Retirement Living Assistant

UnitingCare Queensland; Queensland; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 45,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

12% super

Staff discounts

Casual loading

Job summary

BlueCare’s Argyle Gardens Retirement Village in Bundaberg is seeking a committed Retirement Living Assistant for a part-time overnight role. You’ll support residents, assist with meals, and respond to emergencies within RVA guidelines as part of a close-knit team.

Applicants should have hospitality experience, strong attention to detail, and current first aid/ CPR certificates. A multidisciplinary team background and retirement living experience are highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in hospitality service delivery.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience in responding to Workplace Health and Safety emergency procedures.
• Current first aid certificate and CPR certificate.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in retirement living, senior’s housing or aligned sector is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Observe and report changes in residents' health, wellbeing or behaviour to Village Management.
• Assist with meal service and dining room setup.
• Manage emergency response procedures and document per RVA accreditation guidelines.
• Respond to resident alarms, provide basic first aid, and engage authorities as needed.
• Ensure community buildings and facilities are secured per procedures.
• Report on-site maintenance or equipment issues to relevant staff.
• Act as a team player and foster a safe work environment.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Attention to detail

WH&S emergency procedures

First aid

CPR

Teamwork

Retirement living experience

Job description

BlueCare | Retirement Living Assistant | Bundaberg

• Fantastic casual opportunity to work overnight shifts. Allowing you to maintain current commitments.
• $28.94 per hour + Casual loading + Salary packaging benefits + 12% super + Staff discounts
• Rewarding employment opportunities, making a difference in your local community

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our big-hearted BlueCare team, as a Retirement Living Assistant, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in the Blue Care Team

Our dynamic retirement livings team at Argyle Gardens Retirement Village in Bundaberg is looking for committed and passionate Retirement Living Assistants to join their dedicated and close-knit team on a part time basis.

Blue Care operate over 32 retirement villages across Queensland, with more than 3,300 residents choosing to make a Blue Care communities their home.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Village Manager, the role will see you provide a professional working relationship with the Village residents and team members. As well as being the first point of contact for Emergency Response as part of the overnight on-call services. Your responsibilities will include:

• Observe and report any changes or concerns in resident’s health, well-being or behaviour to Village Management.
• Assisting with meal service and dining room set up.
• Manage emergency response procedures, including medical attention as required, is provided and documented in accordance with RVA accreditation guidelines, UnitingCare contracts and resident contracts.
• Respond to resident alarms, applying basic first aid where required and informing/engaging the appropriate authorities.
• Ensure Community buildings and facilities are secured in accordance with set procedures.
• Report on site maintenance or equipment issues to relevant staff.
• Act as a team player and foster a safe work environment for self and others.

What makes a difference for us?

• Previous experience working in hospitality service delivery.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrated experience in responding to Workplace Health and Safety emergency procedures
• Current first aid certificate and CPR certificate
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in retirement living, senior’s housing or aligned sector is highly regarded.

Employee Benefits

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

• Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
• Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple–everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [e-mail]

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.