Specialised Carer - Home Care

Location: Penrith

Time Type: Casual

Job Description

About the role

We are seeking casual staff to provide essential and practical care to help older people live independently in their homes and directly improve their quality of life. The role requires travel to clients’ homes using your own car for which youll be paid $0.99 cents per km plus paid travel time.

The care work youll be doing may include:

• Providing personal care - helping with showering and dressing
• Helping around the home - meal preparation and light house cleaning
• Providing transportation to appointments and assisting with shopping
• Assisting with medication

Being female is recognised as a genuine occupational qualification for this role and is authorised under the applicable Anti-Discrimination/Equal Opportunities legislation, and so we ask that only female applicants apply.

About you

• You can relate to people and youre patient and solutions-focused
• You may have previous experience in aged or community care or are looking to start your career in aged care
• You have a valid Driver’s Licence and access to an insured, reliable car (min. Third Party Property Insurance)
• Ideally, youll have a Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support. If youre not currently qualified and would like to be, then we can help you
• Youll be flexible around meeting the changing needs of home care clients

Benefits

• $32.91 to $36.50 per hour plus 99c/km + paid travel time + mobile phone provided
• Full training is given to all our Care Workers, no experience is necessary
• Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging
• Training & career development opportunities
• • Paid Bonus Schemes e.g. Refer a Friend
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounts across a range of household names such as JB HI- FI, Samsung and The Good Guys
• Fitness passport membership which includes gyms, group classes and pools

Are you ready?

If this sounds like you, please submit your application and we will be in touch to discuss. For any further questions please contact recruitment@hammond.com.au

All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to a criminal record check, reference checks and will also be asked to attend a pre-employment functional assessment.

HammondCare is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.