This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of community members across our region.

Vacancy Details:Position: Direct Care Worker Job Type: Casual Tenure: Permanent Location: St Arnaud Package: $39.16 per hour plus superannuation Download Position Description: Direct Care Worker Applications Close: Monday 5th May 2025

About Northern Grampians Shire Council

Northern Grampians Shire Council has a diverse employment base, across 14 worksites in the Grampians Region of Victoria. We offer flexible work arrangements, providing access to relevant training and professional development opportunities with a variety of employee benefits. We promote innovation, responsiveness, respectfulness and continuous improvement as our core values. Being a smaller organisation, we can provide you with opportunities to act in leadership roles, transition between teams and participate in a range of collaborative projects with other team members or the wider community. We provide a supportive and flexible environment that values the balance between work and our employees' personal lives.

Why join us?

In addition to the picturesque landscapes at our backdoor, there are many other benefits to working for our innovative and vibrant Northern Grampians Shire Council. These include:

• Fortnightly RDO: Enjoy a well-deserved break and rejuvenate.
• Great Team Environment: A safe, respectful and supportive environment to enable you to thrive. You will work with like-minded, passionate individuals who love what they do.
• Professional Growth: We nurture talent and provide opportunities to flourish.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: To support your work life balance.
• Salary Packaging Options: Including remote area housing allowances and novated lease vehicles
• Access to Paid Leave: including purchased leave, paid parental leave, gender affirmation leave and to respond to family violence matters
• Employee Assistance Program: Your well-being matters - we've got you covered.
• Biodiversity: Explore our Council region's varied flora and fauna

Promote Inclusion

Northern Grampians Shire Council is committed to promote inclusion of all children and families; we aim to establish a culture that supports:

• cultural safety for Aboriginal children by working in partnership with Aboriginal peoples and Aboriginal community controlled organisations
• cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds
• establishing a safe environment for children with a disability

Position objectives

This position is responsible for providing assistance to clients to be more independent in their own homes and the community, thereby enhancing their quality of life.

Home care services are provided which:

Promote each client’s capacity to live as independently as possible,

Take a person-centred approach to care, that promotes client’s wellness and active participation in the decisions about care; and

Provides timely, flexible and targeted services that are capable of maximising each client’s independence.

Key responsibility areas

Support clients to achieve and maintain wellbeing and independence as outlined in the individual support plan and in accordance with the Active Service Model.

Responsible for the direct provision of the highest possible standard of a range of home and community care services to clients as determined by their assessed support plan including:

Assist clients with domestic assistance household/environmental tasks in relation to personal care and support such as maintaining a safe, hygienic living environment and undertaking a range of cleaning tasks.

Provide a range of personal care tasks which enable the clients to maintain their desired standards of personal care and hygiene, such as assistance with mobility, bathing and toileting.

Undertake a range of personal assistance/respite tasks as determined by the assessed support plan to support client independence and social support which may include:

Assist with meal planning and preparation.

Undertake shopping, banking and correspondence as required.

Escort clients to appointments or for shopping or leisure activities.

Assist with recreational activities appropriate to client preference.

Provide a high level of customer service that is responsive, non-judgemental and professional to clients and carers at all times.

Monitor and report changes/concerns regarding client well-being and identified opportunities for enhancing client independence and social involvement.

Participate in continuous improvement and staff development processes as required by the Team Leader Positive Ageing.

Maintain professional boundaries with clients at all times

Perform, as directed, other duties that are within the limits of the incumbents’ skill, competence and training.

Qualifications and experience

Employees will have satisfactorily completed structured training to one or more of the following levels:

Trade Certificate or equivalent.

Completion of TAFE accredited/industry-based training courses or

Knowledge and skills gained through on-the-job training commensurate with the requirements of the work in this position.

Selection criteria

Minimum Certificate III in Individual Support (or equivalent), and competencies in Level 2 First Aid and CPR, monitor medications and food handling.

Experience and capacity to undertake general household duties, respite care and personal care tasks, which may at times be repetitive and/or physically demanding.

Ability to communicate effectively, non-judgmentally and empathically with older people, people with disabilities and their carers.

Awareness and support of the philosophies of healthy ageing and the Active Service Model.

How to apply

• Click the Apply Button
• Download and read the position description.
• Attach a resume and cover letter briefly addressing the key selection criteria.
• Submit your application by following the process on this page.

If you'd like to know more contact Ty Taylor, Coordinator Community Care at [email protected] or call 03 5358 8700.

Applications close 12pm Monday 5th May 2025.

Northern Grampians Shire Council is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to providing a safe workplace that embraces and values child safety.