Care Aide/support Worker

**Date**:13 Jan 2025

**Location**: Bunbury, WA, AU, 6230

**Company**:Silver Chain Group Limited
- Care Aide - Bunbury
- **Provide care to clients in their own home**:

- **Multiple permanent roles available, offering flexible working hours**:

- **Several employee benefits, incl. competitive and above award pay rates & salary packaging up to $18,550 tax free each year**

**The Organisation**
- Silverchain is the leading provider of complete in home care services in Australia, supporting 115,000 people of all ages each year, across a range of services in their homes including hospital in the home, palliative care, aged care (Home Care Packages and Commonwealth Home Support Programme), allied health, social support, and virtual care monitoring.
- We believe that everyone deserves the right to choose where they receive their care, and that home care helps keep our clients connected to their community.
- The opportunity
- We are currently looking for several experienced and passionate Care Aides to join our Aged Care Team in Bunbury. We have multiple permanent part-time roles available, offering flexible working hours, with contracts ranging from 15 - 30 hours per week. Our busiest period of care delivery is between Monday
- Friday, 7:00am - 3:00pm. If you are available for some, or all of this time period then we would love to hear from you
- Our Care Aides deliver exceptional care and support to our clients, enhancing and encouraging participation in their own care to maintain their independence, where possible. Responsibilities include a range of personal care tasks incl. showering, grooming, toileting etc. and other support such as medication assistance, meal preparation, domestic assistance/general housekeeping tasks and social support in the community. Care Aides will follow a predetermined schedule, travelling from home to home, therefore having unrestricted access to a vehicle and the ability to follow a digital schedule and care plan autonomously, via a mobile app, will be essential.
- About you
- Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Support, HACC, Disability is highly desirable, although not essential.
- Those with a relevant Certificate will require a minimum of 3 months relevant care worker experience. Those without a relevant Certificate will require a minimum of 6+ months relevant care worker experience (FTE).
- Experience working in a home care/community setting is highly desirable.
- A valid Drivers’ License with unrestricted access to a registered vehicle which is appropriately insured and in good condition, is essential.
- Ability and willingness to work autonomously in the community, travelling from home to home, referring to a digital schedule and care plan, via a mobile app, will be essential.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal & written) skills are essential.
- Align to Silverchain Groups COVID-19 vaccination policy which requires evidence of vaccination against COVID-19, or evidence of an authorised medical exemption.
- Benefits
- $34.69 per hour + super
- Travel allowance of $0.99 per k/m
- Provided with a mobile phone for work purposes.
- 17.5% annual leave loading and excess leave cash out options
- 4-6 weeks Annual Leave per year, with ability to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave per year.
- Paid parental leave provisions.
- Discounts from several retailers, health insurance & fitness providers etc. incl. HBF, Medibank and NIB.
- Social club discounts - cheaper tickets to events & attractions incl. cinemas, theatre shows, Zoo, Aqwa, Scitech, Adventure World and more
- Several recognition and education support programs available.
- Referral Scheme - receive $250 e-voucher, for each friend or family member you refer, who commences work with Silverchain.
- How to apply

**About Silverchain Group**

With a proud history Silverchain is the leading provider of high-quality health and aged care in the homes and communities of more than 105,000 Australians every year. Where careers and community connect: our greatest strength is our people. As an employer of choice we provide expert care for your career with ongoing resources, support, training and opportunities for career development. Driven by our values of integrity, respect, trust and compassion, we aspire to create a better home care system for all Australians.