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About the role
A new opportunity has come available for an experienced Personal Care Assistant (cleaning included) to join our Home Care team in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
This role is being recruited on a maximum term contract of 6-months. During this time, your shifts will be full-time hours (38 hours per week) on a rotating roster.
This role attracts a salary of $33.96 - $36.59 / hour (pending skills and experience).
This role will see you travelling to people’s homes and providing in-home cleaning duties, attending to appointments, and general care duties in accordance with their approved care plan.
This role will also include high-clean duties which include more in-depth cleaning such as window’s, ceiling fans etc.
As the ideal candidate, you will be comfortable travelling to our consumers’ homes to primarily deliver cleaning services and will have a reliable and fully insured vehicle. You must be comfortable to complete allocated cleaning tasks as part of this role. You will be kind and compassionate in your approach to our consumers and be understanding and supportive of their needs whilst, able to interpret and understand their care-plans and stick to the delegated services.
Please note: Visa or Immigration sponsorship is not available with this role.
Benefits of working for us:
ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career with us can take you all over the NT including Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine or if you relocate interstate ARRCS are a pathway to Uniting Care QLD. In addition, your remuneration package includes the following:
6-weeks paid annual leave (pro-rata for part-time or maximum term)
Salary Packaging through Eziway.
Access to 70,000 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform.
Telus Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support.
Skills & experience:
To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate the following:
Previous experience in Cleaning, domestic or commercial.
Experience in assisting with the activities of daily living in a community or Home Care setting.
Currently holds or willing to obtain (at own cost) a Food Handlers Certificate to the 3.2.2A standard (online course).
Comfortable to work where delegated tasks are primarily cleaning over delivering of care.
NT Driver’s license and access to a reliable and fully comprehensive insured vehicle.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal and written communication skills.
Ability to manage and work within a culturally diverse team environment.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
An ability to undertake a range of manual handling functions related to the role.
Comfortable using mobile phone apps and working remotely.
About ARRCS
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provide services including Residential Care, Home Care and School Nutrition programs in the Northern Territory and South Australia.
Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve, and enable our clients with agency, pride and dignity.
ARRCS mandatory compliance
It is mandatory for all ARRCS employees to have the below prior to their commencement – Please note, these requirements are not required at application stage.
A National Police Check lodged or dated within the last 3 months of your commencement date.
Provide evidence of current Influenza Vaccination.
NDIS Workers Screening check received or lodged prior to commencement date.
Food Handlers Certificate
Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community, who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider, we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities, people, and cultures.
ARRCS highly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply.
If you are interested in learning further about this role, please review the attached Position Description or contact the Talent Acquisition Team via people@arrcs.org.au or phone 08 8982 5200.
About the role
A new opportunity has come available for an experienced Personal Care Assistant (cleaning included) to join our Home Care team in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
This role is being recruited on a maximum term contract of 6-months. During this time, your shifts will be full-time hours (38 hours per week) on a rotating roster.
This role attracts a salary of $33.96 - $36.59 / hour (pending skills and experience).
This role will see you travelling to people’s homes and providing in-home cleaning duties, attending to appointments, and general care duties in accordance with their approved care plan.
This role will also include high-clean duties which include more in-depth cleaning such as window’s, ceiling fans etc.
As the ideal candidate, you will be comfortable travelling to our consumers’ homes to primarily deliver cleaning services and will have a reliable and fully insured vehicle. You must be comfortable to complete allocated cleaning tasks as part of this role. You will be kind and compassionate in your approach to our consumers and be understanding and supportive of their needs whilst, able to interpret and understand their care-plans and stick to the delegated services.
Please note: Visa or Immigration sponsorship is not available with this role.
Benefits of working for us:
ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career with us can take you all over the NT including Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine or if you relocate interstate ARRCS are a pathway to Uniting Care QLD. In addition, your remuneration package includes the following:
6-weeks paid annual leave (pro-rata for part-time or maximum term)
Salary Packaging through Eziway.
Access to 70,000 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform.
Telus Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support.
Skills & experience:
To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate the following:
Previous experience in Cleaning, domestic or commercial.
Experience in assisting with the activities of daily living in a community or Home Care setting.
Currently holds or willing to obtain (at own cost) a Food Handlers Certificate to the 3.2.2A standard (online course).
Comfortable to work where delegated tasks are primarily cleaning over delivering of care.
NT Driver’s license and access to a reliable and fully comprehensive insured vehicle.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal and written communication skills.
Ability to manage and work within a culturally diverse team environment.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
An ability to undertake a range of manual handling functions related to the role.
Comfortable using mobile phone apps and working remotely.
About ARRCS
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provide services including Residential Care, Home Care and School Nutrition programs in the Northern Territory and South Australia.
Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve, and enable our clients with agency, pride and dignity.
ARRCS mandatory compliance
It is mandatory for all ARRCS employees to have the below prior to their commencement – Please note, these requirements are not required at application stage.
A National Police Check lodged or dated within the last 3 months of your commencement date.
Provide evidence of current Influenza Vaccination.
NDIS Workers Screening check received or lodged prior to commencement date.
Food Handlers Certificate
Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community, who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider, we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities, people, and cultures.
ARRCS highly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply.
If you are interested in learning further about this role, please review the attached Position Description or contact the Talent Acquisition Team via people@arrcs.org.au or phone 08 8982 5200.
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