Personal Care Assistant Trainee

15 hours ago

Maryborough QLD, Australia For Purpose Aged Care Full time $45,000 - $55,000 per year

Learn & Earn at Maryborough Community Aged Care

Find your way to a meaningful career path

Trainee role will commence on 10 November 2025

Unlike other industries like hospitality or retail, aged care represents an essential service and with an aging population, there will always be a need for jobs in aged care - recession-proof your future

You can make a real difference in residents' and families' lives and start earning money straight away while progressing your career.

About the PCA Traineeship:

The main purpose for the trainee is to put into practice instructions given by the supervisor/s. Trainees can spend several weeks, months or even years become fully knowledgeable in their jobs. Written and practical examinations are required to complete the various modules during the course of the training process.

What does a Personal Carer Do?

  • Build meaningful working relationships with residents
  • Personal care - bathroom/incontinence assistance/supporting with showers and dressing residents
  • Serving meals and supporting residents with a meal
  • Wellbeing - talking with residents and participating in activities
  • Cleaning - tidying rooms, changing linen
  • Administration - computer based documentation

About Yourself:

As a trainee, you are basically assessed at all times as the course and practical experience progresses. You will be limited to what you can do initially but as you progress you will expand your scope of work.

Essential to your success you will possess:

  • Excellent communication skills - listening, observing and speaking
  • A passion for helping others
  • Ability to think on your feet
  • Motivation to learn, grow and develop
  • Ability to work well in a team
  • Problem solving
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships among residents, colleagues and supervisors
  • Valid working rights in Australia
  • A valid Police Check for unsupervised care of vulnerable people that is within 12 months

Benefits & Work Culture:

As a purpose led, not-for-profit organisation, our staff's health and wellbeing are important to us. This is why we have partnered with selected providers to offer employees a growing range of benefits that make sure they get the most out of their working and personal life.

Benefits available include:

  • Tax savings of up to $15,900 per year with Salary Packaging (Go Salary)
  • Exclusive staff discounts with JB Hi-Fi, Endota Spa and more
  • CommBank Workplace banking
  • State of the art technology to help staff work smarter
  • Staff room facilities
  • Onsite Parking
  • Salary sacrificing options with superannuation
  • Novated Leasing through Enlist
  • HESTA benefits for members
  • Access EAP – a voluntary, confidential and free counselling service

Our culture is one of collaboration and compassion. Our leaders have the ability to create, grow and inspire their team. We believe if our staff are happy, our residents are happy.

Apply now to become a trainee at Maryborough Community Aged Care

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