Job description
Purpose of Position
The Care Service Employee is responsible for performing basic routine functions and duties within the residential aged care facility. The position is accountable and responsible in ensuring compliance with SCC policies and procedures, relevant standards, relevant legislation and accepted industry practices, including the Aged Care Quality Standards.
Pay rate: $29.76 / Hour/Award
Business name: SOUTHERN CROSS CARE (NSW & ACT) LIMITED
Job location: 65 Demondrille Street, Young New South Wales 2594
We are hiring to fill 8 vacancies at our Young Facility - 8 Openings
Hours of Work:
Morning – 0700 – 15.30.
Afternoon – 15.00 – 23.00
Night – 2300 – 0700.
To commence ASAP, with an employment length of 3 years.
Opportunity to grow and upskill with amazing training provided!
Main Activities
Carry out simple personal care tasks which shall include but not be limited to:
- Assistance with daily living activities
- Assisting with showers or baths
- Shaving and cutting nails
- Lay out clothes and assist in dressing
- Make beds and tidy rooms
- Store clothes and clean wardrobes
- Assist with meals
Experience & Skills
- Ability to communicate clearly both written and verbal
- Ability to manage and prioritise work tasks in a timely manner
- Empathy for older and frail persons
About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)
We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT. We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centered Care Services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel!