• Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
• Incredibly rewarding community role 
• Casual positions available for Darwin and Palmerston area
• Salary Packaging benefits to increase your take home pay

Are you an experienced Home Care Assistant with a genuine passion to help people in the community to be as independent as possible?

If so, then come join our dedicated Home Care team in the Northern Territory and help support our Darwin community.

About the role

As a Home Care Assistant with Southern Cross Care, you will help older Australians to live better for life, in their own homes.

You will achieve this by building relationships with your clients, understanding their individual needs, goals and preferences, and delivering tailored support with daily tasks, activities, personal care and mobility support.

You will support your clients to live happy, healthy and active lives, helping to improve their quality of life.

You will enjoy exceptional learning opportunities including up to 25 hours of paid training when you join the team, and be supported to develop your skills and your career. A motor vehicle allowance is also payable for travel between clients as well as a full working tool kit, including a mobile phone.

For further details regarding the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.

About you

We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Certificate III in a relevant field (Individual Support (Ageing), Aged Care or Home and Community Care)
• First Aid certificate and CPR
• Must have current and unrestricted driver’s licence & own registered and insured car
• Demonstrated experience in a personal carer role without direct supervision
• Sound best practice personal care skills appropriate to the role
• Good understanding of the requirements to support clients living with dementia including  those who display challenging behaviours
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to build positive relationships with clients and their representatives
• Basic cooking skills
• A basic understanding of aged care packages - desirable