Job Aged and Home Care Worker, Port Macquarie

Benefits

• A rewarding career with ability to give back to our community in a growing
  service sector
• Hands-on buddy shifts and induction training
• Salary Packaging Perks for PPT staff
• Opportunities to upskill, develop and progress within the organisation
• A dedicated leadership team to assist, guide and encourage you
• Strong focus on employee health and wellbeing with assistance programs
  available

Kirinari Community Services have a fantastic opportunity for you to secure employment with a well-recognised, rapidly expanding and essential support service!

We welcome candidates with a variety of life experiences and believe in everyone's ability to grow and achieve their full potential.

Our Port Macquarie team have a Casual opportunity available for an experienced Aged and Home Care Worker.

Kirinari is a well-regarded My Aged Care and Home Care services organisation that provides high levels of customer service in NSW, QLD, TAS, SA, ACT and Victoria. Our core values guide our strong service delivery to enact positive change and choice in the lives of the clients we support.

About the Position

Our Kirinari Healthy Ageing services deliver quality in-home care supporting our customers to maintain well-being and independence in their own surroundings for as long as possible.

A typical day assisting our customers to live their best lives may include:

• Assistance with personal care
• Domestic assistance
• Assisted shopping/client appointments
• Respite care
• Meal preparation
• Social support and community engagement

Shifts will vary in duration with paid travel time between customers in a localised area, where possible. (km’s travelled between customers also claimable)

About You:

• Available for shifts across Monday to Friday between 7am and 7pm
• Studying or completed a minimum Certificate III in a health-related industry (Individual Support, Aged Care , Nursing etc.)
• Qualification in First Aid and CPR or willing to obtain
• Willingness to get physical and help with domestic work – Mopping, vacuuming, washing, general cleaning
• Genuine desire and ability to connect and develop a meaningful relationship
• Ability to obtain the NDIS Workers Screen Check prior to commencement
• Current Driver's License
• Full Comprehensive Car Insurance, or willing to obtain

Come Join Us!

To join our vibrant teams, please submit your application!

For queries about this role please contact Lauren Richter - Workforce Officer – Recruitment, on Write to the company

You must have the right to live and work in Australia.

Kirinari embrace Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) that promotes a diverse workforce and encourage applications from First Nations & Torres Strait Islander Peoples and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. People of all ages and abilities including people with lived experience or knowledge of disability are also encouraged to consider a career with us.