Flexible Casual Personal Care Assistant (Aged Care)

Respect; Mareeba Shire; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible casual hours

Opportunities to pick up extra shifts

Competitive casual rates

Job summary

Respect Mareeba Gardens is seeking casual Personal Care Assistants to join our care community, providing compassionate support to residents under guidance from the senior clinical team.

As a Casual PCA, you will help residents with daily living, meals and wellbeing, while covering shifts across the team as needed. Applicants should have a Certificate III, and a caring, person-centred approach is essential with opportunities to pick up additional shifts when available.

Qualifications

• Current National Police Certificate or ability to acquire.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check or ability to acquire.
• Certificate III qualification.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in residential aged care.
• A caring, respectful and person-centred approach to supporting older people.
• Flexibility and willingness to work across a range of shifts, subject to availability and operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support to assist residents to maintain their independence and dignity.
• Attend to meal delivery and refreshments as required.
• Record observations on relevant assessment charts and document any observed exceptions to the care plan in progress notes, reporting these to the EN/RN.
• Check residents' daily menu requirements.
• Attend to duties as allocated and/or delegated by the RN/EN, including general ward duties.
• Assist with additional shifts as required to support the team, including covering planned and unplanned staff leave.
• Undertake any other tasks within the employee's skills and scope of practice, as directed by the organisation.

Skills

Police check

NDIS screening

Certificate III

Verbal communication

Written communication

Residential aged care

Flexibility

Education

Certificate III qualification

Job description

Respect Mareeba Gardens is seeking casual Personal Care Assistants to join our care community, providing compassionate support to residents under guidance from the senior clinical team.

As a Casual PCA, you will help residents with daily living, meals and wellbeing, while covering shifts across the team as needed. Applicants should have a Certificate III, and a caring, person-centred approach is essential with opportunities to pick up additional shifts when available.