Community Support Worker
- Provide high quality care support to clients as directed by Home Caring.
- Assist clients with self-care tasks and provide transport for appointments.
- Document service activities and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
Position: Community Support Worker
Employer: Home Caring (Bankstown) Pty Ltd
Location: Unit 34/25–33 Alfred Road, Chipping Norton NSW 2170
Type: Full-time, permanent
Salary: $80,008.24 per annum ($40.49 per hour, 38 hours per week), plus superannuation and travel allowances
About the Business
Home Caring (Bankstown) Pty Ltd is a home care and disability support provider based at Chipping Norton, delivering aged care and NDIS-funded services to clients across Bankstown and the surrounding Western Sydney suburbs. We are locally owned and operated, backed by a national network, and we support a culturally and linguistically diverse community in the place that matters most to our clients — their own homes. Our reputation is built on person-centred care delivered with dignity, consistency and respect for each client’s choices, culture and independence, and on the quality of the records and clinical oversight that sit behind it. Our workers are supported by experienced case managers, including registered nurses, and we invest in structured supervision, ongoing training and clear escalation pathways so that every member of our team knows they are backed by the organisation when it counts. We are a workplace where cultural understanding, reliability and genuine care for people are valued as highly as technical skill.
About the Position
As a Community Support Worker, you will work collaboratively with our participants by providing support in the community and domestic assistance. Your goal will be to assist participants to engage and enhance their daily living skills, strengthen relationships with families and carers, enhance social connections and community networks, and grow confidence and independence to live safely in the community.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a high quality and timely care support to all clients as directed by Home Caring.
- Document service activities that support service outcomes.
- Assist clients in carrying out all self-care tasks as requested.
- Provide transport for medical and social appointments and/or shopping.
- Provide services in a culturally appropriate manner.
- Ensure relevant food handling regulations are adhered to and Work Health and Safety (WH&S) standards are met when providing meal preparation services.
- Ensure relevant requirements are met when providing medication management and assistance.
- Maintain clear, respectful boundaries with clients and families while promoting dignity of risk and informed choice.
Requirements
- Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents are encouraged to apply.
- Diploma of Community Services or a degree in Social Work (or equivalent).
- First Aid and CPR Certification.
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.
- 1 year of full-time experience in relevant community support work, preferably in a home care setting.
- Valid Working with Children Check.
- Valid character clearance.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a second language is an advantage).
- Strong empathy, compassion, and ability to build trusting relationships with clients.
- Cultural competence and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Sound knowledge of local community resources and services, including healthcare, housing, and social services.
- Ability to provide support to the review and evaluation of aged care and disability services.
How to Apply
To apply, applicants must submit their resume with a valid email address through this online portal.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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