Community Care workers assist others to live independently in the community.
Community Care workers
Community Care workers support older community members, people with dementia, people with disabilities and their families with a range of services to remain independent.
Our staff will work with clients to support their goals, allowing clients to maintain an active and independent lifestyle.
Services can include:
- home care
- personal care
- social support and
- respite for carers.
Our Community Care workers need to have:
- CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Home and Community) or a certificate III in a relevant field as mentioned below:
- Aged
- Ageing Support
- Home and Community Care
- Disability
- Community Services
- It would be desirable to have completed the 'HLTHPS006 Assist clients with medication' module or equivalent however this not compulsory.
Our Community Care workers are also required to have:
- a current police check
- a drivers licence and access to an insured car to use for work
- a Working with Children's Check (if providing care to children under the age of 18).
Anyone seeking employment should make contact with the Senior Team Leader at Community Care on 03 5272 4617.
Common Questions
Our minimum requirements to become a Community Care Worker are as follows:
- a Certificate III in Individual Support (Home and Community) or equivalent
- preference for this elective HLTHPS006 - Assist clients with medication
- a current First Aid Level 2
- a current Victorian Drivers Licence
- a reliable car
- a current Police Check - that is no more than six months old at the time of employment
- a current Working with Children Check (if providing care to children under the age of 18).
We aim to be an Employer of Choice and firmly believe in the importance of investing in our Employees. Some benefits we offer are:
- flexible work hours
- employee assistance program
- learning and development programs.
A pre-employment functional assessment will be required before starting employment as a Community Care Worker. We organise this.
To provide our clients with a quality service, we provide training to all Community Care Workers that is relevant to their role.
The following training is compulsory and completed yearly:
- First Aid Level 2 refresher (Senior First Aid)
- CPR update
- any other training that is relevant to the role and the service provided, as discussed with the Supervisor.
- Compliance training as required on privacy, manual handling, child-safe standards, cybersecurity etc.
As a Community Care Worker you need access to a reliable, registered car and will be required to utilise your own car to complete community care work for the city.
Staff are reimbursed for kilometres travelled while completing client services.
Aged and Disability Services Community Care Workers
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