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Form of workBallyCara is an established charitable organisation that offers a wellness-focused lifestyle for our clients to facilitate independent living, health, and happiness.
At BallyCara, you will belong to a welcoming and inclusive community where your individual strengths and interests are embraced and are the key driver to everything that we create together. We will empower you with flexibility, autonomy and coaching to allow you to make a meaningful difference, whilst supporting you in your career and personal journey.
We inspire healthy and happy living through our SONA® (Happiness) ethos and enhance our employee's wellness through the following employee benefits:
- Emotional Wellness: Enhance your happiness. Accrue a wellness day off each year to take on your birthday, for your family, or just for you because you are worth it.
- Physical Wellness: Improve your health and wellbeing with a fitness allowance for yoga, pilates, swimming, or gym plus access to an online fitness portal LIFT Fitness!
- Professional Wellness: Enhance your career with two days of paid study leave combined with yearly study assistance!
- Financial Wellness: access not-for-profit salary packaging up to $18,550, receive 17.5% annual leave loading, and up to $1,892 per annum in financial discounts from our Lifeworks EAP and wellbeing portal!
About the role:
As a Support Worker in our growing Homecare team, you will contribute to delivering responsive, timely, and empowering services that promote independent living, health, wellness, and happiness for Ballycara's clients.
We offer diverse opportunities, including casual or part-time roles with the ideal candidate to be available across various shifts Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 5:00pm. Your responsibilities involve assisting clients in learning new skills, discovering hobbies, and achieving personal goals through wellness and community activities tailored to their unique preferences. Your compassionate care extends to providing social support, assistance with mobility, grooming, domestic assistance and other personal care tasks. Additionally, you'll play a vital role in transporting clients to community and social events or medical appointments.
By becoming a trusted partner, you'll bring a ray of warmth and sunshine to both the clients and their families, fostering a supportive and uplifting environment.
To be successful in this role you will be required to have:
- Certificate III or higher in Health Service Assistance/Individual Support/Aged Care/Community or alternatively current nursing degree students that have completed their Aged Care placement.
- Previous employment experience in the Aged Care or community services industry.
- Basic computer skills to operate tablet devices alongside accurate documentation skills.
- Willingness to work in a wide range of diverse settings including community and at client's homes.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and report as required to your supervisor.
- Empathy, patience and understanding, a great sense of humour and a positive approach to aging.
- Flexibility to work various shifts which may include weekends and evenings.
- Current Australian Open Drivers License
- Reliable motor vehicle (including valid registration and fully comprehensive third-party insurance).
- National Police Check clearance which allows working unsupervised
- Current first-aid certificate and CPR
- COVID-19 vaccination status as per government guidelines
Apply Now!
Become a valuable member of the Ballycara team and open doors to exciting career opportunities by submitting your application on SEEK now!
We appreciate the interest of all applicants, and while we thank everyone for their submissions, only those who are successful will be contacted for an interview.
