financial assistance via the LifeWorks app.
- Positive Culture: Join a workplace that prioritises kindness, collaboration, and inclusion.

**What it takes to do this work**:

- An empathy and commitment to the care of older people
- Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support
- Administer and Monitor Medications Certificate HLTHP007 (highly desirable)
- Good interpersonal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised
- Availability to attend our 3 day on-boarding program
- Current First Aid certificate or enrolled to obtain
- Current Drivers License, a reliable car with comprehensive car insurance

**What our carers love about working here**:
**Unexpected opportunities to grow**:
You’ll find ongoing training and support that allows you bigger responsibilities, more senior roles and potential pay increases. Our preference is to promote from within, so there are opportunities to specialise, become an RN, or move into a non-clinical management role. We offer carer roles across our home, residential and lifestyle services, giving you variety beyond the expected.

**Better life balance**:
We respect your life outside of your job, and work with you to design schedules that help you plan your study, family, and personal commitments around better, steadier rosters.

**One team, united in our purpose**:
We support older people to have great lives. We put older people first in everything we do. On an everyday level, we help them age with dignity, independence, happiness, and connectedness. On a big picture level, we’re challenging ageist thinking in Australia. This is the Warrigal Way.

**Join us and be the difference**

We proudly acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live, and we honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

At Warrigal, we believe in celebrating diversity and creating a culture of inclusion and support in everything we do. We embrace the unique experiences, backgrounds, identities, abilities, and perspectives of our residents, customers, staff, and volunteers to create a warm and welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

Realise your potential in a place where appreciation, belonging, growth and purpose allows everyone to thrive.

If successful, you may be asked to do a medical, National Criminal History Check or NDIS Worker Screening Check, and provide references.