Personal Care Worker

**Churches of Christ, Warwick Aged Care Service**

**Personal Care Worker**

**Permanent Part-Time and Casual Opportunities**

**Location**

Warwick Aged Care is located in the beautiful Southern Downs and just 3 km from Warwick’s centre. Catch up with family at the on-site café, take a walk in our landscaped gardens, or visit some of Queensland’s finest original sandstone buildings and heritage site. Important amenities and shops are nearby.

Warwick is Approx. 2 hr 17 min (157.6 km) West of Brisbane.

**Warwick Aged Care | Churches of Christ** _(link provided for service overview)_

**Service Update**

**Employee Benefits**

As a not-for-profit entity, our employees can package up to $18,549 p.a. of their taxable income before your income tax is calculated. Up to $15,900 p.a. on everyday expenses (such as mortgage payments, rent, groceries, bills and insurance) plus up to $2,649 p.a. on meal/entertainment benefits.

To learn about what salary sacrifice can mean for you click here.

By being such a large organisation, we are also able to offer a range of compelling benefits. Including but not limited to:

- ** Five (5) weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;**:

- ** Discounts through our large network of retail partners including**:

- ** JB Hi-Fi,**:

- ** The Good Guys,**:

- ** Goodlife Health Clubs,**:

- ** Bupa Health,**:

- ** Plus, many more;**:

- ** Grants for formalised study.**

**Highlighting the importance of this role**

We currently have an exciting opportunity for Personal Care Workers to join our team at Warwick Aged Care Service on a Permanent Part time or Casual basis. Located within the Southern Downs, just 3km from Warwick's town centre, our soon to be 112-bed service is surrounded by beautiful landscaped gardens, close to important amenities, with an onsite café.

In this role you will be responsible for providing direct care to residents and assisting them in daily living activities that meet their individual physical, spiritual, social and cultural needs. Working up to 60 hours per Fortnight, your availability will require you to work a mixture of mornings, afternoons, nights and overnights, including weekends.

During your varied day you will:

- Provide personal care and physical and emotional support to residents who require assistance with daily living;
- 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;
- 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 and complete tasks as delegated by Registered/Enrolled Nurse.

**What you can bring to the team**

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.

Experience and qualifications for this role:

- ** Certificate III or IV in Aged Care or Individual Support (Qualified Applicants)**;
- Willingness to work a variety of shifts, including morning afternoons and nights across a 7-day week;
- Practical working experience or or working towards cert III Individual Support Aged Care or willing to undertake training to attain certificate III
- Current National Police and NDIS Screening or the ability to obtain.

**Our Values**

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

**About us**

We are one of Australia’s largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations, with a legacy of care and compassion spanning over 140 years. Through our faith-based mission, the church and organisation work together to provide holistic support across family services, community housing, retirement living, home care, and residential aged care. With services across Queensland and Victoria.

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as they are received.