In Home Support Worker

Location:
Ashgrove

Employment Type:
CA - Casual

Department:
In Home Support

Salary:
Travel allowance in addition to wage

Closing Date:
15/12/2022

Supporting Documentation:
Position Description

The Care Support team is highly respected and well established in the community providing both government funded and packaged services throughout the northern suburbs of Brisbane.

We provide tailored assistance with ‘every day’ life, helping our clients live as independently as possible. This could involve:

• 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
• For experienced and qualified carers, opportunities are also available providing complex care to clients which high level needs across Aged and Disability support.

To be successful in this role we require availability between Monday and Friday 6am to 8pm and there are options for weekend, overnight work.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Cert III or IV in Aged Care, Home and Community care, Individual Support or Disability completed or in process
• Own reliable insured vehicle & clean, Qld Drivers Licence
• Current First Aid Certificate
• 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 (incl. weekends, late nights and early mornings)

What we offer you

• Casual and part time employment contract with above award rates
• Regular consistent weekly hours
• Access to professional development
• The opportunity to work for a highly respected community based organisation who values their employee’s professional contribution and personal well-being

“I am rewarded every day, by going home and knowing that I have made a difference in someone’s home and community life” Mary, Home Care Support Worker

About Communify Qld

Communify offers a range of services that support frail aged, people with a disability and their carers, enabling them to remain living independently and connected to their community. For nearly forty years Communify has been connecting with people though every part of life’s journey. Our mission is to strengthen the community’s capacity by responding to the diverse needs and interests of all its members

First Aid Certification

Travel reimbursement