Personal Care Assistant - (PCA) Support Worker, Caregiver

Nurse Next Door; Caboolture; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

24/7 support from Care Services Centre

Daily team contact

Job summary

Nurse Next Door in Caboolture region is seeking Personal Care Assistants (PCA) to support clients at home and in the community. This casual/part-time role offers shifts across Caboolture to Bribie Island with overnight sleepovers possible. You will help with personal hygiene, daily activities and transport to appointments.

We value compassionate, reliable team players and provide ongoing support with a 24/7 Care Services Centre, plus a community of colleagues dedicated to making lives better.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Minimum Cert III in Aged/Disability/Community Care/Individual Support.
• National Police Check (unsupervised)
• Working with Children's Check
• NDIS training module (can be completed post-interview)
• NDIS Worker Screening clearance

Responsibilities

• Assisting clients in their home with personal hygiene.
• Assisting clients in their home and community access.
• Overnight sleepovers when required.

Skills

Communication skills

Reliability

Self-motivation

Education

Certificate III in Aged/Disability/Community Care/Individual Support

Job description

Personal Care Assistant - (PCA) Support Worker, Caregiver

Nurse Next Door is looking for passionate Personal Care Assistants (PCA / Caregiver) & Support Workers to join our team.

We have a number of shifts available in the Caboolture to Bribie Island area's as well as the surrounding suburbs;

• assisting clients in their home & with personal hygiene

• assisting clients in their home & with community access

• assisting clients overnight sleepovers.

Nurse Next Door is dedicated to delivering flexible, affordable care options to help the ageing community and people living with a disability stay at home.

WHY YOU WILL LOVE US!

• You will be introduced to every client prior to providing care

• You will be provided with 24/7 support by a team of Nurses and our Care Services Centre

• You will join a team, have daily contact, and feel connected

Our purpose is to *Make Lives Better*

We promote positive experiences for all our clients by assisting them in their homes, and in their community, to remain independent.

Whilst you will initially be offered casual employment we are not an agency. We are a team that deeply admires our people

As part of your ongoing employment, we require you to be available for a minimum of 10 hrs per week.

We work together to find better ways to care, communicate regularly, and celebrate the lives we are making together.

WHY WE WILL LOVE YOU!

You like;

• Flexible hours

• Are able to communicate with your team

• Can commit to a minimum 10hrs per week

• A combination of early morning, day, evening, weekday, and weekend visits

You say YES to all of the following;

• I want to work in & around the Caboolture to Bribie Island regions as this is close to my home and the travel will suit me!

• I am self-led, always take responsibility for my actions

• I will travel independently and reliably to client’s visits

• I have the right to work in Australia

• I have a minimum of Cert III (in Aged/Disability/Community Care/Individual Support)

• I have (or can get) a National Police Check (Unsupervised)

• I have (or can get) a Working with Children's Check

• I have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• I have (or will) complete of NDIS training module (can be completed post-interview)

• I have (or will) complete the NDIS Worker Screening clearance