Personal Care Assistant (Respite)

Comlink Australia; Queensland; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid birthday leave

Potential to transition to permanent

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Comlink Australia is seeking Personal Care Assistants for our Day Respite Centre in Queensland. You will help with daily living, support activities and ensure dignity and comfort for clients. We value patience, teamwork and a warm, person-centered approach.

You’ll work as part of a compassionate team to create meaningful moments and smiles throughout the day. Experience with complex needs, First Aid/CPR and traffic history are preferred; training provided.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Individual Support, Ageing or Disability required.
• Satisfactory traffic history and First Aid & CPR certificate required.
• Experience with clients with complex needs and behaviours preferred.

Responsibilities

• Personal care with dignity and respect.
• Mealtimes managed with dietary considerations and safe feeding support.
• Plan and run activities to keep clients engaged and stimulated.
• Use redirection and respond calmly to challenging behaviours.
• Recognise when clients need a quieter moment to rest and recharge.

Skills

Patience

Teamwork

Communication

Empathy

Situational awareness

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support, Ageing or Disability

Job description

Some people see a day program. You see the moment someone's whole day lights up.

Our Day Respite Centre is where clients come for company, activity and good care, and families get a well earned break. We need Personal Care Assistants with the patience to meet every client where they are, the confidence to stay calm when the day takes a turn, and a big heart.

This is not a clock in, clock out role. It's about creating meaningful moments and bringing smiles to faces. That difference is yours to make.

What your days look like

• Personal care with dignity. Help with toileting, mobility and personal care, with respect every time.




• Mealtimes done well. Manage dietary requirements and provide feeding assistance safely.




• Activities with heart. Plan and run activities that keep clients stimulated, involved and entertained.




• Calm in the moment. Use redirection and respond calmly and confidently to challenging behaviours.




• Room to recharge. Recognise when a client needs a quieter moment to relax and recharge.

Skills get you shortlisted. Your style gets you hired.

We care as much about how you care as what you know. You'll probably be the person who:

• Shows up with patience and understanding, every day.




• Shares the credit and works well alone or as part of the team.




• Reads the room and knows when to redirect, when to wait and when to ask for help.




• Brings the fun, isn't afraid to be a little silly, and knows when to be calm.




• Remembers each client's favourite song, story and snack.




• Follows through on care plans, handovers and the small promises.

What you'll bring

• A Certificate III in Individual Support, Ageing or Disability.




• A satisfactory traffic history and First Aid & CPR certificate will be required




• Experience working with clients who have complex needs and behaviours.

Experience in day respite will be highly regarded.

What's in it for you

Days full of music, laughter and people glad you walked in, plus a team that has your back. Fair warning: there will be dancing. Two left feet are welcome.

• Paid birthday leave




• Potential to transition to a permanent role




• Employee Assistance Program

No smoke. No mirrors. Just moments waiting to be made and the person ready to make them.

Now you see the day.

Now you see the smiles.

Now you see yourself making a little magic.

Comlink Australia welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, ages, abilities and identities. We know that different minds make better decisions.