Personal Care Worker
Job Location:
Coffs Harbour - Australia
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Job Summary
Calvary The Brelsford- Coffs Harbour
Casual- Personal Care Workers
- Progress with purpose at one of Australias largest health care providers
- Get ahead with salary packaging benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
The position of Personal Care Worker is part of an integrated team of people working within an established and agreed framework attending to the personal needs of residents. The Personal Care Worker role is instrumental to ensuring that we are providing high quality care to our residents at all times.
Key Responsibilities
- Support residents to live the life they choose allowing them to exercise choice and independence.
- Contribute to the physical emotional and lifestyle needs and wants of the residents through assessment and observation.
- Implement clinical and care interventions as delegated by the Registered Nurse and as documented in the residents plan of care.
- Assist the residents with their personal care and hygiene needs whilst encouraging their independence
About you
- Certificate III in individual support or equivalent recognised qualification
- Ability to engage with residents and experience in dementia support
- Effective interpersonal communication; both written and verbal
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads
- Demonstrated flexibility empathy and patience with the aged person and their needs
- Demonstrated ability to provide holistic care
- Demonstrated respect for residents privacy dignity and self esteem
- Commitment to continuous quality improvement
- Working knowledge of WH&S and Infection Control
- NFP salary packaging benefits discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you
- As part of the application process you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include but is not limited to reference checks work rights criminal history check NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
More than 130 years of high-quality, compassionate care. Providing hospital care, home and virtual care services, retirement living and residential aged care homes across five states and two territories.
