Personal Care Assistant

**Family friendly work/life balance workplace**:

- **Rewarding and meaningful work**:

- ** Achieve Job security**:

- ** Save on tax with generous salary packaging benefits -**Novated leasing, general living expenses, regional area benefits, meal entertainment, Holiday Accommodation and Venue hire
- **Paid training & support for professional development**:

- **We support Career Progression -** Scholarship programs, student placement and internal promotion opportunities
- ** Access our Employee Assistance program - **Confidential free counselling (personal, work, financial or legal).
- ** Employee wellness portal** - discounts
- ** Eligible staff receive benefits like income protection from our default Superannuation provider**
- ** Are you an experienced and qualified PCA looking to achieve work/life balance closer to home? o**

**Experience with memory support unit/**

**Dementia Care/ High Care preferred**

**Permanent part time available**

**Monday to Sunday**

**AM- 7.15am to 3.00pm**

**PM 2.45pm to 9.30pm**

**$29- $31 p/hr base (depending on skills/experience)**

**+ 11% Superannuation + not for profit packaging**

**The position is based in our new building at Carrum Downs**

**PREVIOUS CANDIDATES NEED NOT APPLY**

**About us...**

**MiCare **is a multicultural organisation serving multicultural Elders.

Join the company that makes you feel as part of the family. Whether you are interacting with Elders, fellow staff or management, you feel you belong.

MiCare Avondrust Lodge is a state of the art facility which was purpose built with both Elders and Staff in mind, to ensure effective Person Centred Care.

It has small beautiful households of 12 Elders each, with excellent ratios of 1:6 or less which enables carers to achieve best outcomes for the Elders. Social and therapeutic alliances are formed as staff bond with Elders in their households. Staff and Elders get to know each other well. Elders share their wisdom. Staff become proud advocates of these dear members of the household, to continue giving outstanding care.

At MiCare, it doesn't feel like work, it feels like a happy home where everyone looks forward to coming.

**About the role...**

We are looking for an experienced and qualified Personal Care Assistant for our brand new Residential Aged Care Facility in Carrum Downs. Achieve work/life balance by working closer to home and trade the busyness of the city for a more idyllic suburban pace.

Our ideal incumbent will thrive on building strong rapport with our valuable elders and their families, delivering over and above quality care by supporting their daily care needs, completing vital documentation and being a strong contributor to a passionate team

In a role with plenty of variety, your experience, motivation, flexibility and collaborative approach to quality service delivery will be highly regarded. **Experience with a Memory support / Dementia Care/ High Care is preferred.**

**About you...**

You will have a flexible, caring, patient attitude and an ability to work in a professional and proficient manner.

**Qualifications**
- Minimum Cert III (Aged Care)
- Cert IV (Aged Care) highly advantageous but not essential

**Skills**:

- The ability to work with frail and/or confused elders and their families within the Accreditation Standards and funding guidelines
- The ability to accept direction and to work in a team environment with mínimal supervision
- The ability or willingness to speak/learn Dutch and an understanding of the Dutch culture and history
- The ability to work in a culturally sensitive manner within an ethno-specific environment
- Basic knowledge of the ageing process
- Demonstrated basic computer skills
- Recognise own abilities and level of competence
- To have a basic knowledge of Work Health and Safety procedures
- ** Experience with a Memory support unit/ Dementia Care/ High Care is preferred**

**A police check with no disclosable outcome, medicare evidence of current influenza and COVID-19 vaccination is required by MiCare for this position.**

**A commitment to work exclusively with MiCare Residential Aged Care facility as your only employer during COVID-19 will be highly regarded.**

**How to apply...**

**For Enquiries...**

**If you meet the above criteria and you’re interested in contributing to an organisation that values the highest level of quality in everything it sets out to achieve, we want to hear from you**

MiCare is a Child Safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children.

MiCare says “NO” to Family Violence. We believe that everyone deserves to feel safe, respected, valued and treated as equals.

MiCare is committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people wit