Employment Vacancy
Position Title: Community Support Worker
Direct Supervisor: Senior Support Worker
Main Purpose of Position
The primary purpose of this role is to provide support to clients to maintain and/or improve their capacity to remain living independently in their home.
Accountabilities
Work Health & Safety
Standards of Performance
- Observe and comply with all health and safety instructions, procedures, signs and notices relating to your work and correctly use the appropriate protective clothing and equipment supplied.
- Follow Infection Prevention and Control procedures and standards relevant to the role.
- Use correct documented procedures to correct, if possible, and immediately report any unsafe situations, near-miss incidents and all work related injuries.
- Maintain good housekeeping at all times.
Personal Leadership
- Acts with honesty, empathy and kindness towards co-workers and clients.
- Engages and works collaboratively with others through a shared purpose to achieve goals.
- Has a thorough awareness of cultural safety and conducts themselves to operate inclusivity.
- Takes responsibility on an individual level to strive for excellence.
- Accepts and responds constructively to feedback.
- Is aware of own strengths and limitations and seeks help from others as required.
- Adapts communication style and messages to suit different personalities and cultures.
Risk
- Understand and proactively contribute to managing risk and to promote a culture of participation in the risk process.
Quality
- Actively contribute to quality improvement activities in Capecare through initiating continuous improvement suggestions.
- Contribute effectively towards the organisation’s quality accreditation processes.
Values
- Adhere to all Capecare policies and procedures.
- Own conduct and approach aligns with the Capecare Way.
- Commits to the values of: Compassion Respect Partnership Commitment
- Challenges behaviour in others that contravenes the organisational values.
Education/Qualifications
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Aged Care) or similar and/or significant industry experience.
- Current First Aid Certificate.
Technical Competencies and Skills
- Current drivers licence.
- Reliable motor vehicle.
- Ability to work efficiently and effectively without supervision.
- Ability to manage time efficiently and plan, prioritise and carry out necessary work to meet required deadlines.
- Ability to work flexible working hours as negotiated.
- Ability to demonstrate responsible, diligent attitudes to his/her work.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate effectively with elderly people.
- Ability to build strong relationships.
- The ability to maintain confidentiality.
Relevant Experience
- Experience in a similar role (would be beneficial)
- Experience in Aged Care (would be beneficial)