Job Description
Do you love to care?
We do! Join HammondCare as a Home Care Worker and be part of an independent, not-for-profit organisation improving the lives of thousands of older people in need.
HammondCare Home Care is currently looking for Carers to join our team in the Western Sydney Region on a Permanent Part time basis.The successful applicant can work Monday to Friday from 7am start to flexible end time or 2pm start to finish time 8 pm.
Areas we currently need to cover are Wentworthville, Granville, Winston Hills, Dural, Parramatta , and surrounding suburbs. The successful applicant should be comfortable to travel upto 25 to 30 km's .
The care work you'll be doing may include:
• Providing personal care - helping with showering and dressing
• Helping around the home - meal preparation and light house cleaning
• Providing transportation to appointments and assisting with shopping
• Assisting with medication
Being female is recognised as a genuine occupational qualification for this role and is authorised under the applicable Anti-Discrimination/Equal Opportunities legislation, and so we ask that only female applicants apply.
In return for your expertise, we offer:
- $31.95 to $35.44 per hour plus 99c/km + paid travel time + mobile phone provided
- full training to all care workers (no experience is necessary)
- salary packaging (for PPT only): $15,900 annually for living expenses, plus up to $2,650 each year for entertainment benefits
- additional training and career development opportunities
- leave benefits (purchased additional annual leave)
- reward and recognition program
- fitness passports: full facility access can include gyms, group classes and pools for yourself and your family
- counselling services and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees
- exclusive discounts at MyCar for servicing, repairs and more
- exclusive commercial discounts for JB HI-FI, The Good Guys, Optus, Dell and Samsung
About you
- you’re a people-person who is patient and solutions-focused
- you have previous experience in aged or community care, or are looking to start your career in aged care
- you have a valid Driver’s Licence and access to an insured, reliable car (min. Third Party Property Insurance) & are comfortable driving around your local area
- ideally, you'll have a Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support. If you're not currently qualified and would like to be, then we can help
- you'll be flexible around meeting the changing needs of home care clients
About us
At HammondCare, we’ve been caring for people for more than 90 years, working together to improve quality of life for older people, no matter how complex their needs may be.
We provide expert home care, dementia care and palliative care, regardless of circumstances, beliefs, background or financial situation, led by our not-for-profit, Christian foundations and backed by research and clinical expertise.
So, if you love to care, join us, and make a career move that matters.
Because it’s not just care. It’s HammondCare.
Sounds like you? Apply now!
For any general enquiries please contact [email protected]
**Please complete an application via the website, applications via email will not be accepted.
All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to a criminal record and reference checks, and will also be asked to attend a pre-employment functional assessment.
We are committed to inclusion across race, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, belief, age and ability. Because at HammondCare, everyone belongs.