About the Business

Would you like to join an Aged Care facility known for exemplary care? A facility that provides a person-centred approach, delivering holistic, tailored individual care to enhance individual's quality of life and well-being. Would you also like to join a facility that supports a diverse workforce? Abel Tasman Village is a workplace that values inclusivity and diversity and creates a welcoming, safe and fair environment.

Abel Tasman Village is a not-for-profit, 72-bed residential Aged Care facility, that was established in 1994 and since then has built a reputation of delivering outstanding care to our ageing population. Our name is well known, and respected in the community and that of the surrounding areas and we find ourselves as one of the preferred residential Aged Care facilities in South Western Sydney. In addition to our residential care, Abel Tasman Village also provides Home Care services, delivering tailored support to clients in their personal homes, ensuring they receive the care they need in the comfort of their own environment.

About the Role

Abel Tasman Village is seeking applications from people with a passion for working in a home care setting. You will be responsible for providing support, personal care, and social care to our homecare clients. Our Care Workers play an important role in helping clients live the life they want, maintain independence and to improve their Quality of Life in the home. We deliver high-quality services for our clients in their homes across greater Sydney.

Key Responsibilities:

- Taking clients on outings to the shops, the bank, a café or, out for a walk




- Taking clients to appointments or respite
- Food preparation and assisting in cooking meals.
- Assisting with exercising, dressing, toileting, and self-administration of medication
- Dusting, vacuuming, mopping, emptying garbage, washing dishes, laundry, and assisting around the garden.
- Assisting clients with their personal care such as: showering, personal grooming, moisturising or dressing
- Observing skin integrity, supervising medication dosage and administration & reporting any changes that are observed
- Recording notes for each scheduled visit

To join us, you’ll need:

- Fluency in speaking ENGLISH
- A fabulous caring nature with demonstrated tolerance, patience and empathy with older people.
- Experience in the Aged Care sector and community/home care is preferred. Many of our clients are from non-English-speaking backgrounds so language/communication skills are significant as is your passion to provide care and support to the elderly in a friendly, supportive way.
- Certificate 3 Aged Care e.g Individual support or similar desired or a willingness to obtain.
- Australian work rights
- Current National Crime Check
- Flu and COVID vaccination
- You have a valid Driver’s Licence and access to an insured, reliable car (min. Third Party Fire and Theft Insurance).
- Abel to work a rotating roster
- You’ll be flexible around meeting the changing needs of home care clients.

Benefits and Perks

- Strong focus on team collaboration
- Strong management support
- Not-for-profit salary packaging
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee Assistant Program

Pay: $32.61 – $36.23 per hour

Work Location: In person

📌 Home Care Support Worker (Penrith)
🏢 Abel Tasman Village
📍 Penrith