
Personal Care Worker - Home Care Katherine (part-time)
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services
Posted 21 days ago
About the role
We have a new opportunity for a qualified and experienced Personal Care Worker to join our Home Care Team in Katherine, NT. This role is available on a part-time basis working 24 hours per week on the fixed roster of Monday, Tuesday and Fridays’ – 8am-4pm.
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.
Please note: Visa Sponsorship is not available for this vacancy.
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 (pro-rata for PT) .
- 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
About ARRCS
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provide services including Residential Care, Home Care, School Nutrition and Early Learning Childhood programs in the Northern Territory.
Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve, and enable our clients with agency, pride and dignity.
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 or above 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.
ARRCS mandatory compliance:
It is mandatory for all ARRCS employees to have the below prior to their commencement:
- You must have or lodged a National Police Check within the last 3 months.
- Provide evidence of current Influenza Vaccination.
- NDIS Workers Screening check received or lodged.
Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community, who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider, we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities, people and cultures.
ARRCS highly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply.
If you are interested in learning further about this role, please review the attached Position Description or contact the Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] or phone 08 8982 5200.
About Australian Regional and Remote Community Services
ARRCS (Australian Regional Remote Community Services)
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) was established in July 2014 and provides aged care and community services in the Northern Territory. The services were previously managed by Frontier Services.
ARRCS operates eight residential care facilities with a combined capacity of 385 beds, and 11 community care programs in Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine, Mutitjulu and Docker River. Some of the services are specifically for Indigenous Australians.
Our staff aim to provide Territorians with services that are responsive to people’s needs now and as their circumstances change.
These services are available to older people, people with a disability, patients discharged from hospital or following a visit to their GP, and individuals and carers who are in need of support.
We help people in their homes, in the community, in our community care centres and residential aged care facilities.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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