Community Aged Care Support Worker
What the work is
Provides general household assistance, emotional support and direct person-centred care for older people in their own homes.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Supports older people with daily activities such as mobility, housekeeping tasks, personal care and meal preparation
- Negotiates with individuals and families regarding the acceptance of care provided
- Oversees medication usage and monitors health care plans as directed by health care professionals
- Provides emotional support and assists older people in managing depression, confusion and grief
- Identifies and facilitates community-based social activities for older people
- Manages risks and emergencies in a home care setting
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in the homes of older people across a suburb, visited one after another in a small car. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A client who was low last week greets you at the door with a joke
- You help someone cook their favourite meal and they eat every bite
- A client's daughter calls to say how much it means that you come on Tuesdays
Hard days
- Arriving at a home where nobody answers the door and your stomach drops
- A client who is grieving and nothing you do seems to help
- Driving between visits with no time for a break or a sandwich
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 421231, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.