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Form of workAbout the role
Due to continued growth in our Home Care team, new opportunities have come available for experienced Personal Care Assistants to join our Home Care team on a either a part-time or full-time basis. Working up to 38 hours per week over a rotating fort-nightly roster, this role will see you travelling to people’s homes and providing in-Home Care and cleaning duties as allocated in their care-plans.
As the ideal candidate, you will bring previous experience in Aged or Disability Care. You will be comfortable travelling to our clients’ homes to deliver our services which will primarily include cleaning and basic care and will have a reliable and fully insured vehicle.
ARRCS will be looking for staff who are kind and compassionate with their approach to our clients. People who are understanding and supportive of their needs whilst, able to interpret and understand their care-plans and stick to the delegated services.
Benefits of working for us:
ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career with us can take you all over the NT including Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine or if you relocate interstate ARRCS are a pathway to Uniting Care QLD. In addition, your remuneration package includes the following:
- 6 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% Leave Loading (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Annual pay increases in accordance with our Enterprise Agreement.
- Salary Packaging through CBB
- Access to 70,000 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform
- Benestar Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support.
Skills & experience:
To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate the following:
- Prior experience in assisting with the elderly or disabled within community.
- NT Drivers license and access to a reliable and fully insured vehicle.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and written communication skills. Including the ability to use remote devices and Apps.
- Ability to manage and work within a culturally diverse team.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- An ability to undertake a range of manual handling functions related to the role.
About ARRCS
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provide services including Residential Care, Community Care, School Nutrition and Early Learning Childhood programs in the Northern Territory.
Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve, and enable our clients with agency, pride and dignity.
Before applying please note the following requirements:
In addition to the above, it is mandatory for all ARRCS employees to have the below prior to commencement:
- A National Police Check within the last 3 months prior to commencement or receipt of lodgment.
- Current year (2023) Flu vaccination
- NDIS Workers Screening check
Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community, who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider, we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities, people and cultures.
So why not join our team today to benefit the local community that you work in!
ARRCS highly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply.
If you are interested in learning further about this role, please review the attached Position Description or contact the Talent Acquisition Team via ******@arrcs.org.au or phone 08 8982 5***.
