Job Description
Employer: HammondCare
Location: Ashfield, Inner West Sydney NSW
Job Type: Casual & Permanent Part-Time
Industry: Aged & Disability Support (Community Services & Development)
Salary: $31.95 – $35.44 per hour
Travel Allowance: $0.99 per km + paid travel time
🧑⚕️ Specialised Carer – Home Care | Inner West Sydney
HammondCare is seeking female Specialised Carers to support older people living independently in their own homes across Ashfield and Sydney’s Inner West. This role offers flexible part-time and casual opportunities, paid travel, full training, and genuine career development in community aged care.
You will provide practical, compassionate home care that directly improves clients’ independence, dignity, and quality of life.
🏡 About the Role – Home Care Support
As a Specialised Carer – Home Care, you will travel to clients’ homes using your own vehicle and provide essential support, including:
- Personal care assistance (showering, dressing, grooming)
- Meal preparation and light household cleaning
- Transport to appointments and assistance with shopping
- Medication assistance as required
- Supporting clients to live safely and independently at home
🚗 Travel is paid – receive $0.99 per km plus paid travel time, and a mobile phone is provided.
🎓 About You – Skills & Requirements
We are looking for caring, reliable people who:
- Are patient, empathetic, and solutions-focused
- Have experience in aged care or community care, or are keen to start a career in aged care
- Hold a valid Australian Driver’s Licence
- Have access to a reliable, insured vehicle (minimum Third Party Property Insurance)
- Are flexible to meet the changing needs of home care clients
- Ideally hold Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support
👉 Not qualified yet? HammondCare can help you get qualified - Language skills highly regarded, including:
- Greek
- Arabic
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
💰 Pay & Benefits – HammondCare Careers
✔ $31.95 – $35.44 per hour
✔ 99c/km travel allowance + paid travel time
✔ Salary packaging to maximise take-home pay
✔ No experience required – full training provided
✔ Ongoing training & career development
✔ Paid bonus schemes, including Refer a Friend
✔ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
✔ Major staff discounts with JB Hi-Fi, Samsung, The Good Guys
✔ Fitness Passport – access to gyms, pools & group classes
✔ Supportive, inclusive, values-driven workplace
🏢 About HammondCare
HammondCare is a leading not-for-profit aged care provider, committed to delivering relationship-based, person-centred care across home care, residential care, and health services.
We are proud to foster an inclusive workplace that values diversity, respect, and equal opportunity, ensuring everyone can bring their authentic self to work.
📋 Pre-Employment Checks
Short-listed applicants will be required to complete:
- National Criminal Record Check
- Reference checks
- Pre-employment functional assessment
📩 Ready to Apply – Specialised Carer Inner West Sydney
If you’re passionate about helping older Australians live well at home, we’d love to hear from you.
👉 Apply now and a member of the HammondCare team will be in touch