Personal Care Worker

Apply now Job no: 523276
Work type: Casual, Permanent
Location: Wendouree
Categories: Aged Care Support

Personal Care Workers

  • Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
  • Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
  • Kick-Start your Career with Calvary today!!
About the role
 
We are looking for compassionate Personal Care Workers that will provide high quality care to our residents at all times, by delivering care that meets the individual needs and goals of our residents. Reporting to the Home Manager, this is a Casual position with shifts available from across a fortnightly roster.
 
Your main duties will include:
  • Support residents to live the life they choose allowing them to exercise choice and independence.
  • Contributes to the physical, emotional and lifestyle needs and wants of the residents, through assessment and observation.
  • Works within an established and agreed framework to deliver a range of personal care tasks, including but not limited to daily hygiene for example showering, shaving, dressing, mouth and eye care and continence management
  • Identify and escalate to supervisor any changes that are noticed with resident’s behaviour, cognition or any physical attributes
  • Report any incident witnessed via the relevant incident reporting procedure and alerting any incident to the RN
About you
  • Certificate Level III (Individual Support)
  • Demonstrated experience in a similar role in aged care, health care or hospitality
  • Effective interpersonal communication; both written and verbal
  • Working knowledge of WH&S and Infection Control
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads
 
Why work for Calvary?
 
At Calvary, our staff matter. 
 
Join our team, learn with purpose and drive positive impact in one of Australia’s largest healthcare providers across Public and Private Hospitals, Residential Aged Care and Home Care. 
 
With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.
 
Your benefits: 
  • 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
 
Apply now to start your career in an organisation that is making a positive difference in the community.
 
Please note the following:
  • 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.
 
 

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