Aged Care Home Community Assistant Permanent Part Time - Newcastle

About the Organisation

Enhance the lives of older Australians by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Guided by every clients individual needs and interests our personalised inhome Aged Care services focus on empowering every person to maintain their home comforts health and connections within their community.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children young people and families people with disability older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each clients individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

As a Home Care Worker you will be providing personalised home care support to older Australians in Newcastle and surrounding suburbs to assist them to continue living independently in their own homes. You will travel between clients homes so a willingness to travel up to a 60 km radius will be required.

This is a Permanent Part Time opportunity with shifts available between 7am and 6pm Monday to Sunday with no evening or overnight shifts. Standard shifts are between 2 to 4 hours in length. We are growing our services in the Newcastle area and this role will initially include some administration and marketing responsibilities while a larger client base is built and the role will then be purely providing services to clients in their homes.

This is a great opportunity for someone that is considering a change and looking to make a positive impact in their community while developing their skills and building a career.

Key Responsibilities

• Domestic assistance such as meal preparation and light house cleaning
• Community access to medical appointments and social activities
• Personal Care including grooming and showering
• Supporting with tasks and routines
• Build positive relationships with clients and their families

Skills & Experience

• Passionate about making a positive impact in our ageing community
• Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing Disability or similar)
• An Australian Drivers Licence and reliable vehicle with minimum thirdparty insurance.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
• A current First Aid and CPR Certificate (must be obtained prior to employment)

Successful candidates will be required to undertake relevant preemployment checks to ensure the safety of our clients. This includes a National Criminal History Record Check and an Aged Care Statutory Declaration.

Benefits

• Work independently whilst supported by a dedicated leadership team
• Simple and easy to use technology to record your timesheets and kilometres
• Supported career development with opportunities to learn and take on new challenges
• Frameworks and policies in place providing you with clear guidelines and support
• Part Time hourly rate from $31.64 per hour Super .99 cents per kilometre travelled while you work
• Receive up to $15900 of your annual salary tax free through salary packaging benefits which means more money in your pocket
• Be paid for two full days to complete your induction
• Development and progression opportunities nationally

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document click Apply and follow the prompts. For any enquiries please contact Rianne Gifford at

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close at midnight on Thursday the 1stof May 2025