Aged Care Home & Community Assistant. Permanent Part Time â Bundaberg
Aged Care Home & Community Assistant. Permanent Part Time â Bundaberg
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Job Description
About theOrganisation
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 an Aged Care Home & Community Assistant you will be providing personalised support to older Australians who reside around Bundaberg & surrounding local suburbs. The shifts are short split shifts between 7am to 5pm Monday to Friday with no evening weekend or sleepover shifts. You will need to travel to each clients home and will be reimbursed .99 cents per kilometre travelled between and with is a permanent part time opportunity.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is new to the industry and eager to make a positive impact in their local community and a difference in the lives of elderly Australians.
Key Responsibilities
- Domestic assistance duties consisting of light cleaning duties changing of bed linen washing/laundry
- Inhome supports such as meal preparation and assistance with daily living
- Personal care including showering daily hygiene monitoring of health and wellbeing (for example identification of wound care needs skin integrity etc.)
- Social supports including support to attend medical appointments social activities in the local community building/maintaining social networks
Skills & Experience
- Passionate about making a positive impact in our ageing community
- An Australian Drivers Licence and ownership of a registered and reliable vehicle
- 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
- Flexible hours
- 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 km travelled while you work
- Receive up to $15900 of your annual salary tax free through salary packaging benefits
- Be paid a full two days for your induction
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 will close at midnight on Tuesday the 27th of May 2025
Employment Type
Full-Time
