Personal Care Assistant Kilsyth

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

- **Rewarding and meaningful work**:

- ** 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 & 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 a qualified PCA looking to achieve work/life balance closer to home?**:

- ** Are you a Nursing student looking for flexible shifts in a rewarding Carer's role while you study?**

**Permanent part time**

**AM shifts - 7.30am to 1.00pm, 7.30am to 3.00pm**

**PM shifts
- 3.00pm to 9.30pm, 4.00pm to 8.00pm, 5.00pm to 9.00pm**

**Night duty 9.30pm to 7.30am**

**$25.36- $28.30 p/hr base (depending on experience)**

**+ 10.5% Superannuation + not for profit packaging**

**Save on petrol by working closer to home**

**The position is based at Kilsyth**

**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 Overbeek Lodge 55 beds and Margriet Manor 45 beds are almost co-located in an idyllic setting in close proximity to the Dandenong Ranges.

It has small beautiful households to enable carers 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 two small Residential Aged Care Facilities in Kilsyth. 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. Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:
- Assisting with bathing, grooming and getting dressed
- Handling household tasks like grocery shopping and laundry
- Preparing and serving meals at the appropriate time
- Administering oral and topical medication under the supervision of medical personnel
- Providing mental and emotional support
- Making recommendations to family members and healthcare personnel on the plan of care
- Organising suitable recreational activities for our elders
- Collaborating with other health care and social care professionals to provide the best possible care

**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
- Nursing student working towards Diploma or Bachelors degree

**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
- Basic knowledge of the ageing process
- Demonstrated basic computer skills
- Recognise own abilities and level of competence
- Medication endorsed highly advantageous
- To have a basic knowledge of Work Health and Safety procedures
- 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

**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