Community Care Worker

Join our supportive Community Care team and help clients live independently with dignity and compassion.

About Central Gippsland Health

Central Gippsland Health (CGH) is a sub-regional health service and the major provider of health and aged care services in the Wellington Shire.

CGH is located in the City of Sale which is 215 km east of Melbourne. The City of Sale is an ideal access point for the magnificent Gippsland Lakes, 90 Mile Beach and the Victorian Alps.

CGH provides acute care as part of an integrated service delivery model across Wellington Shire and beyond. The service provides beds across three campuses (Sale, Maffra and Heyfield).

Acute services include a full-time emergency department, critical care unit, neonatal critical care unit, three operating theatres, day procedure unit, oncology and dialysis services in addition to general medical and services and sub-acute services including rehabilitation.

CGH also provides aged care and community services in the Wellington Shire and beyond.

We operate four residential aged care homes located in Sale, Maffra, and Heyfield delivering high-quality, person-centred care in supportive and homelike environments.

CGH provides a wide range of community-based services that support people to remain healthy, active, and independent in their own homes. This includes the provision of Support at Home, Commonwealth Home Support Programs, and other in-home services tailored to individual needs.

Our integrated model of care is supported by a multidisciplinary allied health team offering physiotherapy, dietetics, occupational therapy, speech pathology, and social work. We also provide accessible public dental services to enhance community wellbeing.

CGH is also a leading teaching hospital, affiliated with Monash University's School of Rural Health and provides placements and clinical experience for students.

CGH encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to consider application to this position

About Department

The Home Support team, part of the Community and Allied Health Services directorate, provides essential care in clients' homes, CGH centres, and community settings. We support older people and individuals with disabilities to live independently and with dignity.

About the Role

As a Community Care Worker, you will support clients to remain living independently at home by delivering high-quality, person-centred care. Our approach is guided by the principles of reablement and the active service model, placing clients at the heart of their care journey.

We are looking for both qualified and unqualified Community Care Workers to support clients in the following localities and surrounds: Rosedale, Heyfield, Maffra and Sale areas.

Duties

All Community Carers:

• Complement the client/carer skills and abilities by assisting them with domestic assistance which includes cleaning, vacuuming, sweeping and mopping floors; ironing and washing clothes; moving light furniture; bed making; and assistance with meal preparation.
• Maintain accurate and clear documentation related to service delivery, including progress notes
• Qualified Community Carers:
• Provide personal care including assistance with showering, bathing, dressing/undressing, toileting, grooming; assisting with medications, eating and drinking;
• Provide respite care in the client's home and in community settings

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Minimum Certificate III Individual Support – Aged Care or Disability (or equivalent) or currently studying towards it
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence

Benefits

• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible working hours

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application

To obtain a copy of the position description, please reach out to the HR team at

For questions regarding the position, contact Manager Community In-Home Services, Stacey Maxwell at or

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate, NDIS Workers Screening Check Clearance and obtaining a Working with Children Check.

At CGH we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive. We value inclusion and diversity and encourage applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant