Community Care Worker
Central Gippsland Health
Applications close Monday 28 September 2026 at 11.59pm
Overview
- Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time
- Salary: Salary not specified
- Grade: Grade not specified
- Occupation: Community services
- Location: Gippsland - Wellington
- Reference: 2793
Community Care Worker - Multiple Tenure available
About Central Gippsland Health
Central Gippsland Health (CGH) is a sub-regional health service and the major provider of health and aged care services in the Wellington Shire. CGH is located in the City of Sale which is 215 km east of Melbourne. The City of Sale is an ideal access point for the magnificent Gippsland Lakes, 90 Mile Beach and the Victorian Alps.
CGH provides acute care as part of an integrated service delivery model across Wellington Shire and beyond. The service provides beds across three campuses (Sale, Maffra and Heyfield). Acute services include a full-time emergency department, critical care unit, neonatal critical care unit, three operating theatres, day procedure unit, oncology and dialysis services in addition to general medical and services and sub-acute services including rehabilitation.
CGH is also a leading teaching hospital, affiliated with Monash University's School of Rural Health and provides placements and clinical experience for students.
About Department
The Home Support team, part of the Community and Allied Health Services directorate, provides essential care in clients’ homes, CGH centres, and community settings. We support older people and individuals with disabilities to live independently and with dignity.
About the Role
As a Community Care Worker, you will support clients to remain living independently at home by delivering high-quality, person-centred care. Our approach is guided by the principles of reablement and the active service model, placing clients at the heart of their care journey.
We are looking for both qualified and unqualified Community Care Workers to support clients in the following localities and surrounds: Rosedale, Heyfield, Maffra and Sale areas.
We are seeking people with availability and willingness for weekend work.
Duties
All Community Carers:
- Complement the client/carer skills and abilities by assisting them with domestic assistance which includes cleaning, vacuuming, sweeping and mopping floors; ironing and washing clothes; moving light furniture; bed making; and assistance with meal preparation.
- Maintain accurate and clear documentation related to service delivery, including progress notes
Qualified Community Carers:
- Provide personal care including assistance with showering, bathing, dressing/undressing, toileting, grooming; assisting with medications, eating and drinking;
- Provide respite care in the client’s home and in community settings
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Minimum Certificate III Individual Support – Aged Care or Disability (or equivalent) or currently studying towards it
- Current Victorian Drivers Licence
Benefits
- Salary packaging
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible working hours
Application
- Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application
All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate, NDIS Workers Screening Check Clearance and obtaining a Working with Children Check.
At CGH we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive. We value inclusion and diversity and encourage applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
Applications close Monday 28 September 2026 at 11.59pm
Posted 31 August 2026
Contact us
HR Administration
03 5143 8530
hradmin@cghs.com.au
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