Personal Care Assistant

Job Description:

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 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 Arundel.

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.

St Vincent's Care Services Arundel 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.

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

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

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)