Domestic Assistant

Job No: MHC541
Location: South West Metro

Turn caring into a career at myHomecare

 

Role title: Domestic Assistant
Perth South-West
Part-time

 

  • Help older Australians to live independently at home
  • Develop your professional aged care community skills
  • Work with purpose: touch the lives of your clients and their families

 

At myHomecare, you’ll support older Australians to maintain their independence so they can enjoy living at home for longer.

 

We are searching for a compassionate and dedicated Carer to join our growing team as a Domestic Assistant with myHomecare in Perth south-west.

We pride ourselves in connecting our community to the services that suit their individual needs and lifestyle. You'll enjoy going the extra mile for our clients because providing home care isn’t just what you do – it’s what you’ll love to do.

 

As a Care Worker Level 2, you will:

  • Help our clients with a variety of daily domestic, social, respite and personal care services

    You’ll work with autonomy, patience and empathy to provide essential domestic care services in accordance with your clients’ care plans. You’ll build a genuine connection with your clients through:

 

  • Social support: Taking clients on outings to the shops, the bank, a café or, out for a walk
  • Transport: Taking clients to appointments or respite
  • Food preparation
  • Respite care: Assisting with exercising, dressing, toileting, and supervising the self-administration of medication
  • Domestic Assistance: Dusting, vacuuming, mopping, emptying garbage, washing dishes, laundry, and assisting around the garden
  • Personal care: Showering and assisting with other personal grooming



 

 

In this role, your work will embody our CARE values:

 

Courage
As a Care Worker, you’ll work one-on-one with your client, while reporting regularly to your Manager for support and guidance. Your routine may not always go as planned, but you’ll navigate the day with the wellbeing of your clients at the forefront of your mind.

 

Action
You’ll use your initiative and time-management skills to adapt to the needs of our clients – with safety always front of mind. You’ll be proactive and work hard to foresee our clients’ requirements, and take action to address these as promptly as possible. And along the way, we’ll support you to develop your knowledge and practical skills through our in-person and online training programs.


Reliable 
As a Care Worker, you’ll be dependable and always work with respect and integrity. It’s the level of service our clients expect. No matter whether you’re transporting a client to an appointment, helping them with personal banking, you’ll treat clients like your own family.

 

Empathy
This role goes deeper than cleaning, shopping and food preparation; you’ll build a real connection with a person who relies on you to enjoy life. You’ll be welcomed into your clients’ homes and lives, and gently support them with personal care such as showering, grooming and dressing. Each act of care you complete helps our clients to continue to live with dignity.

To join us, you’ll need:

 

  • A current First Aid Certificate (HLTAID003/4) and current CPR certificate (HLTAID001)
  • The right to work in Australia
  • A current driver licence and access to your own car with comprehensive car insurance
  • National Police Clearance
  • Be available 4-5 days per week
  • Experience working in the aged or disability care sectors is desirable

 

 

Does this sound like you? Discover how you can truly help people in your community today.

 

To apply, upload your resume through SEEK.

For more information, contact Nadia Narmin Chowdhury at Nadia.NarminChowdhury@myhomecare.com.au for a confidential chat.

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About the myHomecare Group.

The myHomecare Group is a group of likeminded industry experts committed to helping every older Australian live better at home with the care and support they require to do the things that have become more difficult.

In order to do this, our team searched the country, and handpicked the best Providers in Australia to join us. This way, we are able to cater our support to every older Australian.

We are Australia's leading Home Care Package provider for good reason.

We're known Australia wide for being the sort of organisation where you can make a genuine impact on the lives of others. Collectively our team has over 90 years' experience in helping Australians stay living in their homes as they age and reach their care goals. That's why we continue to be Australia's fastest growing Provider, supporting more people every day with the quality and personalised care they deserve.

We have a huge focus on providing easy access to quality care and assisting people to understand their home care options whether they live in Sydney CBD or rural WA.

Across all of our locations, everyone at the myHomecare Group plays a key role in delivering personalised care and helping clients on every step of their home care journey. Whether your skills are in community care or supporting our teams in our corporate offices, you'll be joining a purpose-driven company with a proud vision to make home the happiest place to be for our clients.

To achieve that, we need talented people like you who will go the extra mile to improve our services and dream up new ways to help our clients.