Direct Care Worker Residential (Casual Pool-Kingston)

SA Health
Job reference: 836153
Location: 5275 - KINGSTON SE
Job status: Casual
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Limestone Coast Local Health Network, Kingston Soldier's Memorial Hospital (MPS)
• Salary: $27.94 - $28.24 p/h plus 25% casual loading - WHA-3  - Casual , working over a 7 day roster

Overview

Promoting dignity and independence, you will assist in the care and supervision of residents of the Residential Care Home in Kingston South East, in line with individual care plans. This will include providing assistance with bathing, showering, personal hygiene, dressing and grooming of residents, along with toileting and continence management. You will help with feeding residents and maintain their mobility/dexterity through transferring and lifting, including the use of mechanical aides. You will also undertake bed making, cleaning of equipment, aids, utensils in work area (including personal possessions), and distribute clean laundry and personal attire. Providing input into resident assessment and recording general observations, you will help to identify diversional therapy needs of individuals and groups and complete routine documentation in accordance with established policies and procedures. 

This role presents a great opportunity to enter into the health workforce, and access training to develop your skills. Working within a positive team environment, you will be able to enjoy our family friendly workplace.

Demonstrating the ability to perform under limited direction, you will work well within a team environment and be able to communicate effectively with people from a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds and circumstances. Along with a commitment to maintaining resident confidentiality, you will display empathy towards residents and be willing to develop a positive rapport with them and their families. Prior experience in working with aged, frail or disabled persons will be highly regarded.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) 

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

 The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups.  The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.

Find out more about working with the Limestone Coast Local Health Network at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/workatLCLHN   

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For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided below. Job ref: 836153

Application Closing Date

23 June 2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

 836153 - Direct Care Worker Residential (Casual Pool-Kingston).pdf

 JCS+PCA+Carer+Aged+Care.pdf

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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.