Domestic and Personal Care Assistant - Adelaide Hills

Your career in healthcare made personal

At Medibank we’ve recently unified our health services under one brand – Amplar Health. 

With over 1000 employees, our nurses, GPs and other amazing allied health professionals our focus is on improving healthcare experiences and championing greater access, choice, and control for people in Australia when it comes to managing their health. 

The Opportunity
We are recruiting people to join the team in the position of Domestic and Personal Care Assisant working in the community and based in the Adelaide Hills area including Mt. Barker, Hahndorf, Littlehampton, Bridgewater, Oakbank and Balhanah.

You will be responsible for providing best practice personal, social & emotional and domestic care to patients in their own homes. You will perform a range of domestic assistant activities including cleaning duties such as cleaning kitchens and bathrooms, washing, sweeping, mopping and occassionally some personal care activities of meal preparation, transportation to appointments and daily living such as mobility, showering, dressing and personal grooming.

This is a casual opportunity offering flexibility with shifts available across the hours of 7 am to 9 pm, Monday to Sunday, and you will be reimbursed for travel in between appointments and paid additional penalties for weekends worked.

What will set you apart from the rest?
You have 1+ years' experience as Domestic Assistant, particularly experience in domestic cleaning to a high standard, plus 1+ year experience as a Personal Care Assistant and are able to demonstrate compassion, integrity and a patient centred mindset. You exhibit strong cultural sensitivity and a strong cross-cultural communication ability.  Additionally, you are comfortable working autonomously and can keep to a schedule. Previous experience working in a community setting will be highly regarded.

Check list of must haves.......
•    Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support
•    Current Drivers Licence & reliable vehicle 
•    Certificates to provide First Aid, CPR and WWCC
•    Covid19 vaccination and up to date Flu vax

Learn more about Amplar Health at https://amplarhealth.com.au

We celebrate diversity of thought because we want to make better decisions for our customers and our people. As we work towards our goal of making health personal, we value the knowledge and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. 

We’re also committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage applications from candidates with a disability, if you require any adjustments or alternate formats of key information at any stage of the recruitment process, we welcome hearing from you via careers@medibank.com.au or (03) 8622 5666.

Employees in face-to-face healthcare roles will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.