Community Care Worker (Unqualified)
Community Care Worker (Unqualified) Casual
Band 2 | Ageing Well | Colac Otway Shire Council
Are you passionate about supporting older people to live independently in their own homes? Join our Ageing Well team and make a genuine difference in the lives of community members across Colac Otway Shire.
As a Casual Community Care Worker, you will provide respectful, person-centred in-home support to older people, helping them maintain their independence, dignity and quality of life.
About the Role
Working as part of our Community Services team, you will provide practical support to clients in their homes and within the community. Duties may include:
- Domestic assistance including vacuuming, mopping, laundry and bed making
- Basic meal preparation
- Shopping assistance
- Community transport
- Monitoring client wellbeing and reporting any changes to the Team Leader
- Supporting clients in line with individual care plans
- Maintaining accurate records and communication to ensure quality service delivery
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A compassionate, respectful and customer-focused approach
- The ability to work independently and manage your time effectively
- The ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
- A current Victorian Driver Licence
- A National Police Check and Working with Children Check (or willingness to obtain)
- Level 2 First Aid Certificate (or willingness to work towards obtaining one)
- Experience providing domestic support, aged care, community care or disability support services will be highly regarded.
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If you are caring, reliable and committed to helping people remain independent in their own homes, we'd love to hear from you.
Salary information: $40.39 to $41.36 per hour plus superannuation
For further information and to apply applicants are encouraged to download and review the Position Description which includes the key selection criteria for the role.
Please submit:
- A cover letter outlining your interest in the role
- Your current resume
- A letter addressing the key selection criteria
Please note: Applications will be reviewed as they are received and this position will remain open until a suitable candidate is appointed.
Colac Otway Shire Council is a child safe organisation and is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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About Colac
Colac Otway Shire is widely regarded as one of the most picturesque municipalities in Victoria. It comprises spectacular coastal areas, rain-forested hinterlands and beautiful vast open plains with native grasslands and wildflowers.
From the Great Ocean Road towns of Apollo Bay and Lavers Hill, to the beacon of the Cape Otway Lighthouse, the cascading waterfalls, nature trails and native wildlife, the lush tree ferns of the rainforests and tall timber of the Otway forest, Colac Otway has it all. Country living without compromise.
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