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The Right at Home Mission and Values

Right at Home has a mission to ‘improve the quality of life for those we serve’. We do this by choosing the Right People™, to deliver the Right Services™ with the Right Approach™. To continue this unwavering standard of quality care, we look for people who build our culture, who are sensitive and adaptable to clients’ different personalities, cultural backgrounds, and home dynamics, and who align with our values of flexibility, approachability, accountability, collaboration and integrity.

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Benefits of Becoming a Right at Home Caregiver, Nurse, or Allied Health Practitioner

The foundation of becoming a successful Right at Home caregiver, nurse, or allied health practitioner is a deep passion for people and a commitment to providing high-quality care. In return, Right at Home provides flexibility and work security and a sense of belonging to a local office. You will be backed by a national support team meaning less travel and more client interaction. Right at Home values and supports your contribution and focuses on your career development with mentoring by experienced nurses, care managers, and allied health professionals with ongoing training and supervision. Competitive pay and a reward and recognition program called Right at Home! at some local offices are all part of the advantages of working for Right at Home.

Right About You!™

Right About You! is our employee recognition, wellbeing, and discounts program. The program recognises and supports Right at Home employees, bringing to life our values and culture with the use of eCards to recognise employees and peers doing great work. A key benefit of Right About You! is to help our workforce save money everyday, with discounts at over 400 Australian and international retailers. The best part? ALL of the discount offers can be used in conjunction with any sale prices or promotions offered by the retailer - so our employees save even more on things like groceries, petrol, clothing, entertainment, gadgets, appliances, travel and much more! 

If spending is not their thing, our caregivers click through to our wellbeing portal for tips and tricks on how to maintain a healthy balance in their life. If they are looking for some midweek meal inspiration, needing help winding down at the end of a busy day, or just looking for simple ways to move more, there are loads of videos, recipes, articles, tools and tips to support their physical, financial and mental wellbeing. As part of Right at Home’s RightPeople™, we have ensured that whatever makes our employees tick, Right About You!™ has it covered.

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Right at Home is Australia’s leading quality home care provider, caring for seniors, adults living with a disability and adults recovering from a hospital stay. There’s nothing more important than providing care for those in need. Right at Home offers careers for Certificate III Companion Care Level Caregivers right through to Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals including physiotherapists and OTs who provide complex medical and wellbeing support to clients.

We want to help and support you and your career and provide you with the opportunity to serve a community who needs you so you can make a real difference in the lives of the most vulnerable while growing and thriving as a person. As a Right at Home caregiver, nurse, or allied health practitioner, our mission of ‘improving the quality of life for those we serve’ becomes your mission, too.

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If our values align with yours, and you would like to experience the benefits of working for Right at Home, don’t waste another moment. Search for a job near you by clicking on the search button below. You can search by state, by selecting a Right at Home Office near you, or by selecting a job category.

Family Support Worker


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Family Support Worker

Right at Home Sydney St George | Rockdale NSW | Full-time
Salary: $80,000 per annum + superannuation

About us

Right at Home is a leading provider of in-home care and assistance, supporting older Australians, people living with disability and people recovering from illness or injury. Right at Home Sydney St George is a locally owned franchise within a respected international network.

We deliver tailored services under the Support at Home program, the NDIS, and insurance and private arrangements, with a strong focus on quality, respect and client-centred care.

About the role

Most of our clients rely on family members to help make care decisions and provide support at home. The Family Support Worker works with these families to understand the pressures they face, build their confidence and capacity to care, and connect them with the right services.

The role reports to the Care Manager (Registered Nurse) and the Director, and works collaboratively with our external Social Worker and allied health providers to support families in line with their care and support plans.

Key responsibilities

  • Meet with clients and families to understand their circumstances, relationships, strengths and challenges, and assess their family support needs.
  • Identify how the client’s care needs affect the family or household, including carer stress, isolation, family conflict, cultural or language barriers, and financial or housing pressures.
  • Develop family support plans with clear goals, working with the Care Manager to ensure they align with each client’s care plan and funding arrangements.
  • Review and update family support plans when there are changes in the client’s health, family circumstances or caring arrangements.
  • Provide practical guidance and emotional support to families dealing with ageing, dementia, disability, chronic illness or end-of-life care.
  • Help families understand and access services including Support at Home, My Aged Care, NDIS and Carer Gateway.
  • Develop and deliver information and education sessions for family carers on topics such as dementia support, carer wellbeing, respite planning and accessing community services.
  • Refer clients and families to appropriate external services, including Social Workers, counselling, financial counselling, dementia support and other community services, and follow up on outcomes.
  • Liaise with relevant health, community and welfare services to support families and promote awareness of available community resources.
  • Monitor each family’s progress against their support plan, maintain accurate case records and prepare reports for the Care Manager.

Qualifications and experience

  • AQF Diploma or higher qualification and relevant experience.
  • At least one year of experience supporting families, carers or vulnerable clients in a community, aged care, disability or family services setting.
  • Knowledge of Australian aged care and disability systems, including Support at Home, My Aged Care and the NDIS.
  • Experience assessing support needs, setting goals with families and maintaining accurate case records.
  • Strong communication, active listening and conflict-resolution skills, with the ability to work sensitively with people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with clients, families, health professionals and community service providers.
  • Current NDIS Worker Screening Check and National Police Check.
  • Current NSW driver licence and access to a reliable vehicle for client and family visits.

Qualifications

  • AQF Diploma or higher qualification and relevant experience.
  • At least one year of experience supporting families, carers or vulnerable clients in a community, aged care, disability or family services setting.

Preferred Skills

  • Knowledge of Australian aged care and disability systems, including Support at Home, My Aged Care and the NDIS.
  • Experience assessing support needs, setting goals with families and maintaining accurate case records.
  • Strong communication, active listening and conflict-resolution skills, with the ability to work sensitively with people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with clients, families, health professionals and community service providers.
  • Current NDIS Worker Screening Check and National Police Check.
  • Current NSW driver licence and access to a reliable vehicle for client and family visits.
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