Personal Care Support Worker - Blue Mountains

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 theBlue Mountains- Blaxland, Blackheath, Falconbridge, Bullaburra, Katoomba, Leura, Springwood, Medlow Bath, Sun Valley, Megalong Valley, Warrimoo, Wentworth Falls, Winmalee, Yellow Rock, Hazelbrook, Lawson, Woodford, Linden and surrounding areas.

What's On Offer

• Permanent Part time or Casual contracts available depending on your location and availability to work
• Earn hourly rate of $31.38p/h + 11% super
• 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:

• Personal Care: Experienced staff assist customers with Personal hygiene, toileting, showering, dressing, help at mealtime & medication prompting
• Help at Home: such as cleaning, laundry, meal preparation & assisted dressing
• Transport: transportation to appointments, shopping and social outings
• 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 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
• Align to our values of Warm, Bold & Honest
• Must have a minimum 12 months experience in delivering Personal Care and/or a Certificate III in Individual Support
• Proficiency in an additional language such as Mandarin/ Vietnamese/ Spanish/ Arabic/ Lebanese/ Greek is valued but not mandatory

We welcome applicants that have experience and/or a qualification as a

• Disability Support Worker
• Assistant in Nursing (AIN)
• Community Services worker
• Bachelor of Nursing Students

For any further information, please contact Silpa on *****@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