Personal Care Assistant- Casual

Aged Care Resumes; Sefton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading aged care provider is seeking a compassionate Casual Personal Care Assistant to support residents at their Southport facility. This role involves assisting with daily routines and promoting a safe, respectful environment, while fostering connections with residents. Applicants should hold relevant qualifications and demonstrate a commitment to person-centred care.

Benefits

Competitive salary packaging options

Consistent fortnightly roster patterns

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Free annual flu vaccination

Qualifications

• 6 months+ experience in a similar role with residential aged care.
• Understanding of Aged Care and resident's rights/responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Support residents' daily routine and personal care needs.
• Ensure safety and respect for residents.
• Follow the care plan.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Communication skills

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care

Tools

AutumnCare

Job description

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About the Opportunity:

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent's kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

As a Casual Personal Care Assistant you will partner with residents to support their daily routine, personal care needs, lifestyle and choices and ensure they feel safe, valued, respected and engaged, as you work as part of a supportive, dedicated team at St Vincent's Care Services Southport.

St Vincent's Care Services Southport provides an enviable retirement lifestyle, with the added benefit of residential living, independent living and community living services all available within the same, relaxed coastal location.

At St Vincent's Care, our Heartprint model ensures compassionate, holistic, person-centred care that empowers residents and fosters a sense of belonging, independence, and cultural respect, creating a life filled with purpose and wellbeing.

We are seeking people who are passionate about providing care that is sensitive to resident's individualised needs, preferences and choices and are committed to building strong, meaningful connections with residents.

What's on your resume is important, but what's in your heart matters more.

Because at St Vincent's, kindness works for us.

Please note this is a casual role.

Things that work for us:

• Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care or similar qualifications essential
• 6 months+ experience in a similar role with residential aged care experience highly regarded
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Experience with AutumnCare (or similar software) with ability to maintain excellent records
• Understanding of Aged Care, resident rights/responsibilities with ability to follow the care plan
• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) - if you already have and it is under 6 months old
• NDIS Worker Screening Check may be a requirement of this role.

Things that work for you:

• More take-home pay with competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
• Better work-life balance with consistent fortnightly rosters patterns for permanent positions -no rotating rosters!
• Opportunity to work for the nation's largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision
• Join an organisation where staff feedback largely indicates they are treated with respect, are confident in their management's leadership and would stay if offered a similar job elsewhere
• Career development, mentoring and leadership opportunities within St Vincent's network
• Like-minded colleagues with a friendly team environment and a great community care spirit
• Rewarding work that focuses on relationships over routines
• No cost uniforms and training
• No mandatory COVID vaccinations! Free annual flu vaccination (recommended).
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of the St Vincent's Care family?

For more than 175 years, St Vincent's Care has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia, upholding compassion, justice, integrity and excellence in all we do. St Vincent's mission is to express the love of God and continue the healing ministry of Jesus through our work.

At St Vincent's we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the important of creating a work environment that is welcome, safe, fair and impartial and invite people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.

Reconciliation Action Plan

St Vincent's Health Australia embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's unique perspectives, knowledge, and culture. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit http://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation, https://www.svcs.org.au/people/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-recruitment

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Healthcare & Medical More than 10,000 employees

St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in 1857, our services and people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs.

St Vincent’s today is Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services. With public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs for marginalised people we are a microcosm of our Australia’s health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in 1857, our services and people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs.

St Vincent’s today is Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services. With public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs for marginalised people we are a microcosm of our Australia’s health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

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