Personal Care Assistant - Svc Flexi Force

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About the Role:

Partner with residents to support their daily routine, personal care needs, and lifestyle choices, ensuring they feel safe, valued, respected, and engaged as part of SVC Flexi Force!

We are looking for a special kind of person – a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

What’s on your resume is important, but what’s in your heart matters more.

Because at St Vincent’s, kindness works for us.

About the role

• SVC Flexi Force is a brand-new staffing pool initiative where you are guaranteed set days/shifts and are allocated to work in the area of the residential aged care home where assistance is most required for that particular shift. Enjoy the variety of working with different residents and colleagues on a regular basis!

• Work part-time (or full-time for the right candidate) on a six-month, fixed-term basis (view to extension if the pilot is a success!)

• Partner with residents to support their daily routine, personal care, and lifestyle choices.

• Embrace the Heartprint model of compassionate, holistic, person-centred care.

• Strengthen residents’ wellbeing & purpose by upholding their needs, preferences & choices. Ensure residents feel safe, valued & engaged.

• Build strong, meaningful connections with residents - we value relationship over routines!

• Work at St Vincent’s Care Services Carina, Located just 7 km east of the CBD and set in a homely, community-oriented and friendly home environment

About you

• Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care or similar qualifications essential

• 12 months+ experience in a similar role with residential aged care experience highly regarded

• You are someone who is reliable and flexible, with a great attitude

• You are a pioneer who thrives on variety & change and enjoys working in any area, with all residents!

• Good availability to work multiple and varied shifts across the whole week

• Able to commit to six (6) months of consistent work in a part-time capacity

• Be able to provide person - centred care, with good communication & interpersonal skills

Things that work for you

• Competitive Salary Packaging – More take-home pay with options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, and an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum.

• Good Work-Life Balance – Guaranteed shifts with consistent fortnightly roster patterns- no rotating rosters!

• Paid leave entitlements

• Make new friends and meet new residents

• Share your expertise across the home/SVCS and develop new skills to enhance your career

• Opportunity to work for the nation’s largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision

• Join an organisation where staff feedback largely indicates they are treated with respect, are confident in their management’s leadership and would stay if offered a similar job elsewhere

• Career development, mentoring and leadership opportunities within St Vincent’s network

• Like-minded colleagues with a friendly team environment and a great community care spirit

• Rewarding work that focuses on relationships over routines

• No cost uniforms and training

• No mandatory COVID vaccinations! Free annual flu vaccination (recommended).

• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of the St Vincent’s Care family?

Joining St Vincent’s Care means being part of a family that believes every act of kindness makes the world better for residents, staff, and local communities. With over 175 years as a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia, St Vincent’s upholds values of compassion, justice, integrity, and excellence. Our mission is to express the love of God and continue the healing ministry of Jesus. We value inclusivity and diversity, creating a welcoming, safe, and fair work environment, inviting people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.

Reconciliation Action Plan

St Vincent’s Health Australia embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s unique perspectives, knowledge, and culture. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit http://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation, https://www.svcs.org.au/people/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-recruitment

Interested? Apply online today!

Respectfully, no agencies please.

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Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

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