Personal Care Worker

Opal Healthcare; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development programs

Scholarship opportunities

Employee Referral Program

Supportive team culture

Work/life balance

Job summary

Opal HealthCare is hiring for a Permanent Part-Time role at a beach house-inspired community near Aldinga Beach. The position offers a base rate of $36.23 per hour plus penalties for weekends and public holidays and 12% superannuation. The role is part-time with a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays.

You will provide personal care, build relationships with residents and their families, and work with nurses to ensure high-quality, compassionate care in a warm community setting.

Qualifications

• Certificate III or IV in Individual Support, Aged Care or Disability.
• Nursing student.
• A caring approach, strong communication skills and commitment to resident wellbeing.
• Reliability and availability to work across a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays.
• Ability to complete required pre-employment checks, including a police check, NDIS Worker’s Clearance and pre-employment medical.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care that supports residents’ daily living, dignity and wellbeing.
• Build positive, meaningful relationships with residents and their families.
• Support residents with meals, mobility, hygiene and social engagement.
• Work collaboratively with nurses and the wider care team to deliver safe, high-quality care.
• Contribute to a warm, respectful and supportive care community.
• Follow workplace health, safety, clinical and compliance requirements.

Skills

Caring approach

Communication skills

Reliability

Education

Certificate III/IV in Aged Care/Disability

Nursing student

Job description

"At Opal HealthCare, we know that companies don’t succeed - people do."That’s why everything we do is driven by our purpose: to bring joy to those we care for, guided by our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence reflect that CARE is at the heart of everything we do. Our contemporary, 118 bed beach house-inspired Care Community is nestled just three minutes from the shores of Aldinga Beach. With Aldinga Central Shopping Centre conveniently located across the road and easy access to local amenities and transport, residents can enjoy the best of both coastal living and convenience. We're a warm, family-oriented community where residents feel welcomed, supported and at home.

About the role

$36.23 base rate + Penalty rates for weekends and public holidays, plus 12% superannuation.

Permanent Part-Time opportunities

What we offer

• Dedicated mentoring & internal/external career development programs to build and accelerate your career - such as Nurse Graduate programs, Emerging Leadership Programs, Senior Leaders programs and more via our very own Opal Healthcare Academy study & training along with Scholarship opportunities of up to $15,000 for further education & training through local & national University, TAFE & RTO partnerships
• Employee Referral Program – earn up to $5,000 in incentives for inviting your friends to work
• Supportive team culture focused on compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
• Work/life balance, leave loading and paid parental leave

Key responsibilities

• Provide personal care that supports residents’ daily living, dignity and wellbeing
• Build positive, meaningful relationships with residents and their families
• Support residents with meals, mobility, hygiene and social engagement
• Work collaboratively with nurses and the wider care team to deliver safe, high-quality care
• Contribute to a warm, respectful and supportive care community
• Follow workplace health, safety, clinical and compliance requirements

About you

• Certificate III or IV in Individual Support, Aged Care or Disability
• Nursing student
• A caring approach, strong communication skills and commitment to resident wellbeing
• Reliability and availability to work across a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays where required
• Ability to complete required pre-employment checks, including a police check, NDIS Worker’s Clearance and pre-employment medical