Personal Care Assistant
- Prahran, VIC, Australia, 3181
- Part time
- Provide meaningful care and support to our residents
- Support quality of life and be supported by a great team
- Convenient, accessible metropolitan Melbourne location
- Permanent night duty shifts on offer
The position
As a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) at VMCH, you’ll provide high standards of care to our residents, supporting activities of daily life while supporting individual choices and preferences.
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Highly focused on person-centred care, the support you provide will assist with ensuring a safe and positive environment for our residents and your colleagues. The collaboration and motivation you provide will work to ensure the care we provide is even more exceptional!
What’s required
- Certificate III or IV in Aged caret
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to converse and relate to people with understanding, patience and sensitivity
- Strong commitment to service and care
- Team focused and supportive of colleagues
What’s possible
- Rewarding work, within a supportive environment
- Professional development and career progression opportunities
- Competitive salary + salary packaging (with potential for increased take-home pay)
- Flexible, family friendly work culture
- Wellbeing initiatives and paid parental leave
- Employee assistance program (EAP) for you and close family members
- Enjoy access to Fitness Passport, helping you and your family stay active with heavily discounted access to hundreds of fitness and recreation venues
- Discounts on private health insurance, school holiday programs, car hire and much more!
- Open a high-interest savings account via our banking partner
- Join a place where diversity and inclusion lives, breathes and thrives.
More about us
VMCH is a Catholic, for-purpose organisation providing aged care, disability services, retirement living, home care, specialist education and affordable housing across Victoria. With more than 100 years of experience, our workforce of 4,000-plus staff and volunteers are dedicated to supporting 15,000+ people primarily in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Please note successful applicants to this position will be required to provide evidence of relevant work permits or Australian residency, and a NDIS worker screen check. Kindly note we do not accept unsolicited resumes, emails and phone calls from Recruitment Agencies.
If you meet the above criteria and are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.
For the latest VMCH roles, also visit https://careers.vmch.com.au/jobs/search
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