Are you passionate about making a positive difference in your local community?

Support customers in your local area and choose hours that suit your lifestyle.

Just Better Care Central Coast are looking for Support Workers across the Central Coast to join our caring and dynamic team and provide high quality in-home support services to our valued customers.

About us:

Across Australia Just Better Care provides in-home aged care and disability support services, supporting people to live independently. For over 15 years, we have been supporting older people, and people living with disability, to live independently in their own homes and stay connected to their local community.

Our friendly, compassionate and experienced team makes this possible. As part of the Just Better Care Central Coast team, you will be supported by the local office team based in Gosford. Just Better Care Central Coast is locally family owned and operated and has been supporting the Coast for over 15 years!

Competitive and above award casual pay rates i.e. Monday-Friday 6am-8pm pay rates starting at between $35.66-$42.88 per hour (Cert 3) and $34.94-$41.53 (Non Cert), $1.10 per km (Transport Supporting Clients). Additional penalties/allowances also paid including some travel and broken shifts. Possible opportunity to move to permanent part time employment in the future.

We are looking for staff with a cert 3 and experience to complete all services listed below, we also have entry level roles available for Domestic Assistance Support Professionals to complete domestic assistance, transport and social support services for those new to the industry.

We are looking for team members across the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie from Patonga to Gwandalan. Please contact us to find out more.

Duties and responsibilities include:

Personal care: showering, dressing, grooming and medication assistance

Social support/transportation for social activities, shopping/groceries, travelling to medical appointments

Domestic assistance: light household cleaning, laundry and meal preparation

Supporting customers in the use of aids and personal equipment

Supporting customers with complex and/or challenging needs, including use of manual handling equipment

Monitoring the well-being of customers and reporting on their progress

Provide updates on customer progress following each service

About you:

Caring, compassionate & friendly

Good interpersonal skills & written/verbal communication skills

Reliable & dependable

Ability to build rapport & good working relationships

Comfortable using technology (i.e. mobile app) for accessing rosters & recording customer notes/feedback

Ideally you have availability early morning and/or evening.

What you will need:

NDIS Worker Screening Clearance / Criminal Record Check

Proof of Vaccination (where relevant) i.e. COVID-19 vaccination certificate

Current First Aid certificate/CPR

Current Australian Drivers License

Reliable, registered, and insured vehicle

Smart phone with internet access

Current Working with Children Check (preferred)

Certificate III in Aged Care, Home & Community Care, Individual Support or Disability Services (preferred)

Previous employment experience in community care, disability care or health/aged care (preferred)

We also have entry level roles available for domestic assistance, transport and social support services for those new to the industry.

Next steps:

If you would like to join our growing team and become part of our friendly, professional network please apply today by clicking on “Apply”.

Possible starts with you!