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Allcare is one of the leading in-home Aged Care service providers in New South Wales. We are obsessed with providing cost effective, innovative, flexible and high quality services to our clients, allowing them to age in their own home and surroundings.
What are we looking for?
We are currently looking for enthusiastic Community Support Workers in the Illawarra region to join our growing team working supporting in-home Aged Care clients.
We have a number of positions available and are looking for casual team members to work across a variety of shifts and locations to support delivery of services. We have:
- A variety of shift / run patterns between 7:00am and 8:00pm daily
- Shifts Monday to Sunday (including weekends)
- A number of different areas across the Illawarra region including North (up to Austinmer), South (down to Gerringong) and Central Illawarra - we try to match our workers with the areas they live in.
We are looking for workers who have flexible availability across a number of days and shifts, and are able to work a minimum pattern of 15 hours per week - however we are keen to hear from you and discuss your availability.
Even if you do not have experience in the Aged Care sector, we are always interested in hearing from people who are caring, friendly, hard working and are looking to make a difference in the lives of our clients. We provide training and support to workers, so if you have the right attitude, then we can help with the rest!
The role involves:
Providing quality support and client directed care to people over the age of 65, to help them strengthen their capacity to continue living in their own home.
A typical day in this role involves:
- Personal care services such as grooming and hygiene, general self care and assistance with dressing as appropriate to client’s capacity
- Medication support and assistance such as medication reminders, administering medication or insulin and blood pressure checks (with relevant training)
- Community support services such as assistance with daily community interactions and appointments, assistance with grocery shopping, attending outdoor activities and meeting up with social groups
- Transportation services such as taking clients to medical or personal appointments, collection or drop off at services or shopping
- Domestic assistance such as meal preparation, cooking of meals, general tidying and assistance around the house such as laundry and making beds
Some of our clients may have more complex needs than others, where needs require specific training to support the client, this will be required.
Unlike other providers, allcare team members are not required to do large blocks of cleaning, as we provide separate professional cleaning services to our clients, we also cover all travel time between clients well as the reimbursement of kilometres travelled.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- A great attitude with a genuine interest in helping others
- An understanding of the care needs of older people and a commitment to providing quality care
- The ability to work independently in an unsupervised environment
- Previous experience in a similar role (desirable but not essential)
- A valid Drivers Licence
- Access to a reliable registered vehicle with comprehensive vehicle insurance
- A Smart Mobile Phone with Internet access
- A minimum of three COVID-10 vaccination doses and have (or are willing to obtain) the Influenza vaccination annually
Our team members enjoy:
- Working in a supportive environment in a position that offers variety and flexible working hours
- Making a difference to someone’s life, with the opportunity to support older people in our communities
- Access to our Move Well, Eat Well wellness program including a free Savvy Fitness Outdoor Membership and subsidised meal program
- Employee Referral (Refer a Friend) Scheme
- Paid travel time between clients, and reimbursement of travel kilometres
If you like the sound of allcare, and meet the criteria for the role then we would love to hear from you!
allcare is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We strive to create an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.
Candidates will also hold a valid Drivers Licence and access to a fully insured vehicle, have received three doses of COVID-19 vaccination, be willing to obtain an annual flu vaccination, be willing to undertake a National Police History check and have valid Right to Work status in Australia.
Our Talent Acquisition team & Hiring Managers kindly request no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. allcare isn’t responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
