At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide quality care and support to clients in their homes, enhancing their daily lives.
- Company: Join BlueCare, a trusted community care provider with a compassionate team.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, salary packaging, employee discounts, and generous leave options.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse and inclusive team dedicated to community wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful difference in people's lives while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Certificate III in Aged Care or equivalent and a valid driver's licence required.
The predicted salary is between 37 - 38 $ per hour.
Employment Status: Permanent Part Time
Location: Innisfail, Tully & Surrounding Areas
Remuneration: $37.77 p/hr + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay) + Allowances & Travel Reimbursement (KM's) + Employee discounts
Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare
About the role:
- Conduct initial client intake and screening assessments and develop and review individualised care plans with a client-centered approach while providing quality care based on clients' needs.
- Conduct thorough initial screening assessments, developing care plans for personal self-care, general house cleaning, social support, respite, transport and shopping assistance.
- Management of client information in CRM & CMS ensuring all details and case notes are kept up to date.
- Engage in ongoing care discussions, planning, assessment, reviews, and evaluating goals and outcomes in consultation with the care team as required.
- Spend time on the road completing scheduled visits, interacting one-on-one with clients within their homes supporting daily activities.
- Provide care in accordance with their individualised Care Plan.
- Support community-based recreational and social activities.
- Transportation and assistance with shopping and appointments.
Role requirements:
- Certificate III Aged Care, Individual Support or an equivalent qualification - Essential
- Current Australian Driver's Licence (Green Provisional minimum) - Essential
- Roadworthy & insured (Third Party Property minimum) vehicle to use for work - Essential
- Experience with technology including smartphones, tablets, laptops etc.
- Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies.
Employee Benefits:
- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.
- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs.
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme.
- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events.
- Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.
BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family. Joining the state's largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child friendly: UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children, implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services, appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur, and abide by the Child Safe Standards.
Diversity & Inclusion: Our approach is simple - everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our mission and values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.
Commitment to Safeguarding: We are committed to creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support.
Senior Personal Carer in Innisfail employer: Blue Care
BlueCare is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. With competitive remuneration, generous salary packaging options, and a commitment to diversity, employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact in the community while enjoying a fulfilling career. Join a dedicated team of over 8,000 professionals in Redland Bay and surrounding areas, where every day presents new opportunities to connect with clients and contribute to their quality of life.
