• Location: Tamworth
  
• Pay: Up to $36.54 p/h + penalties, super, and tax benefits
  
• Employment Type: Permanent full-time or part-time with flexible hours to suit you

What you’ll be doing in this role

As a Homemaker, you’ll be responsible for supervising the smooth operations of a household. You’ll allocate work to team members based on resident choices, and work to promote a cohesive and harmonious work environment.

Our Uniting Household Model of Care empowers our residential care teams with the freedom to support our residents in ways that help them maintain a sense of meaning and purpose in their day. Care Worker teams in each of our households are led by a team leader that, at Uniting, we call a Homemaker.

Your other main responsibilities will include:

• Managing queries and feedback from residents and their families, your co-workers and other service providers
• Monitoring equipment to ensure that it’s in safe working order and arranging maintenance and repairs when needed
• Tracking supplies and consumables and re-ordering as needed in line with budgets
• Assisting residents with daily living activities and personal care, always making their dignity and independence a top priority and
• Working for the continuous improvement of our service to ensure it’s the best it can be, in line with Aged Care Accreditation Standards.

Who we’re looking for

• You’ll have a Certificate IV in Aged Care or equivalent qualification.
• Ideally, you’ll have previous supervisory experience in aged or community care but if you’re experienced  within a similar industry, then we’d love to hear from you too. 
• You’ll need to be adaptable and resourceful and be able to live our values of compassion, respect, imagination, and boldness every day.
• You’ll be experienced in using client/data management systems.
• You may hold these additional certifications (highly regarded but not essential):
  • Assist Clients with Medication (HLTHPS006)
  • Recognise Healthy Body Systems (HLTAP301B)
  • Provide Support to People Living with Dementia (CHCAGE005).

Creating a better future for you

Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we support them in growing and developing to be their best through our firm commitment to learning, flexibility, great benefits, and a positive culture of teamwork and cooperation. Together, we can build a better future for the people and communities we serve, and for you.

What We Offer You:

• A rewarding career with a leading human services organisation.
• Up to $18,550 NFP salary packaging available.
• Access to our U rewards program with exclusive discounts.
• Access to Fitness Passport – Live your best life.
• A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth.
• Purchase of additional leave.

About Uniting Aged Care

When you’re part of Uniting NSW & ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing, and inclusion of children and young people.

What to expect

Please know that employment with Uniting requires:

• A National Police Check
• Reference checks
• Other pre-employment screenings

How to apply

If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply Now’ button, fill out your details and submit.

Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing.

We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.