Community Worker- Overnight Respite Cottage and Home Club
- Provide social support or respite for family/carers
- Assist clients with personal care and leisure activities
- Manage clients with difficult behaviours
Discover a career where care goes both ways!
- Location - Dubbo
- Permanent part time roles available
- Rotating roster with alternate weekend availability needed
- Pay rate – $37 per hour + superannuation + Not for profit employer so you pay less tax!
Catholic Healthcare now employs over 6,000 people, with over 30 years of service. Our Mission is to promote the dignity, life and spirituality of older people through connected and inclusive communities.
We are looking for passionate and caring individuals to join our friendly and supportive respite care team at Dubbo Overnight Respite Cottage and Home Club.
Day to day this role looks like:
- Providing social support or respite for family/carers
- Personal care including assistance with showering and dressing
- Assisting and supporting clients to engage in desired leisure activities.
- Managing clients with difficult behaviors
To be successful in this role you’ll need
- Genuine passion for providing high quality care to older Australians
- Comfortable interacting with a wide variety of people
- Good communication skills
- Dementia experience required
- Certificate III in Aged Care or equivalent
- Willingness to apply for a Police Check
What we can offer you
- Competitive hourly pay rate
- Not-for-profit tax benefits so you pay less tax
- Fitness Passport discounted gym benefits
- Long Service leave after 5 years
- 40+ Locations across NSW and QLD if you choose to move
- A values-based organisation that welcomes applicants from all faiths and backgrounds
We know you have many choices of employer - choose Catholic Healthcare where you can make a positive impact and be well rewarded.
Apply online now!
Catholic Healthcare acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we live, work and dream. We pay our respects to their Indigenous Elders past and present, for they hold the traditions, culture, and hopes of their people as we journey towards reconciliation. We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.
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