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Home Care Workers - Goulburn and surrounds

Life Without Barriers (National)
  • Casual / Part Time - Goulburn and surrounds

About the Organisation

Enhance the lives of older Australians by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Guided by every client’s individual needs and interests, our personalised in-home Aged Care services focus on empowering every person to maintain their home comforts, health, and connections within their community.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

In this role, you will be providing Home Care support to our clients as they transition to home based recovery following admission to hospital. Clients in this program are supported for a period of 12 weeks duration, during which time you will support their rehabilitation and improved quality of life. 

We are currently seeking new team members to undertake work in the following areas: Goulburn, Crookwell and regional areas throughout the Upper Lachlan Shire. 

To be considered for these roles, you will need to be flexible in your availability and willing to work short, split shifts within the community across a Monday to Sunday roster, with shifts typically occurring between the hours of 6am – 10pm each day. You must also have your own car and Australian Drivers Licence as this role is community based where you will be travelling to multiple clients homes each day.

Key Responsibilities

  • Undertake personal care and daily hygiene duties such as bathing, grooming and meal preparation as well as domestic duties such as cleaning, washing and gardening
  • Assist with the administration of approved medications
  • Implement tasks and routines outlined by an approved medical professional
  • Support clients in attending appointments and social activities within the community
  • Maintain and monitor a client’s health and behaviour on an ongoing basis
  • Build rapport and collaborate effectively with clients to establish positive relationships

Skills & Experience

  • Minimum Certificate III in Individual Support, Aged Care, Nursing or similar
  • A current First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification
  • An Australian Driver’s Licence and ownership of a registered vehicle with comprehensive car insurance
  • The confidence to maintain service user privacy and confidentiality
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships

Benefits

  • An opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest Social Purpose Organisations
  • Fantastic salary packaging benefits through Maxxia, tax free earnings up to $15,900
  • Reimbursement of Kilometres travelled as per conditions on the SCHADS Award/LWB Policy
  • Casual Hourly Rate from $28.99 per hour + Super + Shift Loading (where applicable)
  • Ongoing training opportunities and supportive team environment

Please note: Successful candidates will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment checks to ensure the safety of our clients. This includes a National Criminal History Record Check and providing Immunisation Records for Category A employees outlined in NSW Health Policy Directive - Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases (PD2020_017).

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts.  For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Kristy Crowe at [email protected], using the subject line: Home Care Workers - Goulburn and surrounds enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA).

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