Personal Care Worker Home Care, Katherine
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Hourly Salary:
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the role
We have a new opportunity for a qualified and experiencedPersonal Care Workerto join our Home Care Team in Katherine NT. This role is available on a permanent full-time basis working 38 hours per week Monday Friday. This role attracts an hourly rate of $36.55 - $38.19 / hour (dependent on skills and experience).
Your role as Personal Care Worker will see you travelling to our elderly consumers homes and providing care and support within the consumers home environment undertaking cleaning bed making personal care including grooming toileting showering mobility and assisting with meals. You may also be required to assist with social support taking consumers to appointments and shopping.
As the ideal candidate you will bring previous experience ideally within the Aged Care industry and have clear knowledge of Aged Care standards when delivering care. You will be comfortable travelling to peoples homes to provide this care and able to retain a fully insured and reliable vehicle. You will have a caring and understanding approach whilst also able to understand a clients care-plan and delegated services provided by their My Aged Care funding. You will enjoy travelling to peoples homes and providing a service with strong customer service attitude and respect.
Please note: Visa Sponsorship is not available for this vacancy.
Benefits of working for us:
ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career can take you all over the NT including Darwin Alice Springs Tennant Creek Katherine or if you relocate interstate ARRCS are a pathway to Uniting Care QLD:
- 6 Weeks Annual Leave 17.5% Leave Loading (pro-rata for PT).
- Salary increases annually in accordance with our Enterprise Agreement.
- Salary Packaging through Eziway.
- Access to 70000 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform.
- Telus Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support.
About ARRCS
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provide services including Residential Care Home Care and School Nutrition programs in the Northern Territory and into South Australia.
Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve and enableour clients with agency pride and dignity.
Skills & experience:
To be considered for this role we ask that you submit your resume addressing the following requirements:
- Certificate III in Aged Care Individual Care Disability Care.
- Demonstrated experience in assisting with the activities of daily living in a community or Home Care setting preferably however not essential.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and both verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage and work within a culturally diverse team environment.
- An ability to undertake a range of manual handling functions related to the role.
- Personal registered and insured vehicle.
ARRCS mandatory compliance:
It is mandatory for all ARRCS employees to have the below prior to their commencement:
- You must have or lodged a National Police Check within the last 3 months.
- Provide evidence of current Influenza Vaccination.
- NDIS Workers Screening check received or lodged.
Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities people and cultures.
ARRCS highly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply.
If you are interested in learning further about this role please review the attached Position Description or contact the Talent Acquisition Team via or phone.
Key Skills
- Senior Care
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Behavior Management
- Computer Skills
- Caregiving
- Home Care
- Copywriting
- Child Protective Services
- Medication Administration
- Social Work
- Writing Skills
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory and beyond. Learn about our services here!
