Care Companion

**Job description**
**Care Companion - Wembley***:

- Aged Care Services | Aged Care
Closing date: 20/03/2025

When you join MercyCare, you join something bigger. A community of staff that make a difference at the heart of the community. As a leading Western Australian not-for-profit provider of aged care, family, community, early learning and disability services we support people throughout life’s journey. We invest in our people by building rewarding careers, offering training and development opportunities and a values-driven culture where our people can belong and thrive.

**About the role**

We are currently seeking Care Companions to join our team at our Wembley Residential Home. This is a unique opportunity to make a profound impact on our residents' lives by helping them maintain their independence and enjoy the highest quality of life.

You will assist our residents in uncovering interests and passions, as well as encouraging activity involvement and spending one on one time with residents who prefer more one to one interaction.

As a Care Companion who is therapy focused you will spend time interacting with the residents, assisting them in activity participation as well as working with the carer team and wellbeing co-ordinator to identify opportunities for our residents and assisting in the delivery of activities and one on one involvement.

Two roster patterns are available:

- Roster 1 (Week 1 and Week 2: Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 09:00 - 17:00)
- Roster 2 (Week 1 and Week 2: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sun 12:00 - 19:00)

**About you**

Your confidence in your ability to provide exceptional care to our residents will enable you to create a positive and welcoming environment our residents, you will be bubbly and vibrant with a can do attitude and flare for creativity.

The following experience and qualifications will see you to success in this role:

- Certificate III/IV in Aged Care
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal
- Able to work on your own but also as part of a bigger team.
- Understanding of your own safety and others in the workplace
- National Police Clearance (issued within the last six months)

**About the benefits**

**You'll become part of an inclusive, diverse, and welcoming Western Australian organisation passionately committed to making a meaningful impact in the local community. As a valued team member, you'll also enjoy access to**:

- Not for profit Salary Packaging options up to $18,000
- Childcare discounts for your little ones
- Options to purchase additional leave
- Career Pathways, Professional Development and Training
- Comprehensive Wellbeing Program including discounted health insurance and free flu vaccinations

**To Apply**

**_At MercyCare, every person matters._**
- With our 178-year legacy extending back to the Catholic Sisters of Mercy, today we stand proud to make a positive difference in our local communities. We live by our values - respect, integrity, compassion, justice, excellence, and courage._