Aged Care In Home Support Worker Ashgrove, Bardon, Paddington

• Provide support to Aged Care clients in their home
• casual salary to start then move to perm part time + vehicle allowance, salary packaging available
• Access to professional development to grow a rewarding career
• Must have reliable car to drive within Ashgrove, Bardon, Paddington and surrounding suburbs

Communify offers a range of services that support seniors, people with a disability, and their carers, enabling them to remain living independently and connected to their community. For over 45 years, Communify has been connecting with people through every part of life's journey. Our mission is to strengthen our community's capacity by responding to the diverse needs and interests of all members.

About the role

An integral role within Communify’s In Home Support Service, the In Home Support Worker role provides individualised support for the needs of older and frail aged people with a physical or mental health disability and their carers. This role provides safe, reliable support services to elderly, frail clients by physically assisting them with daily routines.

The In Home Support Service is guided by its core aim – to support clients to remain living safely in their homes.

To be successful in this role we require availability between Monday and Friday 6am to 8pm and there are options for weekend work. You must have a reliable car to drive throughout the community visiting clients in their homes.

Duties

• Assisting client with personal care: showering, dressing, grooming, toileting and continence care
• Providing domestic assistance: cooking, household cleaning, laundry and ironing tasks
• Social support: grocery shopping, socialising
• Medication assistance and transport to access community and medical appointments

Skills, qualification and experience

• Cert III in Aged Care, Individual Support or similar completed or near completion
• Medication Competency certificate and current First Aid certificate
• Own reliable, insured and clean vehicle with full open QLD Drivers Licence
• Physically capable of meeting the requirements of the role including 2 doses of COVID vaccine
• Evidence of eligibility and right to work in Australia
• The capacity to work flexible hours on a roster system (including weekends, evenings and early mornings)

Benefits

• Flexible part-time and casual employment contract with award rates + vehicle allowance + Super
• Access to professional development to grow a rewarding career
• Access to salary packaging, meal entertainment benefits - up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,600 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits
• Comprehensive staff wellbeing support including wellbeing packages and employee assistance program

Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Communify is committed to being an inclusive organisation. We recognise that we work across diverse communities and welcome and encourage participants from all backgrounds and experiences. We strive to embrace the diversity of people from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, people seeking asylum, refugees and people living with a disability.

How to apply
To APPLY for this role, please copy and paste this link and submit an application through our job vacancies portal: https://communify.connxcareers.com/Job/ViewJobs