Our Sunshine Coast Home and Community Service are currently seeking dedicated Support Services Workers to join our team in a permanent part-time opportunity within the Caloundra region.

Our Support Services Workers provide invaluable support by providing general household cleaning, laundry, cooking and social support to our older population with help around their homes. This role does not involve personal care, personal hygiene or medications.

The Caloundra region you will work across includes the following suburbs: Little Mountain, Caloundra/West, Shelley Beach, Meridan Plains, Golden Beach, Currimundi, Battery Hill, Dicky Beach, Wurtulla, Birtinya, Warana, Palmview, Mooloolah Valley, Diamond Valley, Maleny, Landsborough, Glasshouse Mountains & Beerburrum.

About the role:

• The physical demands of this role will include standing, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching etc.
• Ensure cleaning and other service standards outlined by Anglicare are met at all times
• Ensure duties are completed within the expected timeframe
• Use equipment as instructed to minimise risk of injury, and follow all manual handling and safe driving practices, in accordance with procedures and training

About you:

• Comfortable in the use of housekeeping equipment
• Able to follow domestic care plans
• Clear communicator who can maintain professional boundaries with clients and their families
• Demonstrated ability to be able to work independently and effectively with the elderly
• A Certificate II or III in Asset Maintenance (Cleaning Operations) will be highly regarded but not required

Qualifications:

• Current Driver Licence and your own reliable vehicle
• A current National Police Certificate
• Tetanus and Hepatitis B shots (or willingness to obtain)

Why Join Anglicare?

• Join a respected Not For Profit and make a real impact in your role to assist Queenslanders in need.
• 11.5% Super.
• Salary Packaging - get up to $15,900 of your salary tax free to pay for items such as Rent, Mortgage, Credit Cards, Utilities, School Tuition and more.
• In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, venue hire, holiday accommodation etc.)
• Employee Discounts at some of Australia's leading retailers.
• 6% Bupa Health Insurance Discount.
• Opportunities to purchase additional annual leave.
• Pastoral Care Support & Employee Assistance Programs.
• Free annual Flu vaccinations.

Interested? Apply online attaching your current resume

Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental ill health. We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing ongoing care and protection.