Personal Carer Traineeship | BlueCare Community Care

- Employment Status: Part Time - Traineeship

- Location: Atherton, Mareeba & Surrounding Areas

- Remuneration:$32.69 p/hr + Super + Not for Profit Tax Benefits (Increases your take home pay) + Allowances & Reimbursements (KM’s) + Employee Discounts

- The Program: Complete a Certificate 3 in Individual Support with us, while you earn an income! We’ll connect you with government funding, so you complete the certificate at no cost!

What makes a difference for us?

- Current Australian drivers licence - Essential

- Roadworthy & Insured vehicle - Essential

- A genuine interest in completing a Cert III in Individual Support

- Basic experience with technology incl. smartphones, tablets, laptops etc

- Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our big-hearted BlueCare team, as a Personal Carer Traineeyou’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

What makes a difference for you?

With a Blue Nurses legacy dating back to 1953, BlueCare is one of Queensland’s largest and most trusted not-for-profit providers of community and in-home care, residential aged care, disability services and retirement living.

- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum

- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service,



in addition to the government scheme

- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

- Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Your part in our BlueCare team

You’ll provide care to your clients living in the community, supporting their independence and improving their quality of life.

With no two days ever the same, you’ll spend your time on the road completing your scheduled visits, interacting one-on-one with clients and their loved ones within their homes supporting with activities that include:

- In home personal care, daily living assistance including showering, personal hygiene, meal preparation, house cleaning, laundry & ironing

- Providing care in accordance with their individualised Care Plan

- Supporting with community based recreational and social activities

- Transportation and assistance with shopping and appointments

We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success. Come join one of themost trusted communityandresidential careprovidersin Australia.

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do,



helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

- Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children

- Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

- Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

- Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple– everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly secure from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

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📌 Personal Carer Traineeship (Atherton)
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