Care1 is currently seeking enthusiastic and reliable people to join our team of care workers to provide care and support to a care recipient in Waterfall NSW with the following shifts available:

Mon 4.15pm-10.30pm

Tues 3.30pm – 10.30pm

Wed 4.15pm – 10.30pm

Thurs 3.30pm – 10.30pm

Fri 4.15pm – 10.30pm

Sat 4.15pm -10.30pm

Sun 4.15pm – 10.30pm

About Care1

Care1 is an Australian owned medium-sized health care agency servicing Care Recipients in Greater Sydney, Queensland, Canberra, and regional areas within NSW.

Care1 provides quality support services to people with complex care needs, specifically people with Spinal Cord Injuries and people with Acquired Brain Injuries.  Care1 is endorsed to the following care standards; 

• NDIS Practice Standards, incorporating the Core Standards for Safety and Quality in Healthcare
• ACIS through Disability and HACC standards ACIS 4.0, 
• ISO 9001:2015

About the Role

You’ll ensure optimal comfort for our care recipient by assisting with activities of daily living and other care as determined by the needs and the care plans of the care recipients we support.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting care recipients with complex and/or challenging needs
• Personal care: Bowel care, showering, dressing, grooming and medication assistance
• Domestic assistance: light housework (cleaning, laundry and meal preparation)
• Supporting care recipients who use personal equipment /aid, this may include walking or standing frames, wheelchairs, hoists
• Monitoring the well-being of clients and reporting on their progress
• Social Activities: Transporting clients to their appointments, shopping, any planned social activity

Essential Criteria:

• Right to Work in Australia such as passport, birth certificate etc.
• Drivers license and reliable vehicle
• First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain before employment
• Police Check or NDISWC are essential with a preference for NDISWC
• Working with Children Check
• COVID-19 Vaccine Digital Certificate

Desirable Criteria

• Experience providing complex personal care
• Certificate III or IV in Individual Support, Disabilities or similar is desirable (willingness and the ability to obtain is essential)
• Previous healthcare or community welfare experience is an advantage along with a genuine desire to support people to live a higher quality of life will be highly regarded

What we offer

• Competitive hourly rate
• Flexible shifts
• Supportive Leadership team
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)