CAREGiver – ‘Care Again’
Are you wanting to work for a home care provider who values your individual skills and abilities? Have you been out of the workforce for more than 12 months and lack confidence and skills to find a new rewarding career? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our supportive team as a CAREGiver. To us, it’s personal and we need special CAREGivers to help us personally provide the best quality in-home care and support for our clients. Our services include assistance with personal care, light household duties, meal preparation, medication reminders, transport to appointments, shopping and social outings.
Care Services • Geelong
Home Instead Geelong – WHY we do what we do
About this role:
- Providing compassionate home care through building trust and taking the lead to support individuals to live as independently as possible at home
- Individualised care that is tailored to suit the personal needs of our individual clients
- Provide personal care to our clients, including assistance with transport and general home support, assistance with meal preparation, showering, dressing, grooming, toileting and mobility.
Ideally, we would like you to:
- Have a big heart, patience, and a desire to help improve the lives of seniors and their families
- Be personable, approachable and able to build relationships with each of your clients
- Have clear communication skills
- Be proficient in use of and have a mobile smart phone
- If you are reliable, caring, compassionate, and value and enjoy the company of older people, we invite you to join our team.
Preferred requirements:
- You live in the local area of our office
- A reliable car and a current Driver Licence
- Be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident
What we offer:
- Above-award wages including paid travel time and travel allowance of 85c/km in between clients.
- Clients within your local area with a flexible work schedule that enables you to work hours to suit you either during the day, school hours, evening, overnight or at weekends.
- A rewarding career where you can make a positive difference in the lives of seniors and their families.
- Return to Work Program “Care Again” to increase confidence and skills (structured 12 week program for employees who have been out of the workforce for >12 months)
- The opportunity to obtain a Cert3 in Individual Support or upskill to Cert4 in Ageing Support & Disability on the job (Government funded to eligible candidates).
- A welcome and supportive working environment.
- Comprehensive training program where no prior experience or qualifications is required and we will enable and support you to achieve a formal qualification in aged care
- A company that recognises and appreciates the value of the work that you do
- If you are reliable, caring, compassionate, and value and enjoy the company of older people, we invite you to join our team.
About Home Instead Geelong
Home Instead is a leading provider of high-quality, relationship-based in-home care for ageing adults. Home Instead Geelong was founded by Giovanni and Giselle Siano in 2018 and employs over 250 people in the local community.
We help with a range of personal and lifestyle needs while providing welcome companionship for ageing adults. Services include assistance with personal care, light household duties, meal preparation, medication reminders, and transport to appointments, shopping and social outings. Home Instead is committed to addressing the individual and national challenges of Australia’s ageing population.
Home Instead Geelong was named as Geelong’s ‘Business of the Year 2021’ and received the ‘Emerging Business (under 3 years) award in the Geelong Business Excellence Awards, a prestigious award which celebrates the achievements of businesses in the Geelong region.
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