Home Care Support Worker - Northern Beaches

Company description:

As Australia's first member-owned wellbeing company, Australian Unity has been supporting Australians for over 180 years with over 7000 employees across Australia supporting our customers health, wealth and care.

Job description:

Our Home Health program delivers in-home support services to our aged care customers to help them live independently, supported and empowered, within their own homes and communities.

We are currently recruiting care staff for Northern Beaches - Allambie Heights, Avalon, Balgowlah, Bayview, Beacon Hill, Belrose, Brookvale, Church Point, Collaroy, Cromer, Curl Curl, Davidson, Dee Why, Elanora Heights, Frenchs Forest, Freshwater, Great Mackerel Beach, Ingleside, Killarney Heights, Lovett Bay, Manly, Mona Vale, Morning Bay, Narrabeen, Narraweena, Newport, Balgowlah, Oxford Falls, Palm Beach, Queenscliff, Seaforth, Whale Beach, Wheeler Heights and surrounding areas

What's On Offer

• Permanent Part-time or Casual contracts are available depending on your location and availability to work
• Earn from $28.01 to $31.38 per hour plus super based on your experience
• Travel Allowance of $0.92 per KM PLUS paid travel time
• Stable roster & opportunity to work extra hours based on business needs
• Smartphone and Uniform - ready when you join us
• A fully supported and paid Induction program
• Become Cert III qualified in Individual Support (Aged Care) all fees paid (for eligible employees)
• Fitness Passport - a discounted gym membership program (for eligible employees and their families)

Your New Role

• Help at Home: such as cleaning, laundry, and meal preparation etc.
• Transportation and Personal Care: Experienced staff assist customers with appointments, shopping, social outings, showering, toileting, feeding etc.
• Client Awareness: Building relationships with clients and their families, conducting client observations with ongoing support and training
• Safety Practices: Adhering to health and safety guidelines and policies to keep yourself and our customers safe

Key Requirements

• Current Australian Driver's License and ownership of a reliable comprehensively insured vehicle
• Flexibility and availability to work rosters between Monday to Friday
• All Australian Unity Employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID19 with a minimum of 2 doses
• Proficiency in an additional language such as Mandarin/ Vietnamese/ Spanish/ Arabic/ Lebanese/ Greek is valued but not mandatory

We welcome applicants that have the below experience and/or a qualification

• Disability Support Worker
• Community Services/ Mental Health worker
• Assistant in Nursing (AIN)
• Bachelor of Social Work/ Nursing

You could be an experienced Support Worker or even new to the industry coming from experience in customer service, administration, retail, or hospitality.

For any further information, please contact Silpa at *****@australianunity.com.au or simply apply today.

Australian Unity is an Equal Opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from all members of the community, including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and, mature aged people. To view our Reconciliation Action Plan, please click https://www.australianunity.com.au/about-us/reconciliation-action-plan

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