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SalaryPersonal Care Worker
Central Allocations Unit – Casual Bank
IN38-IN39About the role
The Central Allocations Unit is seeking applications from certificate qualified Personal Care Workers to work across Aged Care, Sub-Acute and Acute. Grampians Health has nine Care Communities (Jack Lonsdale Lodge, James Thomas Court, Eureka Village Hostel, Geoffrey Cutter Centre, WB Messer, PS Hobson, Hailey House, Talbot Place and Bill Crawford Lodge). Successful applicants will predominantly work in our Care Community setting.To maintain your position within the Central Allocations Unit, a commitment of four shifts per fortnight is expected. Our casual bank, overseen by the Central Allocations Unit operating seven days a week, utilises an electronic rostering system to match staff with shifts based on their availability, communicated via text or phone call.Applicants are required to submit a copy of their Certificate III in Individual Support (or equivalent) and transcript with their application. If the Assist Clients With Medication Unit has not been completed, candidates must be willing to undertake the Grampians Health Medication Administration Skills Check Certificate.As part of the application process, two referees are necessary: one being the current Manager/Nurse Unit Manager and the other a different manager/supervisor. Newly qualified individuals can provide references from their placement manager/course coordinator and a manager from a current or recent employer.Given the potential for short-notice shifts, candidates must reside in the Ballarat region to be considered for this role. Join us in providing compassionate care and support to our community across diverse healthcare settings.Key Responsibilities
- Maintaining accurate availability in our electronic rostering system and accepting shifts based on availability
- Assisting residents to meet their needs as defined by them in a variety of Care Community settings
- Provide resident focused and holistic care under the supervision of the Registered & Enrolled Nurses
- Accurate documentation of resident care and meeting of health service guidelines
- Ensure a clean and safe environment for residents, visitors and staff
- Provide resident focused service in relation to meals / food services
- Ability to function within a team
- Participate in annual performance reviews
- Commitment to ongoing mandatory education
- Successful completion of a Certificate III in Individual Support (or relevant equivalent)
- Assist Clients With Medication Unit, desirable but not essential
- Current HLTFSE001 - Follow Basic Food Handling Practices certificate, or willingness to obtain
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness to obtain
- Current Working with Children Check, or willingness to obtain
- Previous experience in a similar role would be preferred, but is not essential
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.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.
- Paid orientation
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Staff rewards and recognition programs
Click APPLY or contact the CAU Recruitment Team on 5320 6401 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+.Selection Criteria
- Essential : Have you completed a Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent?
- Desirable : Have you completed the unit HLTHPS006 Assist Clients with Medications or equivalent?
- Essential : Have you completed HLTFSE001 - Follow Basic Food Safety Practices in the past 12 months?
- Essential : Our casual bank staff are frequently required to fill shifts with little/short notice. Please detail your current availability, and how many shifts per week are you able to commit to?
- Essential : Please describe your previous experience relevant to the Personal Care Worker position?
- Essential : Describe a time when you went above and beyond your job requirements to achieve an objective. (Looking for: the situation, what you did, why you did it and what the outcome was).
- Essential : Describe a situation in which you identified a problem and took action to correct it rather than wait for someone else to do so. (Looking for: the situation, what you did, why you did it and what the outcome was).
- Essential : Tell us about something you've done to encourage a peer/coworker to take responsibility for improving their own work standards. (Looking for: the situation, what you did, why you did it and what the outcome was).
- Essential : What does person centered care mean to you? Can you provide us with a specific example of a time when you demonstrated person centered care?
- Essential : Tell us what each of the following values mean to you and provide a specific example of a time when you demonstrated each value at work? Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Collaboration and Compassion.
- Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.
- Essential : The successful candidate must hold, or be prepared to undergo, a NDIS screening check. Please advise if you currently hold an NDIS screening check?
- Essential : The successful candidate must hold, or be prepared to undergo, an employee Working with Children Check (WWCC). Please advise if you currently hold an employee WWCC?
Please ensure your application is added before this time as we do not accept late applications.
