Personal Care Worker

**Churches of Christ**

**Homesteads Aged Care Service, Nerang**

**Casual opportunities**
- Imagine how rewarding giving living assistance to older people could be? The smallest gesture can make the biggest difference._

**Imagine working for us**

At Homesteads Aged Care Service our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.

We also offer:

- Supportive team environment;
- Opportunities for professional development;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Discounts through our large network of retail partners;
- A career where you can make a huge difference in the quality of life for our residents

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia’s largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

**About the role**

In this role you will be responsible for providing direct care to residents and assisting residents in the undertaking of daily living activities that meet the resident's individual physical, spiritual, social and cultural needs. Shifts consist of mornings, afternoons, nights and overnights.

During your varied day you will:

- Provide personal care and physical and emotional support to residents who require assistance with daily living, including e.g. mobility assistance to and from activities, meals, social outings and clinical care; provide medication assistance to residents;
- Participate in the development and review of resident/client care plans; complete charting and report any observed changes to resident health to the Registered Nurse/Enrolled Nurse, Service Co-ordinator/Service Manager; ensure all necessary documentation is complete and accurate to facilitate ongoing planning and provision of care for residents;
- Maintain the personal dignity and privacy of all residents, their representatives and staff, and ensure that all interaction with residents and their representatives are treated confidentially;
- Support and assist in the provision of a comfortable, safe and secure environment;
- Undertake food handling, preparation, cooking, cleaning, distribution and serving of meals to residents;
- Undertake and complete tasks as delegated by Registered/Enrolled Nurse.

**About you**

You have a compassionate nature and love being around and caring for seniors. You will enjoy taking time to build relationships with our residents and taking time to get to know them in order to provide the best possible care. You are a positive individual who works well with others and are happy to support your fellow team members.

Your experience and qualifications for this role ideally, should include:

- Certificate III or IV in Aged Care or Individual Support;
- Willingness to work a variety of shifts, including morning afternoons and nights across a 7-day week;
- Current National Police and NDIS Screening Check or the ability to obtain.
- Please note, all employees working within our residential and home aged care will need to be fully vaccinated for COVID19. If you have already received your COVID19 vaccinations, we ask that you provide proof as part of the recruitment process._

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: _Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety._

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as they are received.