At a Glance
- Tasks: Support residents by creating a clean, welcoming environment and assisting with daily activities.
- Company: Join BlueCare, a compassionate team dedicated to making a difference in aged care.
- Benefits: Earn $30.05 p/hr plus salary packaging, discounts, and generous leave options.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make meaningful connections and impact lives through small moments of care.
- Qualifications: Experience in hospitality or cleaning, with a customer-focused approach.
The predicted salary is between 30 - 30 $ per hour.
As an integral part of our big-hearted team, you will be encouraged to grow and feel empowered to make a difference in the lives of others.
Employment Term: Part-time Opportunity available
Roster: Please clearly state your availability for shifts on your application questionnaire. Morning shifts can start as early as 6am. Afternoon shifts can finish as late as 8pm.
Location: Lowood Aged Care Facility
Remuneration: $30.05 p/hr ($37.56 p/hr casual) + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances
Enjoy a variety of shifts available across Kitchen Hand, Cleaning and Laundry services. Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare.
We're looking for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others - through small moments that leave big impacts.
About the role:
- As a Home Services Officer, you'll help create a clean, welcoming and comfortable environment for residents in our aged care home, supporting their wellbeing and quality of life through activities that include:
- Assisting with meal preparation, meal service and dining room support
- Cleaning resident rooms and shared areas to a high standard
- Providing laundry services, including caring for resident clothing and linen
- Supporting residents with warm, respectful and person-centred service
- Following food safety, infection control and hygiene practices
- Working as part of the hospitality team to deliver quality daily services
Role requirements:
- Experience in hospitality, food services, cleaning, laundry or a similar role
- A customer-focused approach with a commitment to providing quality service
- Understanding of food safety, infection control and cleaning practices
- Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies
- NDIS Workers Screening Clearance or willingness to obtain
We warmly encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people living with disability, and people of all genders and identities.
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 to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too. 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.
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
- Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme
Diversity & Inclusion: Our approach is simple–everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.
Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support.
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.
Home Services Officer in Lowood employer: UnitingCare Queensland
UnitingCare is an exceptional employer that offers a meaningful and rewarding work environment, particularly for those in the Senior Workplace Relations Counsel role. With a commitment to flexible work arrangements, generous salary packaging, and a strong focus on employee development, you will thrive in a culture that values respect, diversity, and inclusivity. Join a dedicated team that has been making a difference for over 100 years, supporting more than 400,000 people across Queensland and the Northern Territory.
