Aged Care Support Worker

Aged Care Support Worker, City of Manningham

• Flexible casual hours, collaborative, supportive and highly skilled team
• Not for profit, with salary packaging benefits and worklife balance

About Access Health and Community

With a history of 150 years and caring at our centre, our mission and commitment is to build healthier lives within our communities and to deliver excellent health and community services for all. We have a dedicated and experienced team of over 300 employees and 200 volunteers operating across 18 locations. Our people are the centre of everything we do, making a contribution to the wellbeing of the community every day through our work, making a difference every day to those that need it most.

About the role

An exciting new opportunity to join our thriving community health care organisation and work within a truly supportive and value-based culture and engaged workforce.

As part of the Carer Support Program, we offer flexible in-home respite or centre based respite support during the day. Hours are mainly Monday-Friday 9am - 4:30pm. Our qualified staff provide individualised care and support to assist each of our clients (and their carers) to stay active, connected, involved and independent at home. This casual role offers 15 flexible hours across the week.

As a casual Support Worker, you will actively support your regular clients (aged 65 and over) to remain living independently at home and engaging with them in social activities 1:1 and at times within a group setting at our day centre. You will assist clients their basic personal care needs. You will also provide social support including taking clients on outings to the shops, the bank, a café or, out for a walk.

You will be required to travel across the council areas of the City of Manningham.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We are seeking male and female support workers and the following languages are desirable: Greek, Italian, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese and Hakka.

What you will be doing

• Deliver a high standard of in-home and/or centre-based support to clients.
• Enable clients to maintain their well-being and independence
• Deliver high quality personalised care to our valued aged care clients in their own homes
• Collaborate with the team in the development of initial care plan reviews and other client documentation as required
• Assist with continuous improvement by seeking feedback from participants and their carers

What you will bring

• Key Selection Criteria_
• Certificate III in Aged Care or equivalent and First Aid/CPR certification
• Experience supporting older adults in the community, including those that have a diagnosis of dementia, or other special needs
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team environment, with a mature approach to resolving problems and conflict and contribution to shared decision-making
• Experience in undertaking personal care tasks such as meal assist, medication prompting, assistance with hygiene and continence management, supervision to mobilise
• Experience using Microsoft packages
• A Victorian driver’s license and comprehensively insured vehicle

Attributes

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of cultural sensitivity and awareness
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills
• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated behaviours consistent with Access Health and Community values.

*Access Health and Community Culture & Benefits

The reasons why people love working at Access Health and Community:
Not only will you benefit from a rewarding and challenging career; you will thrive in our collaborative and supportive culture where you will make a positive difference each day giving back to those that need it most.

Enjoy the extensive Access Health and Community range of benefits that are on offer;

• A truly supportive and valued based culture and engaged workforce
• A culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
• Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
• Employee Referral Program
• An authentic focus on staff wellbeing and health
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A commitment to ongoing professional Development and career growth
• Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Annual leave Loading

AccessHC Culture & Benefits

_ The reasons why people love working at AccessHC:_

Not only will you benefit from a rewarding and challenging career; you will thrive in our collaborative and supportive culture where you will make a positive difference each day giving back to those that need it most.

Enjoy the extensive AccessHC range of benefits that are on offer;

• A truly supportive and valued based culture and engaged workforce
• A culture of trust and