Care Worker - Charlestown
Care Worker - Charlestown
Care Worker - Charlestown
- 498391
- Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Permanent Part-Time
Care Worker – At Home Services
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of older Australians? Do you want to join a supportive and values-driven organisation? If you answered yes to these questions, then we have an exciting opportunity to suit your own hours!
Key features
- A comprehensive range of Employee Benefits from health & wellness to professional development opportunities
- If working an example 5hr shift, earn between $164.30 - $172.95 + 12% superannuation + paid travel time & mileage* + salary packaging.*To help ease some of the pressure from rising fuel costs, employees who claim Vehicle/Travel (per km) reimbursement will receive a temporary increase of 5 cents per kilometre for all reimbursable journeys until May 2026, pending review.
- Supportive team culture where your contributions matter
- Join an organisation that values clients and staff
- Apply your transferable skills to support independent living at home
About the role
As a Care Worker supporting clients in the Charlestown and surrounding areas, you will be part of our BaptistCare At Home team that provides quality complex care and support to our clients in their own homes. You may assist with a range of tasks pertaining to household cleaning, showering, dressing, food preparation, continence support, medication assistance and transports to name a few. You will also develop genuine connections with your clients and help them live their best possible lives.
To support you in your role
- We offer a comprehensive orientation program including buddy shifts
- You’ll have direct access to a dedicated supervisor to support you
- You’ll be provided with a company mobile phone to access emails, rosters and client care plans
- Access to a dedicated learning and development team to support your ongoing professional development and career pathways
- Earn $32.86/hr (unqualified) - $34.59/hr (qualified) plus superannuation per hour + paid travel time and mileage* between clients
Still want to know more about this amazing opportunity? Please click the link to hear from one of our fabulous Care Workers- click here to find out more.
What do we need from you?
You will have an unrestricted Australian Driver Licence and a reliable vehicle with Third Party Property Damage Insurance to transport clients. You will be a strong verbal communicator with resilience and patience. You will be a proficient user of smartphone technology, apps and email.
About Us
BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing. We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.
That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.
BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all
The Employee Benefits are endless when you join BaptistCare!
Enjoy access to salary packaging which may increase your take-home pay, novated leasing, rewards and recognition, programs to support your wellbeing, employee referral program and retail discounts to name a few.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. Closing Date is subject to change without notice.