Personal Carer

**Reference Number**
- 43077

**Position Title**
- Personal Carer

**Employment Type**
- Permanent Part Time, Casual

**Entity**
- South Coast

**Location**
- Kirra Aged Care Facility

**Enterprise agreement**
- Care & Support Services - Care Employee Level 3

**Roles Available**
- 1

**Position Summary**

**Personal Carer | Blue Care | Kirra QLD**
- **Employment Term**:Casual**, **Permanent Part Time or Full-Time opportunities available (offering up to 75 hours per fortnight)
- **Location**:Kirra Aged Care Facility
- **Remuneration**:$24.10 p/hr (additional 25% loading for casual hours) + 10% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances
- Blue Care is seeking _
**_Personal Carers _**:

- to join our _
**_Kirra Aged Care Facility, on a casual, permanent part time or full time basis._**:

- Located in a peaceful location in _
**_Coolangatta_**:

- , we’re a 10-minute stroll from one of Gold Coast’s most spectacular beaches, Kirra Beach._

**About Your Next Rewarding Opportunity**
- Strolls on the beach and lunch time outings are a regular occurrence for the residents and staff at our Blue Care Kirra Aged Care facility. Our residents enjoy not only the fresh sea air but also the aromas of coffee and freshly baked scones from our downstairs coffee area. A vast array of activities such as weekly happy hour, Zumba classes and visits from Goldie the loveable Labrador ensures a lively and active environment.- As a
- **Personal Carer** you’ll provide care to your clients living in our residential home, supporting their independence and improving their quality of life through activities that include:
- Daily living assistance including showering, personal hygiene, help at meal times and general mobility
- Providing care in accordance with their individualised Care Plan
- Supporting with community based recreational and social activities
- We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success. Come join one of the
- **most trusted community** and
- **residential care**
**providers **in Australia.**What Do You Need?**
- Certificate III Aged Care, Home and Community Care or Disability Support (completed or are currently in progress to complete) OR 2nd Year Bachelors of Nursing Student OR studying your Diploma in Nursing
- NDIS Workers Screening Clearance or willingness to obtain
- Basic experience with technology incl. smartphones, tablets, laptops etc
- Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies

**Supporting you to support others.**
- We’ve been caring for Queenslander’s for over 65 years. Whether we’re on the road, in people’s homes or in our centres, everything our dedicated team of more than 8,000 people do is built on enabling independence, choice and freedom. We’re proudly not-for-profit and offer you:
- Access to salary packaging & meal and entertainment benefits - access up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits
- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
- Employee assistance, health & wellness programs
- Values-based culture & rewards and recognition
- Ongoing learning & development - Medication Assistance course offered as part of employment
- Up to 18 weeks paid parental leave
- Discounts on private health funds, retail and accommodation deals and discounted hospital admissions in our UnitingCare Hospitals

**Ready to work together?**
- We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.**Our approach is simple** - everybody is welcome here at**Please Note**: To ensure the health and safety of our people, and the clients, residents, patients and people we serve at Uniting Care Queensland, all staff are required to comply with statutory and Government requirements, such as public health directions, and Uniting Care's vaccination policy requirements, with respect to COVID-19 vaccinations.
- **The successful applicant must be able to meet Uniting Care's mandate of receiving all recommended doses of approved Covid-19 vaccines (including boosters) approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and the provision of Covid-19 Certificate before commencing employment.**

**Selection Criteria**
- Desirable: Can you supply evidence of an up-to-date influenza vaccination & COVID 19 vaccination in accordance with the current Public Health Directive for Aged Care Facilities
- Desirable: Do you have full Australian working entitlements as an Australian Citizen. Australian Permanent Resident or New Zealand Resident?
- Desirable: If you don't have full working entitlements, do you have a current working Visa? Please list your visa, for example: Bridging Visa, Regional Sponsorship visa etc.
- Desira