Personal Care Worker

Come and join our team at CaSPA Care.

We are recruiting Part-Time and Casual Personal Care Workers.

CaSPA Care is a residential aged care organisation providing quality care to the older people. We currently operate three aged care homes, one located in South Melbourne and one located in Albert Park.

About the Role

As a Personal Care Worker you will be responsible for providing daily assistance to our residents to help them live a comfortable and enjoyable life.

Working collaboratively with our nursing team, you will provide high-quality personal care to our residents based on their individual needs. This includes assisting them with daily life tasks, personal care, and mobility.

You will work with your colleagues to develop and deliver person-centred care plans that focus on healthy and active ageing, and maximising quality of life for each and every client.

Duties include:

• Provide resident directed care using a community care model but in a residential setting that is designed on a domestic environment model. (Each Household is self-contained with dining and lounge areas along with a kitchen for meal preparation)
• Actively support residents to maintain their independence and quality of lifestyle by assisting with all aspects of daily life including showering, personal hygiene, help at mealtimes, general mobility, lifestyle, cleaning and meal preparation.
• Actively support the day-to-day routines in your household that will be unique to the choices and needs of the residents that live there.
• Providing care in accordance with the resident’s individualise Care Plan

Skills and Experience:

• Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent qualification
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Minimum of 1 year experience in aged care
• An unrestricted Visa that allows you to work full-time hours
• Demonstrated knowledge of and passion for person-centred care
• Demonstrated empathy with the elderly and a commitment to company values
• Proven ability to work effectively both independently and within a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment
• Experience with technology including smartphones, tablets, laptops etc
• Proficiency in written, computer and verbal skills
• Flexibility to work across morning, afternoon and night shifts, 7 days a week
• Able to commit to a minimum of 3 shifts per week

Employee benefits:

• Salary Sacrifice (for permanent employee)
• Staff Uniform
• User-friendly app (Human Force) which allows you to view your roster with a click of a button
• Ongoing training and learning
• A detailed onboarding and induction program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free annual influenza vaccination
• Paid parental leave
• Good staff skill mix and ratio

All staff are supported by a management team dedicated to providing a happy, friendly home, that staff feel good about coming to work for; and families praise for the care we provide to their loved ones.

Please note, the successful candidate will be required to complete a criminal history check.

If you would like to join our wonderful team, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button.

Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Pay: $30.79 – $34.08 per hour

Benefits:

• Maternity leave
• Parental leave
• Salary packaging

Application Question(s):

• Are you looking for a part-time or casual role?

Education:

• Certificate I - IV (Required)

Experience:

• Personal care: 1 year (Required)

Licence/Certification:

• NDIS Worker Clearance Check (Required)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person