Multi-skilled Care Worker

**Are you a carer in your personal or professional life? Are you considering a career in aged care or looking for a role that looks and feels different?**

**The Role**:
A Multi Skilled Care Worker (MSCW) supports residents at Healthia to have a full life. In addition to ensuring residents' daily living needs are met, the MSCW's working day is based entirely around resident choices such as when they start their day, what they eat or daily interests and experiences.

A MSCW is more than just support, a MSCW's job satisfaction will be met by providing person-directed care at every shift. Participating in residents' day-to-day life, deeply understanding them and contributing to a positive experience of living well in one of the 8 new small-scale homes at Healthia.

The role will deliver and promote high quality of life, positive ageing and advocacy for residents. The responsibilities of this role include provision of personal care for residents, their environment including meal preparation, dining, and laundry service within a self-managed team.

The MSCW will strive to ensure that residents' care and choices remain central to all that we do.

Additionally, providing an outstanding resident service delivery that represents ACH Group brand.

**What you'll do**:

- Assist residents in the day to day organisation of their home
- Build a deep understanding of the residents needs
- Advocate for the autonomy of residents
- Have exceptional communication skills
- Build rapport with residents and their family members or representatives
- Assist residents by promoting positive ageing
- Provide a high standard of care to residents including cooking, housekeeping and laundry
- Work under direction and guidance in a multi-tasking environment to deliver the highest quality of care to residents
- Facilitate daily group programs and tailor to the support needs of each resident

**About You**

You will nurture and support residents by providing assistance with activities of daily living and meeting other needs as required with the core goal of promoting high quality of life and optimal resident experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A passion for supporting choice and independence
- High level resident service experience
- Share the ACH Group culture and values

**You will need**
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) or willingness to undertake study to obtain your certificate
- The ability to commit to a full time or permanent part time role 0.7 to 1.0 FTE
- To care about supporting older people to live a Good Life.
- Medication Credentialling - (this will be provided by ACH Group, if required)
- Flu & COVID-19 vaccinations (including booster, if eligible)

**It would also be helpful if you had**:

- A Police Check less than 12 months old for working in Aged Care

**If you want to join our amazing team, we can offer you**:

- Career development with inhouse upskilling and external learning opportunities
- Friendly and inclusive culture, supporting diversity and employee wellbeing
- Free on-site flu vaccination program
- Financial advice for HESTA members, our preferred superannuation supplier
- Wellbeing program including free employee assistance program
- Recognition program acknowledging significant contributions
- Salary packaging to maximise your take home pay
- Discounted Corporate Membership - Health Insurance - BUPA

ACH Group is a not-for-profit organisation in the Health Care Sector. This means that you can salary package up to $15,900 per annum to reduce your tax. We also offer a range of perks through our Employee Benefits Program (e.g., discounted private health).

**Express your interest now**:Press 'Apply' to provide you details & resume, and ACH Group will keep you up to date with the recruitment process for Healthia.

ACH Group celebrates and encourages workforce diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious beliefs, disability or any other basis.

**What it's like at ACH Group**:
At ACH Group we believe that older people should feel valued, respected, connected in their communities and supported to live a good life.

We love what we do, aren't afraid to take action and responsibility, constantly put our hands up for challenges and celebrate the uniqueness of our community. Most importantly, we bring our best.

If you share our belief, join our team of 1800 employees and hundreds of volunteers and take delight in knowing that you're making a contribution to the lives of older people. You'll do so while enjoying a rewarding career pathway, ongoing training and a passionate, flexible workplace.