Description:
Home Care Workers- Barwon Region
Mercy Health Home Care Services - Geelong
Due to a period of rapid growth, we now have fantastic career opportunities for committed Home Care Workers to join our Mercy Health Home Care Services team within the Barwon region, with the ability to work in Lara, Portarlington and St Leonards being an advantage.
ABOUT YOU:
- A Certificate III in Home and Community Care, Aged Care, Individual Support or Certifivate IV in Disability
- Experience working in Community Care, Aged Care or Disability Sector
- A demonstrated ability to be client focused, empathetic and flexible.
- A current Driver’s Licence and a registered vehicle
- A current First Aid Certificate
ABOUT US:
Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.
WHAT WE OFFER:
Mercy Health recognises that many people want to work somewhere that is more than ‘just a job.’ At Mercy Health, we pride ourselves on our values-based culture, and offer a generous range of benefits to support you to maintain a healthy work/life balance. These include:
- Salary packaging benefits
- Opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Health and Wellbeing programs
- Camp Australia School Holiday Program
- Career progression and development opportunities
- A range of discounts available across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services
We focus on caring for our staff members and those important to them.
At Mercy Health we pride ourselves on embracing diversity and foster an inclusive culture where individual differences are respected and celebrated. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Mercy Health has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
To be the successful candidate you must meet the position requirements as well as provide a current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check. Mercy Health may conduct additional background checks subject to current legislation.
Enquiries to: Ms Karlie Keck, Regional Manager on 03 5240 7300