Community Care Worker - Townsville

Job No: MCS112596

Location: Townsville

Employment Status: Casual

No. of Vacancies: 3

Closing Date: 30 Jun 2026 AEST

Mercy Community is looking for dedicated, compassionate individuals to provide care, support, and assistance to clients across Townsville. We have casual and part-time roles available, with early starts from 7:00am, helping our clients achieve their goals and live life to the fullest.

About Mercy Community
Mercy Community supports and inspires people in need to live healthy, fulfilling lives within inclusive communities. From home care to respite services, we are committed to helping our clients thrive. Join us and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.

What You’ll Be Doing
As a Community Care Worker, you’ll work directly with clients in their homes, following individual care plans to provide meaningful support:

Assisting with daily living and personal care, including administering medication, domestic assistance, and safe manual handling.
Supporting clients with transportation and community access.
Observing and reporting on changes in clients’ conditions or behaviour.
Ensuring care is delivered according to client preferences and needs.

About You
We’re looking for people who are compassionate, reliable, and ready to make a difference:

Completed Certificate III in Individual Support – Ageing (or equivalent), or working towards it.
Experience supporting clients with cognitive and/or physical limitations.
Own a vehicle and hold a Queensland Provisional Green or higher driver’s licence with comprehensive insurance and service history.
Current First Aid and CPR certificates, or willingness to obtain prior to commencement.
Ability to obtain a positive notice through the legislatively required personal history check

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families, community and residential aged care. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

Salary packaging: NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: https://youtu.be/ff3LkF2ZzTI
Benyfits program: Save money on everyday living costs
Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $156 if you need both cards!
Employee Assistance Program: Free, professional, confidential counselling for you and your immediate family
Health support: Annual flu vaccinations and other reimbursements.
Flexible leave options: Cash out, purchase additional leave, and access extra leave entitlements
Career growth: Access to professional development, training, and career pathways across Mercy Community

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Questions

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Please choose which status best applies:*

Desired employment status:*

Do you have a Certificate III Iin Individualised Support, or the equivalent? *

Do you have any holidays booked/study placements within the next 6 months?*

These are early shifts that require a 7:00am starts, can you commit to early starts?

RIGHT TO WORK

Please select the statement that best describes your right to work in Australia*

Please elaborate on your previous experience that makes you suitable for the role?*

WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY

Mercy Community is committed to building and maintaining a safe workplace free from harm. We are committed to the health and safety of all employees and contractors and where required, we will make reasonable attempts to accommodate your needs should you be successful (please note, your response to these questions will not necessarily affect your application for the position you applied for).

Do you have any condition, symptom, injury, illness or disease (psychological, physical or cognitive) that may affect your ability to complete the inherent requirements of the position? *

If ‘yes’ please provide details

Do you require any special workplace modifications required that would enable you to perform the position applied for? E.g. Wheelchair access, large print, hearing equipment, lifting restriction, workstation assessment, restricted night/day shifts etc.*

If ‘yes’ please provide details

PROBITY REQUIREMENTS

As part of the Mercy Community recruitment process, you will be required to complete a criminal background check, therefore please ensure that the answers to the below questions are true and accurate. Please note that your response to the following PROBITY questions will not necessarily affect your application for this position.

Do you have any criminal convictions or finding of guilt recorded against you?*

Do you have any charges pending?*

Have you ever received a Banning Order from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission?*
1. Yes
2. No

Do you have current First Aid AND CPR Certificates? (Please note you will be required to obtain these prior to commencing if you do not).

Please select the following that apply. I have a CURRENT valid: *
1. Paid Blue Card (P)
2. Volunteer Blue Card
3. Yellow Card
4. LCS Check (last 2 years)
5. QLD Worker Screening Clearance
6. NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
7. Criminal History Check (issued within the last 3 months)

Please confirm your current Drivers Licence Status:*

EQUITY & DIVERSITY

At Mercy Community, we foster an inclusive culture of one that acknowledges and embraces differences in all its forms and leverages the benefits diversity and inclusion brings to our people, customers and community. Mercy Community collects the below information for diversity reporting purposes only and the answers to these questions do NOT form part of the assessment in determining your suitability for the role. The information collected is treated confidentially.

Which of the following best describes your gender identity?*

Do you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?*

Do you identify as someone who is living with a disability and/or an impairment?

(Please note, letting us know you have a medical condition or disability will not exclude you from being considered for a position. Where possible we will do our best to accommodate your needs.)*

Do you identify as Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (CALD)? *

Is English your first language:*

Other languages spoken:

SOURCING

How did you hear about this position?*

If you answered 'Education/Training Institution', 'I was referred by a friend', "Employment assistance" or 'Other', please state below. If Friend, please provide full name.

Safeguarding at Mercy is taking actions to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need.

I hereby certify that the information that I have given in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that if, any information I have provided or any statement made by me is untrue or incorrect, my application may be refused and if subsequently employed, may result in disciplinary action. *

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Community Care Worker - Townsville

Job No: MCS112596 Location: Townsville Employment Status: Casual No. of Vacancies: 3 Closing Date: 30 Jun 2026 AEST

Personal Details * Required field

Questions

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

RIGHT TO WORK

WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY

PROBITY REQUIREMENTS

EQUITY & DIVERSITY

SOURCING

Job No: MCS112596

Location: Townsville

Employment Status: Casual

No. of Vacancies: 3

Closing Date: 30 Jun 2026 AEST