Personal Care Assistant

Personal Care Assistant - Evanston Park Night Shift

Job No: ELD1550

Employment Status: Expression of Interest

Closing Date: 30 Sep 2025 ACST

Join Our Caring Team at Eldercare as a Personal Care Assistant

Location: Eldercare Evanston Park
Type: Permanent part time

Night Shift - 23:00 - 07:00

Days Week 1 - Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday/ Week 2 - Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday

At Eldercare, our purpose is simple but powerful: to deliver peace of mind with our care.

We are committed to delivering exceptional care and support to older South Australians. As one of the state's leading aged care providers, we foster a compassionate and inclusive work environment where every team member is valued.

By joining Eldercare, you'll become part of a team that prioritises integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. With a strong focus on learning and development, we'll support you as you grow your career in payroll and administration.

About the role

As a Personal Care Assistant, you'll provide high-quality, person-centred care that helps our residents live each day with dignity and joy. You'll follow personalised care plans and offer respectful support with:

• Personal care and hygiene
• Daily living tasks and mobility assistance
• Emotional wellbeing and companionship
• Creating a warm, inclusive, and positive care environment

What you'll bring

• Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) or Aged Care – or equivalent
• Minimum 6 months experience in an aged care
• Willing to work Night Shifts
• A genuine passion for aged care and enhancing quality of life
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A respectful, compassionate, and resident-first approach

Why Choose Eldercare

• Attractive staff benefits such as salary packaging
• An opportunity to contribute to the care and quality of life for our residents
• A values-driven organisation
• A great team environment with variety in the role
• Ongoing professional development in a caring environment

Eldercare encourages you to apply if you are a committed and results-driven individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality outcomes whilst modelling the behaviours underpinning Eldercare's values of respect, accountability and connection.

To view the Job & Person Specification for this role, please view the Job & Person Specification.

To work for Eldercare, you are required to have a police clearance valid for working in aged care (unsupervised contact with vulnerable people) and the clearance needs to be less than 12 months since date of issue.

As per Eldercare's Employee Immunisation Policy, all Eldercare employees are required to:

• Be vaccinated against seasonal influenza by no later than 1 June each year
• Be vaccinated against COVID-19 as per current ATAGI guidelines

Exemptions on a temporary or permanent basis can only be approved by Eldercare's Chief Executive.

Eldercare welcomes and respects the diversity that our residents, staff and volunteers bring. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are included and respected.

Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents, staff and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe.

Eldercare encourages respectful relationships and does not accept any form of gender-based violence in the workplace. Eldercare is committed to preventing violence against women and is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace to support victims of abuse.

All employees can expect to receive fair and equal treatment and to be free from discrimination in all aspects of their life with Eldercare.

Eldercare is proud to provide a smoke-free environment across all sites.

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Personal Details

• First name *
• Last name *
• E-mail *

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• City, Town or Suburb *
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• State, Region or Province *
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Questions

Right to Work To be employed with Eldercare, you are required to have full working rights in Australia. Please indicate your working rights: *

• I am an Australian or New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident in Australia
• I have a student or temporary visa WITHOUT restricted hours
• I have a student or temporary visa WITH restricted hours
• I do not have the right to work in Australia

As per Eldercare's Employee Immunisation Policy, all Eldercare employees are required to be vaccinated against seasonal influenza by no later than 1 June each year. Exemptions on a temporary or permanent basis can only be approved by Eldercare's Chief Executive. Please select what is applicable to your vaccination status. *

• Yes, I have had my vaccination
• No, but I am willing to get the vaccine
• No, I do not wish to be vaccinated
• No, I wish to seek approval for an exemption from the Chief Executive

As per Eldercare's Employee Immunisation Policy, all Eldercare employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as per current ATAGI guidelines. Exemptions on a temporary or permanent basis can only be approved by Eldercare's Chief Executive. Please select what is applicable to your vaccination status. *

• I have had my 1st and 2nd dose
• I have had my 1st, 2nd dose and 3rd/booster dose
• I have had my 1st, 2nd dose, 3rd/booster and 4th/winter booster dose
• I wish to seek approval for an exemption from the Chief Executive
• I do not wish to be vaccinated

Employment History
Have you previously been employed by Eldercare? *

• Yes – Employed directly through Eldercare
• Yes – Agency
• Yes - Student Placement
• No
• If you have answered "yes" to the above question, please indicate date/s and site/s *

Experience
If you have previously worked at Eldercare, is your application for employment being filed under Section 18 of the Return to Work Act? *

• Yes
• No
• Not applicable, I have not previously worked for Eldercare

Qualifications
Do you hold a Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Support or equivalent? *

• Yes
• No

Experience
Please indicate your experience working as a Personal Care Assistant? *

• Aged care experience – less than 6 months
• Aged care experience – more than 6 months

Availability
Please confirm if you can pick up night shifts (23:00PM-07:00AM) *

• Yes
• No

Are you willing to pick up permanent part time shifts *

• Yes
• No

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