Personal Care Worker - Internal EOI
Job No:
Cultura48
Location:
Greater Geelong
Position summary
The Personal Care Worker is a direct team member in Cultura’s Commonwealth Residential Aged Care Facility. Each shift, the personal care worker may work with an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse or Registered Nurse team leader, and is responsible to the Nurse Unit Manager/After Hours Coordinator, through to the Director of Care. Personal Care Worker duties include providing and documenting person-centred care, including support with intimate care and hygiene, as well as supporting and encouraging residents to remain independent and to enjoy life.
A mixture of morning, afternoon and night shifts are available and interest should be indicated in the application as to which types are preferred.
Duties
- Providing support with personal hygiene including bathing, toileting, dressing and brushing teeth
- Engaging residents in suitable activities such as playing games, and having conversations
- Performing basic housekeeping duties, including bed making, cleaning and laundry
- Accompanying residents to medical appointments
- Serving meals and assisting with feeding
- Caring for pressure areas
- Providing mobility support, including assistance with walking aids, wheelchairs and hoist use
- Maintaining a hygienic, tidy and safe environment
- Providing immobile, recovering, or frail residents with support, company and comfort
- Assisting with exercise routines as prescribed
Qualifications and Experience
- Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support.
- Completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation Module ‘Quality, Safety and You’
- Basic computer skills, for example, keyboard skills/data entry
- Experience caring for elderly people, for example, in residential and/or community aged care setting or supported residential service.
- Willingness to contribute as a team member to the creation and maintenance of a friendly and warm living environment for all Cultura residents
How to Apply
Answer the application questions and submit the form.
Applications close for this position on Thursday 26 June 2025 at 12:00pm.
If you have any questions about the position contact Janine Kingston at janine.kingston@cultura.org.au.