Support Worker LCAH

Home Care - Support Worker - Tweed Heads and surrounding areas

• Pay rate: Up to $36.49 per hour plus travel expenses (paid per km for client visits)

• Flexible work options: Permanent Part-time Hours

• Increase your take-home pay with salary packaging benefits

About Us:
At RSL LifeCare, we have a dedicated and energetic Home Care team that's growing! Our team provides care services and support across the ACT & NSW to veterans and seniors in their own home. We have a highly rewarding opportunity for you to join a large social purpose organisation in the fastest-growing segment of the aged care industry as more and more Australians seek support to maintain their independence at home. Our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives is at the heart of everything we do as we continue to build upon our legacy of supporting veterans and their families for more than 100 years.

As a Community Support Worker, you'll help people stay safe and comfortable at home by:

• Helping with personal care (showering, dressing, grooming)

• Providing respite care (giving our clients Carers a break)

• Helping clients stay active and connected in their community

• Following care plans to meet each person's needs

• Working as a team to provide the best support possible

To succeed in this role, our expectations are that you will:

• Certificate in Individual Support, Aged Care, Disability, or Community Services - at this moment in time, we're sorry but we can't consider you if you don't have one of these qualifications

• Have a caring nature - be genuinely passionate about helping people

• Have excellent communication skills - you'll be to chat, engage and interact with clients and your colleagues

• Australian working rights

• A valid Australian driver's licence and access to a reliable, fully insured car

• A Police Check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to get one)

• First Aid and CPR certificate (or willingness to get one)

We value and support our team. When you join us, you'll enjoy:

• Salary packaging - Get up to $15,900 tax-free per year to increase your take-home pay

• Retail discounts - Save money at 700+ stores

• Fitness Plus

• Extra pay on leave - 17.5% leave loading on annual leave

• Career growth - Opportunities to move into Residential Care or Community Services

It is a mandatory requirement for a team member working in the Aged Care sector to have a valid Police Check or a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check, or potentially both, to undertake the inherent requirements of the role. Clearances must be verified prior to commencing employment with RSL LifeCare.

Our commitment to diversity:
We are proud to stand for our unique values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart, and Act as One team.

We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Veterans, current serving ADF personnel, their families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

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