Position: Casual

Are you ready for a bold new challenge?

Do you love making lives better for others?

Are you looking to put your stamp on a new approach to in-home health care?

Nurse Next Door (Sydney-Ryde region) is looking to build our care team with a variety of experienced caregivers with different skill sets and talents, who can work for a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Our suburbs cover Ryde, Eastwood, Epping, Macquarie Park, Ermington, Marsfield, Meadowbank, Denistone, Gladesville, Putney, Woolwich, Hunters Hill, Lindfiled, Killara, Gordon, Pymble, and surroundings.

Our Story

Nurse Next Door offers a full spectrum of premium in-home care ranging from companionship to 24-hour nursing care making it possible for our clients to stay in their own home, on their own terms for as long as they choose. With a core purpose of Making Lives Better, we are truly passionate about making a difference in the lives of the people we care for.

We care for the elderly, people with a disability or others requiring in-home care, and are dedicated to delivering flexible, quality care options for our clients. It is our mission to help them lead a life full of possibility, where they have the confidence and opportunity to do everything they want to do.

Our focus is not limited to our clients, but also to our employees. We are constantly on the lookout for the best people to make lives better for others. We are passionate about creating an inclusive and caring team environment where each member is valued and nurtured to their full career potential.

Nurse Next Door is a rapidly expanding international home care service provider, which originated in North America more than 20 years ago and has been established in Australia since 2018.

Your Role

Making Lives Better® and Happier Ageing® is at the heart of what we do — enabling older people and those living with a disability to remain independent, so they can continue to live happily and healthily in the comfort of their own home.

Your role may include, but is not limited to:

• Assisting with meal preparation, grocery shopping, light house-keeping or other domestic duties
• Assisting with personal care including toileting, bathing and personal hygiene, personal grooming, hair and skin care, oral hygiene etc.
• Prompting medication
• Transferring/hoisting between the toilet, bed, motor vehicles etc.
• Providing transportation or accompaniment for shopping, appointment, or other activities
• Engaging clients with past hobbies and interests
• Supporting clients to participate in community activities

Skills and Experience

• Minimum Cert III (Aged Care/Community/Individual Support/Disability)
• Current First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain
• Must be able to speak and write in English. Other languages are plus
• Driving license and access to a comprehensively insured vehicle are huge plus
• Previous caregiving experience with aged people or people with disabilities is a plus
• Be proactive and responsible for own behaviour & success
• Ability to identify and report client care concerns to supervisor as needed

Mandatory Requirement

• National Police Check (Aged Care/ Vulnerable Persons Sector); and
• Working With Children Check; or
• NDIS Work Check

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration, plus super and penalty rates
• Full supply of PPE
• Inclusive and caring team environment