Personal care Worker

Bolton Clarke; Lilydale; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Private health insurance

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Not-for-profit tax benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Bolton Clarke in Lilydale, Tasmania, is seeking a Personal Care Worker to support residents with daily living activities, personal care and wellbeing. You will work with the care team to deliver compassionate, person-centred care, monitor residents and report changes to senior staff.

You’ll assist with hygiene, mobility, medication reminders and life enrichment activities in a community-focused setting. Ideal candidates may be studying towards Certificate III in Individual Support and have

Qualifications

• Preferred studying towards Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing).
• Experience delivering personal care to elderly or chronically ill residents.
• Proficient in activities of daily living, medication monitoring and personal support.
• Strong communication, empathy and planning abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to residents with a person-centered approach.
• Assist with daily living activities and hygiene tasks.
• Monitor residents’ conditions and report changes to senior staff.
• Support medication reminders and basic administration as directed.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Patient-centered care

Attention to detail

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)

Job description

Bolton Clarke Group one of Australia's largest independent, not-for-profit providers of home care, retirement living and residential aged care, operating nationally and internationally.Bolton Clarke Residential group now has 87 Aged Care Homes across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA, with the inclusion of the Allity, McKenzie & Acacia Living Group.

About the Role

As a Personal Care Worker, you will attend to the personal care needs of customers, with a focus on those requiring additional assistance due to physical limitations or frailty. You will provide manual handling support, deliver activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of customers, and supervise daily hygiene routines. You will also report changes in customers' conditions to senior staff and advocate for residents’ wellbeing through exceptional service and effective collaboration with families and the care team.

Responsibilities include:

• Focuses on customers and residents using person centered approach, demonstrates values of patience, empathy and listening and respects the customer’s diverse and unique needs.
• Attends to the personal care needs of customers, with a focus on those requiring additional support due to specific physical limitations or frailty.
• Identifies and reports changes in customers’ circumstances and capacity to more senior staff members, monitors and record clients’ vital signs and assist with medication management, including reminders and administration as prescribed.
• Provides manual handling assistance to customers with daily tasks, supports customers with daily hygiene routines, including showers or baths, shaving, and nail care. Assists customers with their aids, such as applying surgical/support stockings or operating a tens machine.

About You

To be successful in this role, our preferred candidate will have:

• Studying towards Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) is desirable.
• Previous experience in providing personal care services to individuals with physical or mental disabilities, elderly or chronically ill patients.
• Proficient in activities of daily living, person centered practice, medication administration & monitoring and providing medical and personal support and care to patients/residents.
• Excellent analytical thinking, communication, customer experience, emotional intelligence, planning and prioritisation and results orientation skills.

About this location:

Lilydale offers the ultimate comfort and secure environment. On the picturesque shores of Lilydale Lake, there is convenient access to local shopping precincts such as Lilydale Marketplace and the scenic Lilydale Park. Families and friends to catch up ove

Why Work For Bolton Clarke:

• Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs
• A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits - claim up to $18,550 tax free
• Private health insurance and gym discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

Our commitment to diversity: At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and family or marital status.

Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.

If you have any further queries, please contact ([e-mail])