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Form of workHealthcare Worker - Aged Care Stawell
Permanent Full time or Part time and Casual positions available
We are seeking applications for Healthcare Workers to join our team at Macpherson Smith Residential Care Stawell
About the role
Macpherson Smith Residential Care is a 36-bed facility providing quality care to our community. We are a caring and energetic team who share the likeminded goal of providing excellence in residential care. Our home is well supported by our Allied Health and Leisure and Lifestyle team to deliver personalised care, individual choice and quality outcomes for all people.
We are looking for applicants who enjoy working in residential care, providing person centered and professional support in daily living activities.
You will be passionate about residential care and enjoy making a positive difference to an older person's day.
You will be working with a team of dedicated and professional staff, providing a range of care and support to residents in a homely residential care environment.
Skills and Experience
- Minimum of Certificate III or IV in Community Services (Home and Community Care or Aged Care), including the personal care module
- Experience and enjoyment of working in the Aged Care / community services area
- Kindness, patience and common sense
- Understanding and knowledge of the needs of frail aged people and people with disabilities
- Ability to work positively within a team and follow direction
- Willingness to undertake shift work as required
Culture & Benefits
At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Staff rewards and recognition programs
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.
Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, Aged Care and support services.
Stawell Region
Stawell is a small town, with a big heart. Life is lived here at a slower pace, it’s perfect for people who are wanting to get away from big cities and unwind. We have beautiful wildlife and numerous hiking trails, you will never outgrow this place and its wonders. Stawell is only a 45-minute drive to Horsham, where you can have the opportunity to dine from restaurants, farm gates and cellar doors of some of Australia’s best and most awarded venues.
If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle and want to sway expensive urban dwelling for stunning natural landscapes, Stawell is the place for you.
How to apply
Click APPLY or contact Tess Beniga, Care Community Manager, on 53588502 for a confidential discussion.
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
