Job description
About Us
Anglicare’s Home and Community service offers a range of supports and assistance to enable our older population to live their best lives in their own homes.
About the role
Home Care Workers are a vital part of our community, based at our Longreach, this great career opportunity offers job security in a growing industry. You will enjoy consistency working with regular clients, developing relationships while providing care and support based on each client’s individual needs.
You will assist with personal grooming and hygiene, medication assistance, transport, social inclusion and domestic duties as required.
About You
To ensure the most effective and continuous care, we require our Home Care Workers to be dedicated, reliable and flexible.
We look for:
- A fantastic attitude and genuine interest in helping others
- Various hobbies – sewing, arts, gardening, cooking, and scrapbooking to name a few!
- Experience in various outdoor pursuits and activities
- A practical understanding of hygiene assistance and commitment of care
- Enjoyment in social activities, and one-on-one engagement
- Understanding of physical limitations and a safe, sensible approach
- Creativity, enthusiasm, sensitivity, and emotional stability
- Strong communication and organizational skills – able to manage your time and support clients to do the same in an everyday capacity
Minimum qualifications include:
- Certificate III in Individual Support, Aged Care, Home & Community Care, Disability Services or similar field
- Completion of Assist clients with medication (or commitment to obtain)
- Completion of Recognise healthy body systems (or commitment to obtain)
- A current National Police Certificate
- Current Drivers Licence and own reliable vehicle
- Immunisation against Tetanus & Hepatitis B
- Physically capable of meeting the requirements of the role
Why Join Anglicare?
- Above award rates of pay ($31-$39 per hour)
- Join a respected Not For Profit and make a real impact in your role to assist Queenslanders in need.
- Salary Packaging – get up to $15,900 of your salary tax free to pay for items such as Rent, Mortgage, Credit Cards, Utilities, School Tuition and more.
- In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, venue hire, holiday accommodation etc.)
- Enjoy the potential tax savings of a Novated Car Lease.
- Employee Discounts at some of Australia’s leading retailers.
- 6% Bupa Health Insurance Discount.
- Referral App – Earn real $$$ for sharing jobs to your network and potentially earn up to $300 per referred successful starter.
- Career Opportunities – join a company who aim to promote from within to fill new roles with our internal-only Job Board.
- Opportunities to purchase additional annual leave.
- Pastoral Care Support & Employee Assistance Programs.
- Free annual Flu vaccinations.
Apply online attaching your current resume.
For further information or adjustment to the application process please contact the Recruitment Team at [email protected], using the subject line: Home Care Worker – Longreach enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental ill health. We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing ongoing care and protection.