Aged care support worker

Arcadia; Melbourne; Sur place; AUD 48 000 - 64 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Live onsite accommodation

Résumé du poste

Arcadia in Melbourne is seeking a caring Personal Care Worker to live onsite and provide in-home support for an elderly person living with dementia. You will help maintain a safe, comfortable and independent home while offering respectful day-to-day assistance.

You will accompany the client to appointments, assist with personal care and daily routines, prepare meals, prompt medications and monitor wellbeing, with private accommodation included in the arrangement.

Qualifications

• Experience in aged care or dementia care is preferred.
• First Aid/CPR certification, police check, and references are highly regarded.
• Live onsite with private accommodation provided as part of the arrangement.

Responsabilités

• Providing companionship, reassurance and dementia-appropriate support
• Assisting with personal care, dressing and daily routines as required
• Preparing meals and assisting with household activities
• Medication prompting and supporting established care routines
• Accompanying the client to appointments, shopping and occasional outings
• Monitoring general wellbeing and communicating any concerns to the family
• Maintaining a safe and tidy home environment
• Providing assistance overnight when reasonably required

Connaissances

Companionship

Dementia care

Aged care experience

First Aid/CPR

Police check

References

Formation

Aged-care qualifications

Description du poste

We are seeking a caring, patient and reliable Personal Care Worker to live onsite and provide in-home support and companionship for an elderly person living with dementia. The role is focused on helping maintain a safe, comfortable and independent home environment, while providing respectful and compassionate day-to-day assistance.

Key responsibilities

• Providing companionship, reassurance and dementia-appropriate support
• Assisting with personal care, dressing and daily routines as required
• Preparing meals and assisting with household activities
• Medication prompting and supporting established care routines
• Accompanying the client to appointments, shopping and occasional outings
• Monitoring general wellbeing and communicating any concerns to the family
• Maintaining a safe and tidy home environment
• Providing assistance overnight when reasonably required

About you

• Warm, trustworthy, calm and genuinely enjoys supporting older people
• Previous experience in aged care or dementia care is strongly preferred
• Relevant aged-care qualifications, First Aid/CPR, police check and references are highly regarded
• Live onsite with private accommodation provided as part of the arrangement