Community Support Worker
- Provide person-centred in-home support to older people, including personal care, housekeeping, companionship and transport.
- Follow individual care plans and help clients maintain their independence, wellbeing and quality of life.
- Build respectful relationships with clients and families while supporting people from diverse backgrounds.
We are a highly regarded not-for-profit, values-based organisation, offering residential, community and in-home aged care for over 30 years, to older people living in and around the city of Manningham.
About the Role
As a Community Support Worker, you will play an important role in helping older people remain safely and independently in their own homes.
You will:
- Provide high-quality, person-centred support tailored to each client's individual needs
- Support clients from diverse cultural and personal backgrounds
- Deliver services with compassion, dignity, respect and integrity
- Follow individual Care Plans and Task Lists to provide support including:
- Personal care
- General housekeeping
- Social support and companionship
- Transport and assistance to attend appointments or activities
- Build positive and respectful relationships with clients and their families
- Support clients to maintain their independence, wellbeing and quality of life
- A minimum of Certificate III in Aged Care/Individual Support, a Bachelor/Diploma of Nursing, or completion of the first year of study towards it.
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Must be available a minimum of 5 days (Availability must fall on a Monday - Friday)
- Outstanding communication skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of person-centred support.
- Full Australian driver’s licence.
- Your own vehicle (registered, roadworthy, and insured).
Benefits:
- Reimbursement of travel expenses
- Supportive and collaborative work environment
- Paid training
- Employee Assistance Program
- Competitive rate of pay with Salary packaging up to $15,900, meals and entertainment Card up to $2,650 per annual and novated car leasing
If you are passionate about supporting older people and want a role where the work you do genuinely matters, we would love to hear from you!
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