Domestic Assistant - Scarborough and Surrounds
* Support clients with domestic tasks in their own home.
* Competitive pay rates & salary packaging up to $18,550 tax-free each year.
The Organisation
Silverchain is the leading provider of complete in-home care services in Australia, supporting 115,000 people of all ages each year, across a range of services including hospital in the home, palliative care, aged care, allied health, social support, and virtual care monitoring.
We believe that everyone deserves the right to choose where they receive their care, and that home care helps keep our clients connected to their community.
The Role
We are currently looking for passionate Domestic Assistants to support our clients within specific suburbs: Doubleview, Glendalough, Herdsman, Joondanna, Mt Hawthorn, Osborne Park, Scarborough, Stirling, Tuart Hill, and Woodlands. Experience in the role is desirable but not essential. If you have 3-6 months' experience in a cleaning role, we'd love to hear from you.
Our Domestic Assistants support clients to undertake domestic tasks in the home as prescribed within the care/support plan, enhancing and encouraging participation in their own care to maintain independence, where possible. Responsibilities include domestic tasks such as making beds, ironing, laundry, dusting, vacuuming, and mopping the floor, with some social support in the community. Domestic Assistants will follow a predetermined schedule, travelling from home to home, therefore having unrestricted access to a vehicle and the ability to follow a digital schedule and care plan autonomously via a mobile app, will be essential.
About You
* Desirable qualifications: 3-6 months' Domestic/Industrial cleaning experience.
* A valid Driver's License with unrestricted access to a registered vehicle, which is appropriately insured and in good condition, is essential.
* Ability and willingness to work autonomously in the community, travelling from home to home, referring to a digital schedule and care plan, via a mobile app, will be essential.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal & written) skills are essential.
Employee Benefits
* $31.64 per hour + superannuation.
* Travel allowance of $0.99 per kilometre.
* Mobile phone provided for work purposes.
* 17.5% annual leave loading and excess leave cash-out options.
* Four-six weeks Annual Leave per year, with the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year.
* Paid parental leave provisions.
* Discounts from various retailers, health insurance providers, etc., including HBF, Medibank, and NIB.
* Social club discounts cheaper tickets to events and attractions, including cinemas, theatre shows, Zoo, Aqwa, Scitech, Adventure World, and more.
* Several recognition and education support programs available.
* Referral Scheme - receive $250 e-voucher, for each friend or family member you refer, who commences work with Silverchain.