Buddy Support Worker
Southern Cross Care
- Mount Barker, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
- Various casual positions available
- Bupa Health Insurance and Goodlife Health Club discounts available
- Salary packaging to maximise your take-home pay
- Supporting, enabling and empowering clients to maximise independence, improve and maintain their health, wellness and quality of life
- Providing opportunities for all clients to engage in meaningful pursuits and reach their well-being goals
- Acting with a sense of urgency to address decline in; clients’ physical performance and/or social engagement and the well-being of the client’s carer
- Supporting the implementation of organisational projects to improve client outcomes as directed by the Community Respite Program Lead
- Certificate III and/or IV in a relevant field (Aged Care, Home and Community Care, Disability), as well as First Aid certificate
- Current and unrestricted driver’s licence & own registered and insured car
- Experience in dementia care and working with older adults in a meaningful way, i.e. towards a social, physical and/or mental goal
- Sound interpersonal skills including the ability to foster relationships and communicate with clients that are presented with reduced cognition and high level needs, whilst also being able to work with clients and families / representatives to support positive quality of life outcomes
- Ability to deliver a program with emphasis on person-centredness, healthy ageing through goal setting, emotional support, health literacy and community engagement
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Proficient computer and keyboard skills and the ability to use Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Gmail etc.) as well as in-house databases