Personal Carer
Southern Cross Care
- Mount Barker, WA
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits
- Multiple Permanent Part Time positions available
- Bupa Health Insurance and Goodlife Health Club discounts
- Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay
- assisting them with daily tasks and activities, personal care and mobility
- working within the team to help develop and deliver person-centred care plans
- respectfully assisting residents with meals and drinks to make it a pleasurable and safe experience
- promoting independence and confidence by encouraging a resident to give things a go (i.e. to do things with a resident rather than do things for a resident)
- supporting and nurturing a partnership with each resident by recognising what is important to them as well as what is important for their own health
- supporting residents to make choices about their lifestyle and activities of daily living, in line with their care plan
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) or Certificate III in Aged Care
- Demonstrated experience in a personal carer role to be able to work without direct supervision
- Sound best practice personal and clinical care skills appropriate to the role
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Sound time management to manage own workload to complete tasks within the allocated time
- Excellent understanding of the requirements to support residents living with dementia including those who display challenging behaviours
- Senior First Aid Certificate - desirable
- An understanding of AN-ACC requirements - desirable