Aged Care Support Worker – Narrabundah-Canberra, ACT

Aged Care Support Worker – Canberra, ACT

Thrive Aged Support
Location: Narrabundah-Canberra and surrounding ACT suburbs
Employment type: Casual, with the opportunity for ongoing hours
Pay rate: In accordance with the applicable award, qualifications and experience

About Thrive Aged Support

Thrive Aged Support is committed to helping older people live safely, independently and confidently in their own homes.

We provide respectful, reliable and person-centred support that protects each client’s dignity, choices, cultural identity and right to make decisions about their care.

We are currently seeking compassionate and dependable aged care support workers to join our growing team across Canberra and surrounding ACT suburbs.

About the Role

As an aged care support worker, you will provide in-home and community-based assistance according to each client’s individual care plan, preferences and goals.

Your duties may include:

• Personal care, including showering, grooming, dressing and toileting
• Continence and mobility assistance
• Medication assistance within your training and authorised scope
• Meal preparation and mealtime assistance
• Light domestic assistance, laundry and household tasks
• Transport to appointments, shopping and community activities
• Companionship and social support
• Supporting clients to maintain independence and community connections
• Monitoring and reporting changes in clients’ health, wellbeing or support needs
• Completing accurate progress notes and other required documentation
• Following infection-control, manual-handling and workplace-safety procedures
• Reporting incidents, risks, suspected abuse or neglect immediately

Essential Requirements

Applicants must have:

• Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing), Certificate III in Aged Care, Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability), or another relevant qualification
• Current ACT Working with Vulnerable People registration for the relevant activity
• A current National Police Certificate that meets aged-care worker-screening requirements, or a current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance where accepted
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates
• Current infection-prevention and control training
• Current manual-handling training
• Australian working rights
• A current Australian driver licence
• Access to a reliable, registered and comprehensively insured vehicle
• A smartphone and the ability to use electronic rostering and documentation systems
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Availability to work flexible hours, which may include mornings, evenings, weekends and public holidays

Medication-assistance training and competency will be required where medication support forms part of a client’s care plan.

Desirable Experience

The following will be highly regarded:

• Previous experience in aged care, home care, dementia support or disability support
• Dementia-care training
• Palliative or end-of-life care experience
• Mental-health or trauma-informed care training
• Falls-prevention and food-safety training
• Experience supporting people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• Knowledge of the Support at Home program
• Fluency in a language other than English

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking people who are:

• Compassionate, patient and respectful
• Reliable, punctual and committed
• Honest and professional
• Able to work independently in clients’ homes
• Respectful of privacy, confidentiality and professional boundaries
• Committed to person-centred and rights-based aged care
• Able to recognise and report risks, incidents and changes in client needs
• Willing to undertake ongoing training, supervision and competency assessments

Our Compliance Expectations

Successful applicants must comply with the Aged Care Act 2024, Aged Care Rules 2025, Statement of Rights, Aged Care Code of Conduct, Serious Incident Response Scheme requirements, relevant Quality Standards, ACT safeguarding requirements and Thrive Aged Support policies and procedures.

All mandatory qualifications, checks, registrations and certificates must be provided and verified before unsupervised work begins.

Why Join Thrive Aged Support?

• Meaningful work supporting older people to remain independent
• Flexible casual shifts
• Supportive and respectful working environment
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Opportunities for ongoing hours as our ACT services grow
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference in clients’ lives

How to Apply

Please apply through Indeed and provide:

• Your current résumé
• Copies or details of your relevant qualifications
• ACT Working with Vulnerable People registration
• Police certificate or eligible worker-screening clearance
• First Aid and CPR certificates
• Driver licence and vehicle details
• Your availability and preferred ACT service areas
• Contact details for at least two professional referees

Please note that applications without the required qualifications and compliance documents may not progress to the interview stage.

Join Thrive Aged Support and help older people continue living with dignity, choice and independence.

Pay: $26.44 – $52.61 per hour

Work Location: In person