Community Care Worker

Multiple Part Time Permanent Positions | Minimum Hours 40 per fortnight | Monday to Saturday between 7:00am and 7:00pm (Hour's negotiable)

Band 3 - Salary Range $69,868.53 to $73,701.99 per annum Pro Rata + 12% Super
Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.
2 x Casual Positions
Band 3 - Hourly Rate 44.19 + 12% Super

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

Professional and personal development opportunities
Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities
Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking Community Care Workers to join our supportive Client Connections team within the Community Care & Active Living department. As a Community Care Worker, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred support under the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) and the Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC-PYP).

These programs aim to help people live safely and independently at home and in the community by:

Promoting independence and reablement – supporting clients to maintain and build daily living skills, rather than creating ongoing reliance.
Enhancing health, wellbeing, and social connections – enabling participation in community life and reducing social isolation.
Providing flexible, person-centred care – aligning services with each client’s goals, preferences, and cultural needs.
Supporting carers and families – ensuring sustainable care arrangements through respite and tailored assistance.
We offer both permanent part-time and casual opportunities, with shifts available Monday to Saturday between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm. Applicants must be available a minimum of four weekdays, starting as early as 7 am.

Key Responsibilities

Domestic Assistance (major component of role): Support clients with household tasks such as cleaning, laundry, mopping, vacuuming, shopping, and light meal preparation, ensuring a safe and comfortable living environment.
Personal Care: Assist with showering, bathing, dressing, grooming, medication prompting, and general hygiene needs, delivered with dignity and respect.
Individual Social Support: Provide companionship, assist with shopping, transport to essential appointments, and help clients remain connected to their community.
Respite Care: Provide in-home or community-based respite to support carers while ensuring clients remain safe and engaged.
Wellbeing Monitoring: Observe and report changes in clients’ health and wellbeing to support independence and safety.
Team Contribution: Collaborate with colleagues, attend staff meetings, and participate in training and development.
Administration: Maintain accurate and timely records to ensure quality service delivery and compliance.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

A genuine commitment to person-centred care and supporting older people and younger people with disabilities.
Physically fit and able to perform everyday tasks such as vacuuming, lifting, and practical household support.
Knowledge of CHSP and HACC-PYP principles, including independence, wellbeing, social inclusion, and carer support.
Certificate III in Individual Support (or equivalent qualification) or relevant experience.
Current Level II First Aid Certificate & CPR.
Current valid Victorian Driver's licence and access to a safe and appropriately registered and comprehensively insured vehicle suitable for the purpose of transporting clients.
Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.
Available to work between Monday and Saturday, 7am and 7pm, weekends, public holidays, and irregular hours as service requires.

Culture and Values:

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council, and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation, and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

Motivate
Empower
Lead
Trust
Open
Nurture
Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year*
5 weeks annual leave*
Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)*
3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association
Wellbeing initiatives
Subsidised Uniforms
*Eligible for Full Time positions or Part Time positions Pro Rata and Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment.

How To Apply:

If you require further information about the position, please contact Kimberley Stephens, Service Coordination Supervisor.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 10 September 2025