2021 Community Support Worker / Assistant in Nursing - TAFE Student Preferred null

About the Role

You'll ensure optimal comfort for our clients by assisting with activities of daily living and other care as determined by the needs and the care plans of the clients we support, and this may include;

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting clients with complex and/or challenging needs
• Personal care: Bowel care, showering, dressing, grooming and medication assistance
• Domestic assistance: light housework (cleaning, laundry and meal preparation)
• Supporting clients who use personal equipment /aid, this may include walking or standing frames, wheelchairs, hoists
• Monitoring the well-being of clients and reporting on their progress
• Social Activities: Transporting clients to their appointments, shopping, any planned social activity

Essential Criteria: (must have)

• Right to Work in Australia passport, birth certificate etc.
• Drivers license and reliable vehicle
• First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain within before employment
• Police Check or NDISWC are essential with a preference for NDISWC
• Working with Children Check clearance

Desirable Criteria

• Experience providing complex personal care
• Certificate III or IV in disabilities or similar is desirable (willingness and the ability to obtain is essential)
• Previous healthcare or community welfare experience is an advantage and a genuine desire to support people to live a higher quality of life will be highly regarded

What we offer

• Competitive hourly rate
• Flexible shifts
• Supportive Leadership team
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)