Personal Care Worker - Kaltukatjara (Docker River), Northern Territory

Australian Regional & Remote Community Services; Kaltukatjara; On-site; AUD 76,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shared, fully furnished housing

Travel allowance: $5,000 PA

Remote allowance: up to $5,000 PA

Relocation support: up to $5,000 incl.

Training & development access

Wellbeing support

Job summary

ARRCS is seeking a qualified Personal Care Worker to support residents and home care clients at our Remote Aged Care Facility in Kaltukatjara, NT. The role requires relocation to the Indigenous community and offers permanent, full-time work at 38 hours per week, with a gross hourly rate of 38.33–39.91 AUD, equating to about 75,700–78,800 AUD per year.

Visa sponsorship is not available. You will work under supervision of senior nursing staff, delivering compassionate care and helping residents

Qualifications

• Minimum AQF Certificate III or higher in Aged Care or Disability or equivalent.
• At least one year of relevant work experience within the last 3 years.
• Australian working rights with at least 12 months remaining.
• Experience assisting with activities of daily living in aged care.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living and encourage independence where safe.
• Support showering, toileting, dressing, transfers, and mobility as required.
• Provide meals assistance and support participation in activities.
• Follow individual care plans and liaise with care teams and Leisure/Lifestyle.
• Maintain hygiene, safety and high standards of wellbeing for residents.

Skills

Aged care experience

Communication skills

Culturally sensitive

Education

AQF Certificate III or higher in Aged Care/Disability

Job description

About the role

ARRCS are wishing to recruit an experienced and qualified Personal Care Worker to support the clinical care of our residents and home care consumers within our Aged Care Facility Tjilpi Pampaky Ngura Flexible Aged Care Facility located in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) in Central Australia, Northern Territory.

This is a residential role and would require you to relocate to the indigenous community of Kaltukatjara in Central Australia, Northern Territory.

This role is being offered on a permanent, full-time basis working 38 hours per week and at a salary of $38.33 - $39.91 / hour gross base (annual salary of $75,700 - $78,800 PA) dependent on previous experience.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this role.

This role is suited to people who have care and compassion and enjoy interacting with our residents within our facilities. You will bring previous experience in an aged care or disability support role and will have the skills and experience to complete work with respect and professionalism whilst having supervision from our facilities senior nursing staff when required. You will provide a strong work ethic whilst being able to ensure that the care and wellbeing of our residents are kept to the highest standards.

The role will require you to assist the person with activities of daily living and where safe to do so encourage independence with

• Showering and toileting as required
• Dressing and undressing as required
• Transfers and general mobility within and outside the health service as required
• Sensory communication needs
• Daily exercise program
• Provision of ongoing long-term support to residents suffering from irreversible dementia or psychiatric conditions as diagnosed by a medical professional.
• Assist with preparation and distribution of meals
• Liaise with Leisure and Lifestyle to support and encourage participation in independent and/or organized activities.
• Assist with washing of resident’s personal laundry.
• Ensure individual care plans are followed for all residents/patients/clients

Benefits of working with ARRCS:

ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career can take you all over the NT including Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine or if you relocate interstate ARRCS are a pathway to Uniting Care QLD. Employee benefits include

• 6 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% Leave Loading - Pro-rata for part-time.
• Shared, fully furnished housing.
• $5,000 PA travel allowance.
• Annual remote allowance of up to $5,000 PA - Terms of remote allowance specified in ARRCS current Enterprise Agreement.
• An annual pay increase in accordance with our current Enterprise Agreement.
• Salary Packaging through Eziway.
• Relocation support of up to $5,000 inclusive of GST.
• Access to 70,000 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform.
• Telus Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this role, we would require you to demonstrate the following:

• Minimum AQF Certificate III or higher qualification or equivalent in Aged Care, Disability or Individual Care (minimum course duration 6 months) or 2 years or work experience to substitute for the formal qualification.
• At least one year of relevant work experience (post qualification) undertaken in the last 3 years.
• Australian working rights with a minimum of 12 months remaining.
• Demonstrated experience in assisting with the activities of daily living in an Aged Care setting.
• Demonstrated effective and clear communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to manage and work within a culturally diverse team environment.
• An ability to undertake a range of manual handling functions relevant to the role.
• Proof of or willing to obtain the following mandatory requirements:
  • NDIS Workers Screening.
  • National Police Check (dated within 3 months).
  • Current year Flu Vaccination.

About ARRCS

Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is a not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that was established in July 2014. ARRCS operate residential aged care facilities and community care support programs within communities across the Northern Territory and South Australia including Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine, Tennant Creek, Mutitjulu, Docker River and APY Lands.

ARRCS is a service group of Uniting Care Queensland – the health and community service provider of the Uniting Church, and is supported by Blue Care – Also, part of Uniting Care Queensland and one of Australia’s leading residential and community aged care providers.

With over 850 staff across the Northern Territory, we are a true community partner, and our team members live our values of Compassion, Justice, Respect, Working Together and Leading through Learning.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

Community Services & Development Aged & Disability Support