Personal Care Workers - Casual
Job No:
S3014
Location:
Anglicare SQ - EM Tooth Residential Aged Care Facility - Manly, QLD
About the Position
The idyllic Brisbane seaside suburb of Manly is home to the Edwin Marsden Tooth Memorial Residential Aged Care home and a series of modern, bungalow-style independent living units known as Lota Court. The large landscaped grounds also house the heritage listed Georgian-style Lota House. EM Tooth provides excellent 24 hour nursing and care assistance for the elderly, with special accommodation and recreational amenities also available for those with dementia.
We are currently looking for casual Personal Care Workers to join the team and provide cover for scheduled and unplanned leave. The overall responsibility is to provide a range of high quality services to residents within the facility, including their individual physical, psychological, cultural and spiritual needs.
As a Personal Care Worker, you will support a safe home-like environment, and encourage physical and social independence whilst safeguarding the dignity and privacy of the residents.
About You
Each day is different in this rewarding role, and requires our successful candidates to not only offer a fantastic attitude, but also a dedication to the following:
- Providing quality assistance with a range of daily activities
- Supporting clients with self-care including bathing and dressing
- Assisting with housekeeping and laundry duties
- Involvement with social and recreational activities
- Providing emotional, social and spiritual support to residents
Personal attributes will also include:
- Enthusiastic, compassionate and personable
- Experienced in Aged Care or similar
- Focused on providing Personal Support Services
- A strong communicator – both written and verbal
- Committed to supporting the elderly and comfortable working within professional boundaries and guidelines
You will be required to hold a Certificate III or IV in Aged Care (or equivalent), and a current National Police Certificate.
What We Offer
Anglicare SQ is committed to building a highly skilled workforce, assisted by a dedicated management team. This challenging, stimulating and essential position can also give you:
- A chance to work close to home, and make a difference within your local community
- Consistent and ongoing opportunities to learn, grow and develop skills
- Balance between work, life, study and other commitments with casual hours
- The opportunity to work with a group of friendly and dynamic professionals within a growing industry
Show Your Interest
Apply now and be rewarded with a position that directly and positively influences the quality of life for our clients; working with an organisation that values your professional contribution and personal well-being. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island heritage are strongly encouraged to apply.
To submit an application and to view a copy of the Position Description, click ‘Apply’ below or visit http://anglicaresq.org.au/career and refer to job number S3014
For further information please contact
Neva Wallace on 07 3396 1564
Applications close Sunday 3rd September 2017
Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.
About Us
Anglicare Southern Queensland is a proud member of the Anglicare Australia network. We provide the support you need for the life you want in partnership with government and other support organisations in response to identified care needs throughout southeast Queensland.
For over 140 years our staff have connected with people on every step of their life path, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the members of our community who require support.
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Anglicare Southern Queensland are working to respond to growing community demand for our services. Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for the elderly, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Anglicare Southern Queensland is here, to offer the best quality support to enable you to live the life that you want.
We also offer a range of specialist services within indigenous, homeless, multicultural and rural and remote communities.
The work of Anglicare Southern Queensland stretches from Cairns to Coolangatta, from Birdsville to Brisbane and reaches out to support to people of all ages with a variety of needs.
Anglicare Southern Queensland has a workforce of over 2500 people in Queensland across residential aged care, community care and a range of social services programs all working towards a happier, healthier community.
Find out more about Anglicare Southern QLD
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