About Us

Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional, and remote areas. Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises, and specialist homelessness services.

We offer great benefits, including:

• Further training and development options.
• Flexible working conditions; five (5) weeks annual leave.
• A strengths-based environment.

We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.

About the Opportunity

You will provide individual support to seniors and people with a disability both in their homes and in the community using an individualized and person-centered approach.

The ideal candidate will be hardworking, responsive, resourceful and with the ability to create strong professional relationships. They will also utilise an individualised approach towards assisting our consumers to reach their goals.

The successful candidate will be joining a close-knit team and will need to embrace and model the values of the organisation.

Annual Salary: AUD $66,252.70 per annum

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist aged and disabled persons during daily activities.
• Helping participants with their mobility and organizing social activities.
• Managing food for participants, executing overall housekeeping tasks.
• Helping in personal hygiene and dressing.
• Contributing emotional support by showing companionship, friendship etc.
• Occasional shopping and running errands

To be successful in this role, you will hold a Certificate III Individual Support / Aged or Disability and/or at least one (1) years' experience in individual support or community services.

Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must possess a Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card), a National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a current Northern Territory driver's licence.

You will uphold the values of Anglicare NT and provide quality services within the scope of the position and associated delegations.

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact the Program Manager Aged Care & Disability on (08) 8963 6100.

As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to address the key selection criteria on the online application on the Anglicare NT website.

Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.

Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

COVID-19 Vaccination Status

Receiving and maintaining vaccines can reduce health risks and is one control mechanism to maintain the health and wellbeing of all employees, contractors, volunteers, visitors and the people we work with. In line with Anglicare NT’s commitment to a full life and social justice for all, it is mandatory for all Anglicare NT employees (paid and volunteer) to ensure specific vaccine schedules are current and maintained. In relation to COVID-19, this includes a primary course (dose one and two) and booster dose within one month of becoming eligible for booster dose (subject to medical exemption).

A position description is attached.