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

Working within Tamworth and surrounding areas, you will provide personalised home care support to elderly Australians accessing our aged care support services. We have casual roles available, with shifts occurring between 7am to 5pm Monday to Friday (some work outside of these hours may be required on occasion to meet the needs of the clients).

Our Home Care Workers will work with and build relationships with multiple clients throughout their working day. This will include travel between client homes and assisting them with transport to appointments or social activities and so, a current Australian Drivers Licence and access to a reliable vehicle for work purposes is essential. 

Key Responsibilities

• Providing Domestic Assistance such as meal preparation, light cleaning and washing
• Assisting with personal care and hygiene tasks such as showing and toileting
• Support clients in attending appointments and social activities within the community
• Assist with the administration of approved medications
• Build rapport and collaborate effectively with clients to establish positive relationships

Skills & Experience

• Certificate III Aged Care, Individual Support or other relevant qualification
• Current First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification
• An Australian Driver’s Licence and reliable and fully insured vehicle that you can use for work purposes
• Demonstrated ability to use basic technology and software on a mobile and desktop
• An understanding of how to follow client support plans and complete client documentation
• Strong communication skills with the ability to develop positive relationships with clients, their families and other stakeholders.

Benefits

• Casual hourly rate from $30.32
• Make a positive impact in the lives of elderly Australian's in your local community
• Non-profit salary packaging benefits
• Keep your weekends and weeknights free with day work between 7am to 5pm
• Join an organisation with an inclusive culture that embraces diversity

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 Kestra Caller at [email protected] using the subject line: Home Care Worker - Aged Care - Tamworth enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)