Job Title: Personal Carer Domestic

Employer: BlueCare (UnitingCare Family)

Employment Status: Permanent Part‑time

Location: Cairns and Surrounding Areas

Remuneration: $34.50 per hour + Super + Salary Packaging + Allowances and Travel Reimbursement (KM’s) + Employee Discounts

Overview

As a Personal Carer Domestic you will provide care to clients living in the community, supporting their independence and improving their quality of life. Your day will include travelling to appointments, visiting clients in their homes, and assisting with daily activities such as meal preparation, house cleaning, laundry, and personal care.

Responsibilities

- Visit clients on a scheduled basis, travelling by road to their homes.
- Assist with daily living activities including bathing, dressing, toileting and medication reminders.
- Provide domestic assistance such as house cleaning, meal preparation, laundry and ironing.
- Transport clients to shopping, medical appointments and social outings.
- Use technology (smartphones, tablets, laptops) to record care plans and communicate with the team.

Requirements

- Current Australian driver’s licence (Green Provisional minimum).
- Own a roadworthy and insured vehicle (third‑party property minimum) for work use.
- Experience with technology, including smartphones, tablets, and laptops.




- Confidence to satisfy probity checks required by legislation or organisational policies.

Employee Advantages

- Salary packaging of everyday living expenses and bills up to $15,900 per annum.
- Meal entertainment packaging up to $2,650 per annum.
- Access to a rewards platform and employee discounts at numerous retailers.
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave after 6 months of service, in addition to the government scheme.
- Paid gender‑affirmation leave and cultural leave options for holidays such as Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, and NAIDOC weeks.

Diversity & Inclusion

UnitingCare provides equal employment opportunities to all, regardless of sex, race, culture, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. The organisation strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.

Child Safe & Community Safeguarding

UnitingCare is a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation, implementing measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within services, promptly addressing any incidents, and adhering to the Child Safe Standards and Reportable Conduct Scheme.

We are committed to creating welcoming and safe services for all children, young people, adults and the elderly who use our services.

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📌 Personal Carer Domestic (Cairns Regional)
🏢 UnitingCare Health
📍 Cairns Regional