Personal Care Worker - Home Care

at  Australian Regional and Remote Community Services

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.
• Salary increases annually in accordance with our Enterprise Agreement.
• Salary Packaging through CBB
• Access to 70,000 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform
• Telus Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

To be considered for this role, we do has that you submit your resume and cover letter addressing the following requirements:

• Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Care, Disability or Home and Community 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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We have a new opportunity for a qualified Personal Care Worker to join our Home Care Team in Katherine, NT - This position is a permanent, full-time role of 76 hours per fortnight.
Your role as Personal Care Worker will see you travelling to people’s homes and providing care and support within the consumers home environment, undertaking cleaning, bed making, personal care including grooming, 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 in either Aged or Disability care. You will be comfortable travelling to people’s 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 client’s care-plan and delegated services provided by their My Aged Care funding. You will enjoy travelling to people’s homes and providing a service with strong customer service attitude and respect.

To be considered for this role, we do has that you submit your resume and cover letter addressing the following requirements:

• Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Care, Disability or Home and Community 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