Home Care Employee

**Why join us?**

**Sign on bonus $1,000.**

We have a long history of providing exceptional care that empowers older people to live a full life. As a not-for-profit aged care provider, we're able to invest in providing an exceptional experience to our clients as well as support and develop our frontline staff to achieve this. When you join us, you will be provided with a** competitive rate of pay with shift allowances, not-for-profit salary packaging benefits, a mobile phone, paid kilometres, a uniform** and the support of a wonderful leadership team and colleagues.

**The Role**

Our Home Care services empower older people to live at home independently and safely. You will take the lead to support and provide individualised care tailored to the needs of each client and their families.

**This is a casual role, with the option of PPT 20 hours per fortnight and will cover a variety of shifts, so you must be available and flexible within the hours of 08.00 - 17.00 with an availability of minimum 2 days per week.**

**You will be servicing our clients in and around Gosford and surrounding areas.**

Your role will include:

- Meal assistance, including shopping, meal preparation and help with eating
- Transport and accompaniment, including shopping trips and appointments
- Social support & activities, including outings and social activities.
- Personal care, showering, bathing at all levels

**Additional benefits**
- $1,000 start up bonus when you’ve been with us for 1 month
- Smartphone, all PPE and uniform provided
- Comprehensive Induction Program
- Ongoing Training and Development including opportunities to complete formal training (Certificate III in Aged Care)
- Genuine career progression pathways
- Flexible days and times available, nominate when you want to work (e.g. school hours available)
- An extra paid day off around Christmas time
- Discounted Health Insurance products
- Maxxia Salary Packaging and Rewards, including discounts at major retailers, cinemas and restaurants

**About you**

To be a Home Care provider you will be of a compassionate and supportive nature to assist our elderly clients to live as independently as possible at home, listening to their individual needs and tailoring the services to achieve their best possible living standards.

In addition, you will have:

- A desire to help improve the lives of the elderly and their families
- Compassionate interpersonal skills and an empathy with older people
- ** Certificate III in Aged Care / Disability Support or related field**:

- ** Or - you may be interested in SCC helping you to obtain these qualifications while working with us.**:

- Prior experience in a similar role in the community/home care
- ** Current driver's license and car with full comprehensive insurance**:

- Time management skills
- Reliable and trustworthy - our clients are dependent on you.
- Ability to work with mínimal to no supervision
- Able to provide evidence of Covid-19 vaccinations
- An Aged Care or NDIS services background or experience working in hospitality, tourism, catering, hotel management, accommodation services or equivalent.
- Excellent customer service skills and enjoy working independently and remotely in customers’ homes and in the local community.

**About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)**
- We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT._
- We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel_