Personal Care Assistant

- Casual roles available at VMCH Providence (Bacchus Marsh)

- Rewarding employment opportunities, making a difference in your local community

- Competitive hourly rate and excellent non-for-profit salary packaging benefits

About the role

We are looking for Personal Care Assistants to bring joy to our resident’s day. Working as part of a friendly and close-knit team, your focus will be:

- Providing support and care according to the Care Plan and residents preferences and strengths

- Applying person-centred care approaches to all interactions with residents

- Considering the residents individual needs, stage of life, development and strengths when engaging in support activities

What you’ll do:

- Provide consistently high-quality care that meets each resident’s unique needs and enhances their daily living experience.

- Support residents with daily activities in line with their care plans and personal preferences, ensuring dignity and choice at every step.

- Adapt support activities to reflect each resident’s life stage, strengths, and goals, prioritizing tasks flexibly to respond to changing needs.

- Create trust and empowerment through respectful, compassionate interactions that make residents feel valued and understood.

- Apply person-centred principles in all interactions, focusing on what matters most to each individual.

- Assist residents in maintaining a safe, healthy, and comfortable environment that supports independence and quality of life.

- Actively contribute to the implementation of Aged Care Quality Standards, ensuring residents have choice and control over their care.

- Record care activities clearly and promptly in accordance with organizational policies

- Respond quickly and professionally to residents, families, and colleagues, fostering a culture of respect and collaboration.

About you:

You are an enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter who is eager to develop a career in aged care. To be considered for these roles, you will need:

- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing), or equivalent and/or Certificate IV in Ageing Support.

- Previous experience working in an aged care facility.

- Ability to build effective relationships and work within a team

- NDIS Worker Screening Check and completed NDIS Workers Orientation Module

What we offer?

- A competitive salary

- Excellent salary packaging benefits

- A collaborative and energetic team environment

- Ongoing professional development

- A positive and supportive workplace culture

- Employee Assistance Program

- Employee Referral Incentive

About us

VMCH is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation, providing services including affordable housing, residential aged care, retirement living, community and disability services and specialist education to 7,600 people across Victoria. We operate in over 50 locations, have 3,300+ employees and over 600 volunteers maintaining our 24/7 service to vulnerable people across Victoria.

Here at VMCH our services are as diverse as the people we support. As a for-purpose organisation, love, joy, hospitality, and courage aren’t just words to us, they guide us in everything we do. While we’ve been around for over a century, we’re always moving forward. We stay true to who we are by supporting people and families to live their best lives, providing a place to call home and spaces to learn and grow.

As an employee of VMCH you will be provided with ongoing personal and professional development, career pathways opportunities, a positive and supportive workplace culture, and excellent salary packaging benefits.

If you meet the above criteria and are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you

To work at VMCH, you will be required to supply proof of work rights and a NDIS Screening Check.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes, emails and phone calls from recruitment agencies.

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