Domestic Assistant Required In Australia

Mercy Health is looking for Domestic Assistants to join our Home Care team in Canberra. This is a casual role with flexible hours, where you’ll provide domestic assistance to clients who want to keep living independently in their own homes. You’ll help with cleaning and laundry duties, making sure their living spaces are safe, comfortable, and welcoming. If you’re reliable, compassionate, and genuinely interested in supporting others in your community, this could be the perfect fit.

Who We Are

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy. Where there’s care, there’s You.

For over a century, Mercy Health has been there for people when they need it most. Through the battles and the breakthroughs, our incredible teams have provided care with heart and dedication. Our Home Care team takes great pride in the work they do, and they value the security and stability we offer as an organisation. But it also means so much opportunity to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact, and to gain experience that’s hard to find anywhere else.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, and extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands we operate across Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing domestic assistance to Home Care clients: You’ll help with cleaning and laundry duties, making sure clients’ homes are safe, tidy, and comfortable.
• Supporting independence: Your work helps clients stay in their own homes longer, living with dignity and autonomy.
• Building connections: You’ll get to know your clients and their individual needs, adapting your approach to what works best for them.
• Working flexibly: Hours are flexible, and you’ll have ongoing support from a dedicated service team.
• Communicating with the team: You’ll stay in touch with coordinators and supervisors to make sure clients’ needs are being met.

What We’re Looking For

• Reliability and resilience. You show up when you say you will, and you handle challenges with a level head.
• A genuine passion for helping others. You’re not just doing a job you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
• Strong relationship-building skills. You connect with clients and earn their trust.
• Time management and organisational skills. You can manage your schedule and prioritise tasks effectively.
• A current Driver’s Licence. You’ll need to travel to clients’ homes.
• Good communication skills. You can listen to clients and communicate clearly with the service team.
• A safe, sensible approach. You understand people’s physical limitations and work in a way that keeps everyone safe.
• Flexibility and adaptability. Every client is different, and you adjust to meet their individual needs.
• Certificate III in Home or Aged Care is advantageous but not essential. If you have it, great. If not, we’re still interested in the right person.
• A current NDIS Workers Screening Check is required.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination is required.

What You’ll Get

• Flexible working hours that fit around your life.
• Ongoing support from a dedicated service team who have your back.
• A mobile phone provided for work use.
• The chance to make a real difference in your community, helping people stay independent in their own homes.
• A supportive, inclusive workplace that values diversity and respects every team member.
• A competitive hourly rate $17.00 .
• The security and stability of working with an established, trusted organisation with over a century of history.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients, and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities, and cultural backgrounds. We believe the best teams include people with different experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.

Ready to Apply?

If this sounds like the right role for you, here’s what to do:

• Prepare your application: Copy of your resume, a cover letter telling us why you’re interested in this role, and any relevant qualifications.
• Send your application through the Mercy Health recruitment system by clicking the Apply button.
• If you have questions or need to communicate any requirements to ensure a fair and equitable interview process, please contact Annette Berridge at aberridge@mercy.com.au.

We’re looking for people with heart who want to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. If that’s you, don’t wait—apply now and let’s talk.