Personal Care Worker - Home Care

About the role

We have two new opportunities for a Personal Care (Support) Workers to join our Home Care Team in Alice Springs on a permanent Full-Time basis of 76 hours per fortnight across a Monday - Sunday roster.

Your role as Personal Care Worker will see you providing care and support within the consumers home environment, undertaking cleaning, bed making, personal care including grooming, showering, mobility and assisting with meals. You may also be required to assist with social support, taking consumers to appointments and shopping.

This opportunity will suit a committed person who has care and compassion and enjoys interacting with our clients within their own home or social environment. As the ideal candidate, you will be caring and will ensure that you will interact in a meaningful way to assist those looking to maintain their independence.

Benefits of working with ARRCS: 

ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career 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.

• 6 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% Leave Loading.
• 75% pay rise every 6 months (Jan/Jul) for the life of our current Enterprise Agreement.
• Salary Packaging through CBB which can add up to an approximate $5K PA onto your annual salary.
• Access to our highly skilled in-house Clinical Education team to support ongoing training and development.
• Benestar Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support

Skills & experience:

To be considered for this role, we require the following skills and qualifications,

• Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Care, Disability Care.
• Ability to work and live in Alice Springs, NT.
• Previous experience in assisting with the activities of daily living in a community or Home Care setting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate or above computer / remote device skills.
• An ability to undertake a range of manual handling functions related to the role.
• Available use of personal registered and full comprehensive insured vehicle.

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, Community Care, NDIS, School Nutrition and Early Learning Childhood programs in the Northern Territory.

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.

Before applying you need to have these things:

• Currently hold or willing to obtain a National Police Check dated within 3 months of commencement. 
• Provide Evidence of Influenza Vaccination and COVID -19 Vaccination.
• Ochre Card (Working with Children) or a NDIS Screening Check.
• First Aid Certificate (Or proof of enrolment).

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.

So why not join our team today to benefit the local community that you work in!

If you would like more information on this role, please refer to the attached position description or contact the Talent Acquisition team via people@arrcs.org.au or phone 08 8982 5222.