Personal Care Assistant - Southport

St Vincent's Care Services; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,990

Novated leasing

Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,

Uniforms provided

Free annual flu vaccination

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Job summary

St Vincent's Care Services Southport is seeking a Personal Care Assistant to partner with residents in daily routines and personal care, ensuring safety, dignity and engagement in a supportive team setting.

Ideal candidates have a Certificate III in Individual Support and 6 months+ aged care experience, with strong communication and record-keeping skills, and a commitment to compassionate, person-centred care.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care or equivalent is essential.
• 6+ months experience in a similar residential aged care role.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Knowledge of aged care standards and resident rights.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with daily routines and personal care.
• Ensure residents feel safe, valued, respected and engaged.
• Follow care plans and document progress accurately in records.
• Contribute to a compassionate, team-based work environment.

Skills

Communication

AutumnCare experience

Record keeping

Resident-centered care

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care

Tools

AutumnCare

Job description

St Vincent's Care Services – Southport QLD

Permanent

3mo ago , from St Vincent's Care Services

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent's kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

As a Personal Care Assistant, you will partner with residents to support their daily routine, personal care needs, lifestyle and choices and ensure they feel safe, valued, respected and engaged, as you work as part of a supportive, dedicated team at St Vincent's Care Services Southport.

St Vincent's Care Services Southport provides an enviable retirement lifestyle, with the added benefit of residential living, independent living and community living services all available within the same, relaxed coastal location.

At St Vincent's Care, our Heartprint model ensures compassionate, holistic, person-centred care that empowers residents and fosters a sense of belonging, independence, and cultural respect, creating a life filled with purpose and wellbeing.

We are seeking people who are passionate about providing care that is sensitive to resident's individualised needs, preferences and choices and are committed to building strong, meaningful connections with residents.

What's on your resume is important, but what's in your heart matters more.
Because at St Vincent's, kindness works for us.

Things that work for us:

• Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care or similar qualifications essential
• 6 months+ experience in a similar role with residential aged care 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
• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) - if you already have and it is under 6 months old
• NDIS Worker Screening Check may be a requirement of this role.

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
• Like-minded colleagues with a friendly team environment and a great community care spirit
• Rewarding work that focuses on relationships over routines
• No cost uniforms and training
• No mandatory COVID vaccinations! Free annual flu vaccination (recommended).
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

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

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. St Vincent's mission is to express the love of God and continue the healing ministry of Jesus through our work.

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.

St Vincent's Health Australia embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's unique perspectives, knowledge, and culture. 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. For further information, visit http://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation, https://www.svcs.org.au/people/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-recruitment