Community Care Worker

**Multiple Part Time Permanent Positions |**Minimum Hours 40 per fortnight |**Monday to Saturday between 7:00am and 7:00pm (Hour's negotiable)** **Band 3 - Salary Range $69,868.53 to $73,701.99 per annum Pro Rata + 12% Super** **Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience** **2 x Casual Positions** **Band 3 - Hourly Rate 44.19 + 12% Super** **Why join Melton City Council?** Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered. As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents. Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer: - Professional and personal development opportunities - Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements - A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day. **The Opportunity** We are seeking Community Care Workers to join our supportive Client Connections team within the Community Care & Active Living department. As a Community Care Worker, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred support under the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) and the Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC-PYP). These programs aim to help people live safely and independently at home and in the community by: - **Promoting independence and reablement** - supporting clients to maintain and build daily living skills, rather than creating ongoing reliance. - **Enhancing health, wellbeing, and social connections** - enabling participation in community life and reducing social isolation. - **Providing flexible, person-centred care** - aligning services with each client’s goals, preferences, and cultural needs. - **Supporting carers and families** - ensuring sustainable care arrangements through respite and tailored assistance. We offer both permanent part-time and casual opportunities, with shifts available Monday to Saturday between 7:00am and 7:00pm. Applicants must be available a minimum of four weekdays, starting as early as 7am. **Key Responsibilities** - **Domestic Assistance**_(major component of role)_**: Support clients with household tasks such as cleaning, laundry, mopping, vacuuming, shopping, and light meal preparation, ensuring a safe and comfortable living environment. - **Personal Care**: Assist with showering, bathing, dressing, grooming, medication prompting, and general hygiene needs, delivered with dignity and respect. - **Individual Social Support**: Provide companionship, assist with shopping, transport to essential appointments, and help clients remain connected to their community. - **Respite Care**: Provide in-home or community-based respite to support carers while ensuring clients remain safe and engaged. - Wellbeing Monitoring: Observe and report changes in clients’ health and wellbeing to support independence and safety. - **Team Contribution**: Collaborate with colleagues, attend staff meetings, and participate in training and development. - **Administration**: Maintain accurate and timely records to ensure quality service delivery and compliance. To view the **Position Description**, click **here**. **About you** **_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_** - A genuine commitment to person-centred care and supporting older people and younger people with disabilities. - Physically fit and able to perform everyday tasks such as vacuuming, lifting, and practical household support. - Knowledge of CHSP and HACC-PYP principles, including independence, wellbeing, social inclusion, and carer support. - Certificate III in Individual Support (or equivalent qualification) or relevant experience. - Current Level II First Aid Certificate & CPR. - Current valid Victorian Drivers licence and access to a safe and appropriately registered and comprehensively insured vehicle suitable for the purpose of transporting clients. - Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check. - Available to work between Monday and Saturday 7am and 7pm, weekends, public holidays and irregular hours as service requires **Culture and Values** Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diver