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Form of work SA Health
Job reference: 824217
Location: 5223 - KINGSCOTE
Job status: Casual
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Community Health, Kangaroo Island
Salary: $27.94 - $28.24 per hour + 25% casual loading - WHA3
Casual (up to 25/3/2024), working over a 7 day roster
This is a great opportunity to assist clients to remain living independently within the community using a Consumer Directed Care model for the provision of aged care, disability and support services. Working on Kangaroo Island with a diverse range of clients, you will enjoy a high level of autonomy within the community setting. You will provide personal care to clients such as showering, bathing, dermalux, toileting/continence management, stocking application, personal hygiene and all aspects of grooming. You will also undertake household support such as vacuuming, dusting, polishing, washing floors, washing and ironing, sweeping, cleaning bathrooms/toilet areas, changing of bed linen and making beds, along with preparation and cooking of basic meals. You may also undertake minor gardening tasks like raking, sweeping and watering, and contribute to day centre activities including transport, shopping assistance, and assistance with therapy services. Utilising a wellness and reablement approach to service delivery and the meeting of client directed goals, you may be required to assist with the use of lifters, pressure area care, and medication management under the direction of an appropriate clinical professional.
Holding a current driver’s licence and with access to your own reliable transport, you will be flexible, conscientious and able to work autonomously in the community. Demonstrating the ability to perform under limited direction, you will work well within a team environment and be able to communicate effectively with people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Along with a commitment to maintaining client confidentiality, you will display empathy towards the elderly and the disabled, and be willing to develop a positive rapport with clients and their families.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Suitably qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply and will be given preference as a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and sections 34(2) and 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA).
For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided below. Job ref: 824217
824217 - Community Support Worker (Casual Pool) Kangaroo Island.pdf
JCS+Home+Helper+Final.pdf
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
