Personal Care Worker - Night Shift

Cultura; Geelong; On-site; AUD 33,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Cultura in Victoria is seeking a Personal Carer to join the Commonwealth Residential Aged Care Facility, working under a Nurse team leader and reporting to the General Manager – Residential. You will deliver person-centred care and support residents to stay independent and enjoy life.

This part-time night shift role requires a Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support, NDIS Orientation, and basic computer skills, with experience in elderly care.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support.
• Completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation Module ‘Quality, Safety and You’.
• Basic computer skills.
• Experience caring for elderly in residential and/or community aged care settings.
• Willingness to contribute as a team member to Cultura residents' living environment.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal hygiene support including bathing, toileting, dressing and brushing teeth.
• Engaging residents in suitable activities and conversations.
• Performing basic housekeeping duties including bed making, cleaning and laundry.
• Accompanying residents to medical appointments.
• Serving meals and assisting with feeding.
• Caring for pressure areas.
• Providing mobility support with walking aids, wheelchairs and hoist use.
• Maintaining a hygienic, tidy and safe environment.
• Providing support, company and comfort to immobile or frail residents.
• Assisting with prescribed exercise routines.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Elderly care experience

Team player

Communicating with residents

Education

Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support

NDIS Worker Orientation Module

willingness to contribute to a friendly environment

Job description

Position summary

The Personal Carer is a direct team member in Cultura’s Commonwealth Residential Aged Care Facility. Each shift, the personal carer may work with an Enrolled Nurse/Enrolled Nurse (Medication Endorsed) or Registered Nurse team leader and is responsible to the shift Charge Nurse through to the General Manager – Residential.
Personal carer duties include providing and documenting person-centered care, including support with intimate care and hygiene, as well as supporting and encouraging residents to remain independent and to enjoy life.

Night Shift - Part-time employment opportunities are available.

Duties

• Providing support with personal hygiene including bathing, toileting, dressing and brushing teeth


• Engaging residents in suitable activities such as playing games, and having conversations


• Performing basic housekeeping duties, including bed making, cleaning and laundry


• Accompanying residents to medical appointments


• Serving meals and assisting with feeding


• Caring for pressure areas


• Providing mobility support, including assistance with walking aids, wheelchairs and hoist use


• Maintaining a hygienic, tidy and safe environment


• Providing immobile, recovering, or frail residents with support, company and comfort


• Assisting with exercise routines as prescribed.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support


• Completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation Module ‘Quality, Safety and You’


• Basic computer skills, for example, keyboard skills/data entry


• Experience caring for elderly people, for example, in residential and/or community aged care setting or supported residential service


• Willingness to contribute as a team member to the creation and maintenance of a friendly and warm living environment for all Cultura residents.

Desirable

• Certificate IV in Aged Care or Individual Support


• Understanding of the migrant experience, with empathy and sensitivity to the needs of the elderly from different cultural backgrounds


• COVID19 vaccination within the last six months


• Languages other than English will be highly regarded.

Employment may be subject to the satisfactory completion of a Police Criminal Record Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and Pre-Employment Health Declaration. Cultura will pay for the costs associated with these checks, after you have commenced working.

We welcome applications from all diverse backgrounds including individuals that identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQ+, and individuals with disabilities or culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Cultura emerged from the merger of Geelong Ethnic Communities Council (trading as Diversitat) and Multicultural Aged Care Services Geelong (MACS) who have been serving the Geelong community for more than 40 years with a focus on our multicultural communities.

Cultura also operates social enterprises including the popular Pako Festa which is Victoria’s largest free multi-arts and multicultural celebration.