Personal Care Worker - Home Care - 6-Month Placement.

Personal Care Worker - Home Care - 6-month placement

About the role: ARRCS are actively sourcing a qualified Personal Care Worker to join our Home Care Team on a full-time, maximum term assignment of 6-months, with a possible extension. Based out of our Darwin office and servicing clients within inner and regional Darwin, your role as Personal Care Worker – Home Care will see you travelling to people's homes and providing care and support within the consumer's home environment.

Tasks include:

1. Undertaking cleaning, bed making, personal care including grooming, showering, mobility and assisting with meals.
2. Assisting with social support, taking consumers to appointments and shopping.

As the ideal candidate, you will bring:

1. Previous experience in either Aged or Disability care.
2. Comfortable travelling to people's homes to provide care.
3. A fully insured and reliable vehicle with full-comprehensive insurance.
4. A caring and understanding approach, with the ability to understand a consumer's care plan and delegated services provided by their My Aged Care funding.
5. A strong customer service attitude and respect.

Benefits of working for us:

1. 6 Weeks Annual Leave PA + 17.5% Leave Loading.
2. Salary increases annually in accordance with personal performance and our Enterprise Agreement.
3. Salary Packaging through CBB.
4. Access to 70 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform.
5. Telus Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support.

About ARRCS: Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is a not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provides services including Residential Care, Community Care, NDIS, School Nutrition and Early Learning Childhood programs in the Northern Territory.

Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve, and enable our clients with agency, pride and dignity.

Skills & experience: To be considered for this role, we do ask that you submit your resume and ensure that you have the following experience:

1. Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Care, Disability or Home and Community Care.
2. Preference to have completed the 'Assist Clients with Medication' elective as part of your qualification.
3. A current or willing to obtain a Food Handlers Certificate to the standard 3.2.2A.
4. Previous experience in assisting with the activities of daily living in a community or Home Care setting, preferably, however, not essential.
5. Demonstrated effective interpersonal and both verbal and written communication skills.
6. Ability to manage and work within a culturally diverse team environment.
7. An ability to undertake a range of manual handling functions related to the role.
8. Personal registered and insured vehicle.

Before applying please note the following:

1. You must have a National Police Check within the last 3 months.
2. Provide evidence of current Influenza Vaccination.
3. NDIS Workers Screening check received or lodged.

Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community, who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider, we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities, people and cultures.

ARRCS highly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply.

If you are interested in learning further about this role, please review the attached Position Description or contact the Talent Acquisition Team via.