At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive residents to outings, assist with mobility aids, and provide excellent customer service.
- Company: Bolton Clarke, a leading not-for-profit aged care provider in Australia.
- Benefits: Flexible shifts, career growth, generous salary packaging, and health insurance discounts.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to inclusion and community care.
- Why this job: Make a difference in residents' lives while enjoying a supportive team environment.
- Qualifications: MR class licence, experience with assistive devices, and willingness to undergo background checks.
Bolton Clarke Residential Aged Care Opportunities – Cairns QLD
The Role:
- Engaging with residents, encouraging and supporting them to engage in the outing.
- Putting equipment (e.g. mobility aids) and resident shopping into the bus.
- Folding and unfolding mobility aids.
- Staying with residents to allow staff to attend to others' needs.
- Aiding residents with simple mobilisation including pushing a resident in a wheelchair (where trained to do so).
- Share feedback with the Lifestyle Officer / Lifestyle Coordinator at the end of your shift.
- Deliver a high level of customer service, including the timely provision of agreed services to residents.
- Drive in accordance with road and safety requirements maintaining due care at all times.
To be successful:
- MR class licence for driving buses of 22 passenger capacity or less.
- Previous experience using lifting equipment and assistive devices (desirable).
- Ability to use computer software (Word and Excel).
- Experience with wheelchair access vehicles and wheelchair tie down system (desirable).
- NDIS Worker Check (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement).
- Complete a police check.
About this location:
Our beautiful Bolton Clarke Farnorha home is centrally located in a quiet pocket of Westcourt in Cairns in the tropical Far North. The community provides high-quality aged care in a friendly, secure and comfortable residential environment.
Why Work For Bolton Clarke:
- Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs.
- A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support.
- Career progression and development opportunities.
- Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits – claim up to $18,550 tax free.
- Private health insurance and gym discounts.
- An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family.
Our commitment to diversity:
At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and family or marital status. Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.
Bus Driver employer: Bolton Clarke Residential Aged Care Opportunities
Bolton Clarke is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and caring work environment in the picturesque seaside location of Seabrook, Deception Bay. With a strong focus on work/life balance, generous salary packaging, and ample career progression opportunities, employees are empowered to thrive both personally and professionally. The commitment to diversity and a friendly community atmosphere makes Bolton Clarke a rewarding place to work for those passionate about providing high-quality aged care.
Contact Details:
Bolton Clarke Residential Aged Care Opportunities Recruitment Team
