Personal Care Assistant - Night Shift

St Vincent's Health Australia; Maroochydore; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Novated leasing

Meals & Entertainment card

Fortnightly rosters

Career development & mentoring

No-cost uniforms

Annual flu vaccination

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Job summary

St Vincent’s Care Maroochydore seeks a Living Support Partner (Personal Care Assistant) to provide compassionate, person-centred daily living support to residents on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Join a dedicated household team promoting independence, dignity and belonging within St Vincent’s Heartprint model, with opportunities for career development and staff wellbeing programs.

Qualifications

• Certificate III/IV in Individual Support/Aged Care or similar is essential.
• Availability for weekday night shifts and experience with night work.
• 6+ months in residential aged care, dementia experience valued.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Experience with AutumnCare or similar software and record-keeping.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check is mandatory.

Skills

Night shifts experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

Certificate III/IV in Aged Care

Tools

AutumnCare

Job description

Job Description: About the Opportunity:

As a Living Support Partner (Personal Care Assistant), you will join a dedicated team committed to providing compassionate, person-centred care to residents at St Vincent’s Care Maroochydore. Located on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, St Vincent’s Care Maroochydore is a modern aged care community close to shops, restaurants and local amenities. You will provide direct care and support with daily living activities, respecting each resident’s choices, routines, wellbeing and dignity. You will work as part of a household team to ensure residents feel safe, valued, respected and engaged. At St Vincent’s Care, our Heartprint model promotes compassionate, holistic and person-centred care, supporting residents to maintain independence, belonging, cultural respect and a meaningful quality of life. What’s on your CV is important, but what’s in your heart matters more. Because at St Vincent’s, kindness works for us.

St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.

Things that work for us:

• Certificate III or IV in Individual Support/Aged Care or similar qualifications essential
• Availability for weekday night shifts and demonstrated experience working night shifts
• 6 months+ experience in a similar role with residential aged care experience (dementia experience) highly regarded
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Experience with AutumnCare (or similar software) with ability to maintain excellent records
• Understanding of Aged Care, resident rights/responsibilities with ability to follow the care plan
• NDIS Worker Screening Check is mandatory

Things that work for you:

• More take-home pay with competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
• Better work-life balance with consistent fortnightly rosters patterns for permanent positions -no rotating rosters!
• Opportunity to work for the nation’s largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision
• Join an organisation where staff feedback largely indicates they are treated with respect, are confident in their management’s leadership and would stay if offered a similar job elsewhere
• Career development, mentoring and leadership opportunities within St Vincent’s network
• No cost uniforms and training
• Free annual flu vaccination and No mandatory COVID vaccination
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of the St Vincent’s Care family?

Because you’re like us, you believe that every act of kindness makes the world a better place. Better for everyone who lives in the 20+ facilities and locations we operate in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Better for all our staff and employees, who work to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our clients. And better support for our local communities.

For more than 175 years, St Vincent’s Care has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia, upholding compassion, justice, integrity and excellence in all we do.

At St Vincent’s we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the important of creating a work environment that is welcome, safe, fair and impartial and invite people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.

Reconciliation Action Plan

St Vincent's Health Australia embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's unique perspectives, knowledge, and cultural. We strive to achieve better physical, mental, and spiritual health outcomes through continued connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We understand the need to effectively engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to influence decision making at all levels and to create opportunity through sustainable and culturally safe employment. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Closing Date: 25 September 2026 11:59pm