Support Worker Singleton Shire Council (Singleton Council)

We believe in taking real steps to make the world a better place. We work to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Due to current and projected growth, we currently have multiple opportunities for permanent part time support worker positions, based on your availability and flexibility.

Joining our Home and Community Care team in the Singleton and Muswellbrook region , you will be providing services that run from 7am-7pm, Monday to Sunday.

While Support Workers need to be patient, empathetic, passionate about the care provided often it is more significant to be able to solve problems and face challenges together with your clients.

With a focus on supporting our clients to stay independent in their own homes for as long as possible, duties and responsibilities can include:

Help at around the home: Assisting with housekeeping, grocery shopping and meal preparation

Personal Care: Help with showering and getting dressed

Transport: Getting to appointments or going on shopping trips

Social and wellbeing: Encourage social connectedness through conversation, outings and Healthy Living for Seniors activities

Qualifications and experience

Ideally similar experience providing client-centered care

Current First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain

Driver’s licence and access to a comprehensively insured vehicle

Certificate III/IV in Aged Care or Individual Support or equivalent qualifications

We welcome and celebrate everyone regardless of lifestyle, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity and proudly create a secure and inclusive workplace for staff and clients.

We are bold, imaginative, respectfulandcompassionate.

Further to this we offer

Join an organisation that has a positive impact on our clients and the community

Hands on training, development and mentoring with a leading provider

Tax free salary packaging entitlements of up to $16,000 per year (pro-rata)

Tax free salary packaged meal & entertainment card of up to $2,650 per year (pro-rata)

Advertised: 14 Feb 2022 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close:

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