Domestic Assistant
Silver Chain
- Maddington, WA
- $27.90 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Support clients to undertake domestic tasks in the home such as cleaning, laundry, meal preparation and other tasks as prescribed within the care/support plan
- Inspire clients to participate in their care, encouraging them to undertake what they can and assisting where they require support
- Support clients to maintain control of their lives by understanding and developing their functional capacity to improve their overall health and wellbeing
- Develop and maintain an awareness of the support needs of each client to ensure appropriate person centered services are provided, escalating any concerns or feedback as required
- Undertake routine administrative tasks on Comcare notes, care/support plans and other relevant documentation that complies with organisational policies and procedures
- Participate in activities and conversations that support continuous improvement of service delivery, to ensure quality service provision is maintained and to achieve Best Care for every client
- Work cooperatively and develop respectful relationships with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds
- Ability to undertake domestic/housekeeping tasks to a satisfactory standard, including cleaning, laundry, and meal preparation
- Effective interpersonal skills to build trust, confidence, and rapport with clients, enabling you to encourage and motivate clients to be as independent as possible
- Effective communication skills (verbal and written) to ensure effective service delivery and to ensure service provision can be discussed, recorded, and reported on as required
- Ability to prioritise work
- Ability to work alone within a home and/or out in the community and an ability to work as part a team
- Basic First Aid Certificate is desirable.
- Willingness to work towards Certificate III in Community Services, Individual Support or Aged Care would be highly desirable
- Salary packaging - up to $18,550 tax free per annum
- Leave loading 17.5%
- Travel allowance of $0.96 per k/m
- Subsidised gym membership - $15 per week to access hundreds of different fitness venues
- Health insurance programmes - discounts with HBF, Medibank & nib
- Social club discounts - cheaper tickets to cinemas, theatre shows, Zoo, Aqwa, Scitech, Adventure World and more *providers subject to change
- Mental health support - up to 3 free sessions with a degree-qualified psychologist per year
- Smart phone & training provided to perform your work
- Internal referral rewards - refer a friend or family member receive a $250 e-voucher
- Domestic Assistant $27.90 per hour + super (Perm Part Time)
- Plus $0.96c per k/m travel allowance
- Silver Chain operates Domestic Services Monday to Friday. We currently have permanent part-time positions available. We are looking for applicants who can:
- Work 3 days minimum / up to 5 days maximum
- Work a minimum of 5 hours per shift between: 08:00am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday
- We welcome enquiries from those requiring half days or school hours