Aged Care Support Worker. Permanent Part Time - North Brisbane

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

As an Aged Care Support Worker, you will be supporting the individual needs of elderly Australians who access our Community Care Services across the Brisbane North region, providing personalised support within their homes. We have a permanent part time opportunity available with flexible working hours to suit your lifestyle, hours can be based between school hours if required. 

Key Responsibilities

• Domestic assistance including washing clothing and hanging out to dry, folding and ironing of clothes, changing of bed linen as required, and other light cleaning duties
• Provide support with community access to activities including medical appointments, shopping and social activities
• Provide assistance with personal care including showering, bathing, toileting, and grooming as identified in their Care Plan
• Building positive relationships with the people we support and their families

  
Skills & Experience

• Passionate about making a positive impact in our ageing community
• Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability or similar) is required
• An Australian Driver’s Licence and ownership of a registered vehicle
• Willingness to travel between clients homes and reside within Chermside, Brendale, Bowen Hills and surrounding suburbs.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate (must be obtained prior to employment)

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• Work independently whilst supported by a dedicated leadership team
• Simple and easy to use technology to record your timesheets and kilometres
• Supported career development with opportunities to learn and take on new challenges
• Frameworks and policies in place providing you with clear guidelines and support
• Casual hourly rate from $29.51 per hour + Super +.92 cents per kilometre
• Receive up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free through salary packaging benefits which means more money in your pocket
• Development and progression opportunities nationally

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 Monica Saigi at recruitment@lwb.org.au

Applications close at midnight on Wednesday the 29th of May 2024.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.