• Casual
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?
cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

Janoak is a supported accommodation program for adults who experience significant mental health difficulties, and are supported in their personal care needs, participating in a recovery-oriented program.
Janoak Personal Care Workers are responsible for personal care and domestic duties including maintaining high cleanliness and infection control standards and assistance with meals for the residents.
Additionally, Personal Care Workers are required to assist residents with daily living skills and to participate in the ongoing monitoring of residents' well-being.
Casual Personal Care Workers may be asked to pick up any of the shifts at Janoak, as required. Penalties and allowances are applied for afterhours shifts.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Support residents with their personal care needs
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals and/or assist residents with meal preparation as required
• Undertake general household duties and/or assist residents with household duties
• Manage, prompt and observe medication for residents

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
• cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
• Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers.
• Novated Leasing available
  Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/

Our ideal candidate:

• Certificate level qualification or above in Mental Health, Home & Community Care, Personal Care or Disability preferred
• Experience in working with older people and/or people who experience mental health concerns or a disability
• Relevant qualifications in: Food Handling, First Aid Level 2, Medication management, Infection control will be a requirement of the role and provided if successful
• Able to demonstrate good written communication and interpersonal skills

Application Process

To apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6742655, where you will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter.

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM.
If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Deb Hamilton Deb.Hamilton@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.