• Armidale NSW
• Permanent opportunities on offer, with up to $30.74 p/h
• Great opportunities for qualified and unqualified carers

About Uniting Autumn Lodge:

Uniting Autumn Lodge is a compassionate home, dedicated to caring for people living with dementia. Our round-the-clock, high-quality dementia care focuses on creating a warm and familiar environment for our 50 residents.

We’re purpose-built for memory support, with a leafy atrium, circular floor plans, and a sensory room that can be calming or stimulating, depending on what residents need.

What you’ll be doing in this role:

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? At Uniting, we are searching for compassionate individuals to join our team and provide exceptional hotel service support to residents in our aged care home. 

You’ll help foster independence, dignity, and comfort through services like catering, cleaning, and laundry, enhancing the daily lives of those in our care.

Shift times will range between 6am-2pm or 11:30am to 7:30pm.

What We’re Looking For:

• Ideally, you have a Certificate II in Hospitality, or an equivalent qualification is highly desirable
• Previous experience in similar roles (catering, kitchenhand, or cleaning) or in community care is a plus.
• You’re empathetic, adaptable, resourceful, and align with Uniting’s core values of compassion, respect, boldness, and creativity.

What We Offer You:

• A rewarding career with a leading human services organisation.
• Up to $18,550 NFP salary packaging available. (Permanent Employees Only)
• Access to our U rewards program with exclusive discounts.
• Access to Fitness Passport – Live your best life.
• A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment
• A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career  
• Purchase of additional leave (Permanent Employees Only)

Click here to learn more about our great benefits: Benefits of working at Uniting. 

Who is Uniting?

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.

How to apply:

If this opportunity is of interest, then we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply Now’ button in this ad, fill out your details and submit.

We encourage applications from people who identify as a part of the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.

What to expect:

Please know that employment with Uniting will require a National Police Check, References and pre-employment screening.