Home Care Workers Required For Seniors In Vincentia

**Introduction**:
Join a community-minded organisation and make a difference in your community today

Bay & Basin Community Resources (BBCR) is a trusted provider of in home and community aged care services in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven. Due to an increase in demand for our services we have a number of opportunities for additional Home Care Workers to join our team to provide assistance to Seniors to maintain their independence in their own homes in Vincentia and the Bay and Basin area. We are seeking individuals who are committed to enhancing the lives of individuals in our communities.

**Description**:
**This Role**:
This role involves visiting clients in their own homes, supporting clients with community access such as shopping, social outing, transport to appointments, or engaging in various individual and group activities at our respite facilities.

**Services may include**:

- Personal care such as assisting with showering, or other personal support and providing medication assistance
- Domestic assistance, such as basic housekeeping and shopping
- Shopping and meal preparation
- Respite and social support, share common interests and provide companionship, help alleviate carer stress
- Cottage respite service
- Community Access

**Skills and Experiences**:

- Reliability and trustworthy
- Compassionate
- An effective communicator with people of all age
- Use initiative and ability to work independently
- Compassionate with a positive attitude
- Eager to learn and willing to embark on further training and development offered

**Applicants must hold (or obtain through recruitment process)**:

- Australian Federal Police clearance (no disclosable outcomes)
- First Aid Certificate
- Completed or in progress - Certificate III Individual Support Ageing, Disability or Home and Community Care (or equivalent qualification)
- Drivers Licence, with safe driving record
- Current car registration & comprehensive insurance
- Working with Children Check Clearance
- COVID 19 vaccination, including booster

**Hours and Shifts Available**:
BBCR is a family friendly and flexible employer with a wide variety of shifts available. We want to work with you to ensure you can achieve that work life balance. We have a variety of shifts to suit your personal circumstances and consumer demand. Mornings, afternoons, full day, part day, weekends, evenings - you name it, we have it

**What we offer**:
Our employees are like family to us. We would not be where we are today if it wasn't for the passion, dedication, and loyalty of each and everyone of our team members. We offer:

- A supportive and flexible workplace
- Paid km allowance and travel time between consumer visits
- Salary sacrifice to increase your take home pay, reduce your taxes
- Mobile phone to view your roster and consumer information, access training and resources, and connect with colleagues and supervisors
- Wide variety of professional development opportunities through our online learning platform and face to face training and mentoring from our experienced care workers and leadership team
- Exclusive employee benefits
- Work life balance

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter, being sure to outline how you fit the position and BBCR, and outline your ideal work schedule and location. Applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment fitness assessment to inform suitability.