Allegiance Heart & Home Care is seeking an experienced, compassionate and reliable Greek-speaking female Community Support Worker to provide regular in-home support to an older female client living in Prospect.
This is an ongoing role suitable for a support worker who values consistency, dignity, cultural understanding and person-centred care. The client requires assistance with personal care, daily routines, emotional wellbeing and light domestic tasks.
Due to the personal-care requirements and the client’s cultural and communication preferences, a female worker who speaks Greek fluently is required.
- Monday: 8:00 am–11:00 am
- Tuesday: 8:00 am–10:00 am
- Wednesday: 8:00 am–10:00 am
- Thursday: 8:00 am–10:00 am
- Friday: 8:00 am–10:00 am
Applicants must be able to commit reliably to the regular morning schedule. Preference will be given to candidates who live in Prospect or nearby suburbs and can provide consistent ongoing support.
The successful applicant will support the client with:
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Showering, dressing, grooming and personal hygiene
- Continence care and toileting assistance
- Safe mobility, transfers and falls-prevention support
- Assistance with morning routines and activities of daily living
- Social engagement, companionship and emotional reassurance
- Culturally appropriate communication in Greek
- Light domestic assistance, including tidying, laundry and cleaning
- Meal preparation and assistance as required
- Encouraging independence, choice, dignity and wellbeing
- Observing and reporting changes in the client’s health, mobility, behaviour or care needs
- Completing accurate progress notes and incident reports
- Following the client’s care plan, risk-management strategies and organisational policies
The client is an older Greek-speaking woman who requires regular assistance due to cognitive decline, reduced mobility and an increased risk of falls.
The role requires patience, empathy and experience supporting older people with complex care needs. Previous experience supporting clients with dementia, Parkinson’s disease, continence needs or mobility limitations will be highly regarded.
Applicants must have:
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Fluency in Greek and English
- Experience providing personal care to older people
- A Certificate III or IV in Individual Support, Ageing, Disability or a related qualification
- A current National Police Check
- A current NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Current First Aid and CPR certificates
- Australian working rights
- A valid driver’s licence and reliable vehicle
- A reliable mobile phone
- The ability to complete digital progress notes and workplace documentation
- Strong communication, observation and reporting skills
- Availability for the scheduled weekday morning shifts
- A professional, respectful and person-centred approach
- Dementia care
- Parkinson’s disease support
- Continence care
- Falls prevention and safe transfers
- Behaviour support
- Supporting clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- Community aged-care or home-care experience
- Regular ongoing shifts with a consistent client
- Support from an experienced care-management team
- Clear care plans and workplace procedures
- Staff induction and ongoing training
- A respectful and supportive workplace
- Employment conditions in accordance with the applicable award
- Opportunities for additional shifts based on performance and availability
Allegiance Heart & Home Care is an approved aged-care provider delivering person-centred support to older people in their homes and communities.
We are a reportable organisation and are committed to:
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Client dignity, choice and independence
- Safe and high-quality care
- Worker screening and compliance
- Incident management and mandatory reporting
- The Aged Care Code of Conduct
- The strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards
- Culturally safe and respectful service delivery
- A zero-tolerance approach to abuse, neglect, discrimination and exploitation
All staff are expected to comply with organisational policies, reporting obligations, professional boundaries, privacy requirements and safe-work practices.
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining:
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Your suburb of residence
- Your Greek-language proficiency
- Your personal-care experience
- Your experience supporting older people with dementia or Parkinson’s disease
- Your availability for the listed shifts
- Your current checks, certificates and qualifications
Only applicants who meet the essential requirements and can commit to the regular shift schedule will be shortlisted.
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