SUPPORT WORKERS

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Home and Community Care Support Workers

Home Assistance and Regional Transport (HART) Services

SCHADS Award Home Care Employee Level 3 - Casual

Do you want to make a difference?

At HART Services our mission is to provide responsive solutions that ‘make a difference’ by fostering wellbeing and connecting community.

We value safety, inclusiveness, quality, responsiveness, team and making a difference.

We are currently looking for people who share our values and want to become part of the HART Services’ team as casual Support Workers.

About the role

As a casual Support Worker you will be working as part of our Client Care team and responsible for providing high quality support services to older people and people with a disability across our local and regional community. Our coverage area includes Lismore, Kyogle and the Richmond Valley local government areas.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking domestic work such as vacuuming, dusting, washing, ironing, and meal preparation and cooking;
• Assisting clients with personal care activities including rehabilitative motion assistance, showering, dressing and toileting;
• Social support and transport including transporting individual clients, or groups of clients, to appointments, shopping, classes, social activities and so on.

You will need

• Certificate III in Individual Care, Aged Care Services, Disability Services or equivalent, or  expecting to complete in 2018
  • Current driver’s licence and access to a comprehensively insured vehicle
  • Current NSW Working with Children Check (paid work)

Our ideal candidate will

•   Have integrity and a genuine interest in the welfare of individuals
• Be empathetic and compassionate, flexible and enthusiastic
• Be able to perform the physical duties of the position
• Be a strong team member with excellent communication skills
• Easily build respectful and trusting relationships with others
• Work within their position specifications and follow procedures
• Be able to use initiative and solve problems
• Have experience providing support to older people and people with a disability

To apply, please request an application package from [email protected].

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people from the LGBTI community are encouraged to apply.

Employment with HART Services is subject to satisfactory background checks including a National Police History check, verification of your current Working with Children Check and Reference Checks.

Applications close 5 pm, Monday 30 July 2018