Community Support Worker (Casual Pool) Southern Fleurieu
Job no: 857085
Work type: Casual
Location: Fleurieu Peninsula
Categories: Catering and Hospitality, Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Support Services
* Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Country Health Connect, Various locations across the Southern Fleurieu region
* Salary: $28.52 - $28.82 per hour + 25% casual loading - WHA3
* Casual (up to 28/3/2025), working over a 7 day roster
Overview
This is a great opportunity to assist clients to remain living independently within the community within a Consumer Directed Care model for the provision of aged care, disability and support services. Working within the Southern Fleurieu region, you will enjoy a high level of autonomy within the community setting. You will provide personal care to clients such as showering, bathing, toileting/continence management, personal hygiene, and all aspects of grooming. You will also undertake household support such as vacuuming, washing floors, cleaning bathrooms/toilet areas, changing of bed linen, and preparation and cooking of basic meals. You may also undertake minor gardening tasks and contribute to day centre activities including transport, shopping assistance, and assistance with therapy services. Utilising a wellness and reablement approach, you may be required to assist with the use of lifters, pressure area care, and medication management under the direction of an appropriate clinical professional.
Holding a current driver’s licence and access to your own reliable transport, you will be flexible, conscientious, and able to work autonomously in the community. Demonstrating the ability to perform under limited direction, you will work well within a team environment and communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. Along with a commitment to maintaining client confidentiality, you will display empathy towards the elderly and disabled, and be willing to develop a positive rapport with clients and their families.
Check(s)
* DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
* DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
* National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (Direct Contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Application Closing Date: 28 March 2025 - 11.55PM
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