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SalaryDO YOU LIVE IN OR AROUND HEIGHTON?
ARE YOU A FEMALE SUPPORT WORKER WITH EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS?
ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR SHIFTS 9AM TO 3PM ON MONDAY & THURSDAYS?
If so, then we would like to hear from you.
About us:
Cohort Staffing is a provider of professional staff to Felicity Holistic Care. Felicity Holistic Care partners with their clients, ensuring they can choose how they are supported according to their unique needs. At Felicity Holistic Care, “Happiness” is at the very heart of what they do and what they want all of their clients to experience in their lives.
Our carers are trustworthy, reliable, and respectful that they are supporting our clients in their home.
We aim to make their day, every day.
We understand this high level of service is only possible when our team shares the same passion to help and care irrespective of a person’s ability or needs, understanding that we are all unique and tailoring our care to the individual. We appreciate the value in the experience and attributes our Cohort Staffing employees bring to Felicity Holistic Care services and in turn, we aim to ensure our employees are supported, recognising achievements along the way.
About the role:
This role requires an experienced female Support Worker with excellent communication skills, who has worked with clients with complex behaviors and has administered medication.
Our community shifts are typically two to four hours each. You will have the opportunity to work with multiple clients each day doing a variety of tasks.
These shifts are usually in the client’s home or care facility and your experience with a wide range of disabilities will be critical. You will be provided training for any specific tasks or activities if required.
If you enjoy meeting people, working independently and engaging with clients in the style that suits them, this is the role for you!
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Support clients in a range of daily tasks, including personal care, food preparation and mealtime assistance, light domestic tasks, and medication reminders
- Support clients to access their local community - shopping, participating in local events, joining local groups, walking and other activities the client enjoys
- Complete Shift Notes after each shift on our mobile app
- Be able to read, understand and implement the individualised care plans for each clien
- Provide consistent, high-quality support to all clients
- Demonstrate a high level of professional integrity and ensure privacy and confidentiality of all client information
- Follow all organisation compliance and procedural documentation.
Demonstrated experience required in:
- Providing all aspects of personal care, including showering and toileting
- The use of assistance equipment, including manual and electric hoists, manual and electric wheelchairs, and other adaptive items
- Working in Health, Aged Care or Disability Services
- Administering and prompting medication compliance
- Dealing with clients who have behaviors of concern
- The use of alternative communication styles, as some of our clients are nonverbal
- Working unsupervised and alone
- Time management skills
- Attention to detail
- Escalating concerns to your line manager if required.
Personal Traits:
- Empathetic
- Self-motivated
- Integrity
- Reliable
- Passionate
- Punctual
Qualifications:
A Certificate III or IV in one of the following (or equivalent): Disability/ Nursing/ Individual Support/ Aged Care. At least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification (Required)
Licence/Certifications:
- Current First Aid & CPR Certificate or the ability to obtain one (Essential)
- Satisfactory Working with Children's Check (Employee) or the ability to obtain one (Essential)
- Current Driver’s License, your own car, and comprehensive/third-party insurance (Essential)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check ID or the ability to obtain one (Essential)
- Proof of Full COVID Vaccination certificate (Essential)
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate (Preferred)
- Qualification in Health/Aged Care/Disability Services (Preferred)
- COVID-19 Infection Control training (Preferred)
If you feel you are a good fit with our values and are passionate about enhancing the quality of life of people with disabilities, this could be the role for you.
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position.
