Community Care Worker - Brisbane South

About the role

Mercy Community is looking for Community Care Workers to provide care, support and assistance to clients across the southside of Brisbane to Mount Gravatt and surrounding areas. These are casual positions with early starts at 7:00 am so clients can meet their needs and goals. There are three vacancies.

Key responsibilities

• Work with clients in their homes, following their care plans to provide support and meet their needs
• Assist clients with their care requirements according to their care plans and preferences
• Support clients with transportation and community access
• Monitor clients' condition and report any changes in condition or behaviour
• Qualified workers (Certificate III or higher) provide in-home personal care and daily living assistance, including administering medication, manual handling and domestic assistance
• Unqualified workers provide domestic assistance, daily tasks and meal preparation, and unaccompanied shopping

Required profile

• Completed or studying towards Certificate III in Individual Support - Ageing (or similar), or experience as a Support Worker in aged care or disability
• Experience working with clients who have cognitive and/or physical limitations
• Own vehicle and a Queensland Provisional Green or above driver's licence with comprehensive insurance and service history (mandatory)
• Current First Aid and CPR certificate, or willingness to obtain them before starting
• Ability to obtain a personal history check in line with service stream compliance

What we offer

• Casual rate of $39.55-$40.84 per hour depending on experience, plus superannuation and salary packaging
• Salary packaging of up to $18,550 per year
• Payment of Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card fees
• Free counselling for employees and their immediate family
• Vaccination reimbursement and an employee benefits program
• Learning and development opportunities and career pathways