• Up to $31.24 p/h + super, penalties, maximum allowable NFP tax benefits
  
• Great opportunities for qualified and unqualified carers
  
• Permanent part-time with flexible hours to suit you

About Us:

Situated in Port Macquarie, Uniting Mingaletta offers a welcoming living environment. Our facility is designed using the household model of care. This layout fosters a warm, family-like atmosphere where we strive to ensure every resident feels at home. We have single rooms, and our facility is currently undergoing a room refurbishment to ensure our facilities are modernized.

What you’ll be doing in this role 

• Providing care, companionship, and emotional support to residents living in our aged care home to help support their independence and improve their quality of life.
• Assisting with daily living tasks such as showering, personal hygiene, dressing, help at mealtimes, and general mobility.
• Assisting with medication and simple wound dressings.
• Supporting residents in community-based recreational and social activities.

What we offer you 

• Maximum allowable salary packaging to pay less tax (additional $18,550 tax-free plus regional benefits plus parking).
• A range of shifts to suit your lifestyle.
• A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career.
• Discounts and cashback programs with major retailers.
• Well-being programs, including a confidential employee assistance program available to you and your family members.

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

Who we’re looking for 

• Ideally, you’ll have a Certificate III/IV in Aged Care or Individual Support or an equivalent qualification. If you’re not currently qualified and would like to be, we can help you get there.
• You’ll have previous experience in aged or community care or a passion to begin your career in aged care if you’re studying or have recently become qualified.
• You’ll be adaptable, empathetic, and resourceful and be able to live Uniting’s everyday values of being compassionate, respectful, imaginative, and bold.

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 in 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-centered. 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, well-being, and inclusion of children and young people.

How to Apply:

If this opportunity is of interest, we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply’ 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, and Reference Checks.