Up to $32.80 p.h. + 11.5% Super + Allowances
Personal Carer | BlueCare | Community Care
* Employment Status: Permanent Part Time
* Location: Toowoomba South West & Surrounding Areas
* Remuneration: $32.80 p/hr + 11.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay) + Allowances & Travel Reimbursement (KM's) + Employee discounts
As a Personal Carer, you'll provide care to your clients living in the community, supporting their independence and improving their quality of life.
* Spending your time on the road completing scheduled visits, interacting one-on-one with clients within their homes supporting with daily activities
* In-home personal care, daily living assistance including showering, personal hygiene, meal preparation, house cleaning, laundry, and ironing
* Providing care in accordance with their individualised Care Plan
* Supporting community-based recreational and social activities
* Transportation and assistance with shopping and appointments.
We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success. Come join one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.
* Certificate III Aged Care, Home and Community Care, Disability Support, or an equivalent qualification
* Current Australian driver's licence and roadworthy vehicle as required (Applicable only for Personal - Carer - Community Aged Care)
* Experience with technology incl. smartphones, tablets, laptops etc
* Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies
What we can offer you:
* Save tax and increase your take-home pay by salary packaging living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
* A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
* Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
* 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, on top of the government scheme
* Paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate significant cultural events
BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we'd love you to be too.
Joining the state's largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Start making a difference today.
Our application process takes less than 15 minutes - Click the 'APPLY' button to be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple - everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability, or gender identity. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people, and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces, and the communities we support.
If you have a passion for caring and want to empower others to live fully then we’d love to hear from you.
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