Care Worker (Casual)

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE INDUSTRY: Support Workers required for all areas of Melbourne for Home and Community Care.

Applicants locally around these areas will be highly regarded:

**Mornington Peninsula

This is a unique opportunity to work for Caring Support @ Home as part of our supportive team ofsupport workers.

These positions arecasual with the potential for part-time employment in the future.

We are looking for applicants who are friendly, compassionate, reliable and enthusiastic. In returnyou will be employed in a position that is both challenging and rewarding. Caring Support @ Homeoffers ongoing training and opportunities for professional development.

Below are the requirements for these positions

- • Experience in Aged Care or Disability Care (community care experience will be highly regarded)
- • Certificate 3 or 4 in Aged Care, Disability or equivalent (nursing students who have completed theirAge Care placements will be considered)
- • Current Manual Handling Certificate
- • Assist clients with medication module (highly regarded)
- • Current police clearance that was completed within the last 3months
- • A current driver's licence and a comprehensively insured reliable vehicle
- • A current First Aid Certificate
- • Minimum 2 professional references required

Duties may include but are not limited to:

- Domestic assistance
- Personal care
- In home respite
- Social support
- Companionship
- Meal Preparation
- Transport to appointments
- Assistance with shopping

We have several clients from Culturally and Linguistically diverse backgrounds and thereforeapplicants with additional language skills will be highly regarded. We currently have a high need for staff who speak the following languages: Greek, Italian, Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, Hungarian,German, Russian, Arabic, Maltese, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tamil, Sinhalese and Nepali.

If you enjoy working in Home and Community care with aged and disabled clients and are after achallenging and rewarding career with flexible hours, then please email your resume to

********** or call our office during business hours (0830-1700 Mon-Fri) on 9131 5187.