CAREGiver
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our supportive team as a Live-in/Overnight Care Companion. Are you a passionate, reliable and caring individual, available to work 24 hour shifts? Are you wanting to work for a home care provider who values your individual skills and abilities? Our services include assistance with personal care, light household duties, meal preparation, medication reminders, transport to appointments, shopping and social outings. 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.
Care Services • Redlands & Logan
About this role:
- Live-In Care Companions support our clients on a 24 hour basis. Supporting clients in their own home offering the security, safety and someone nearby when they need.
- 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. (Our CAREGivers are required to be able to support in all of these areas).
- Companionship which may include supporting your client to engage in everyday things that they enjoy, watching TV, gardening and other hobbies plus social outings.
- As a 24 hour carer you will live in with your client, have your own space/room in the home and be available to support your client at anytime they need, the 24 hour will include periods of rest.
- Our services provide one on one support in our clients homes, therefore you must be confident that you are happy to provide individual support which will include staying with the clients home overnight.
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:
- A reliable car (with private vehicle insurance) and at a minimum, your green P plates
- Be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Have a smart phone and access to a PC, laptop or tablet in order to complete some online training modules
What we offer:
- A rewarding career where you can make a positive difference in the lives of seniors and their families
- A flexible work schedule that enables you to work hours to suit you either during the day, evening, overnight or at weekends
- 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.
Please submit an application and tell us why you would like to work with us as a live-in CAREGiver?
About Home Instead Redlands and Logan
Established in 2013, our Home Instead Birkdale office is the trusted choice for in-home care and companionship services in Redlands and Logan. We are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of local seniors and their families and we take pride in every aspect of their care to ensure they have access to the best quality care services and support they need to continue living, safely, independently and happily in the comfort of their own home.
