Address- Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
- Multiple casual positions available - with various shifts
- Various locations across South Australia
- Generous Salary Packaging options on offer
Our Care Support Team fills various shifts in our 16 high quality aged care homes across Adelaide. In this role, we offer you the flexibility to achieve your ideal work-life balance, as well as all the benefits of working for a major non-for-profit organisation.
About the role
Working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams, you will provide high-quality personal care to our residents based on their individual needs.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- assisting them with daily tasks and activities personal care and mobility
- working within the team to help develop and deliver person-centred care plans
- respectfully assist residents with meals and drinks to make it a pleasurable and safe experience
- promoting independence and confidence by encouraging a resident to give things a go (i.e. to do things with a resident rather than do things for a resident)
- supporting and nurturing a partnership with each resident by recognising what is important to them as well as what is important for their own health
- supporting residents to make choices about their lifestyle and activities of daily living, in line with their care plan
For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.
About you
We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) or Certificate III in Aged Care
- Demonstrated experience in a Personal Carer role to be able to work without direct supervision
- Sound best practice personal and clinical care skills appropriate to the role
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Sound time management to manage own workload to complete tasks within the allocated time
- Excellent understanding of the requirements to support residents living with dementia including those who display challenging behaviours
- Senior First Aid Certificate - desirable
- An understanding of AN-ACC requirements - desirable
About us
For more than 50 years, Southern Cross Care has been providing quality aged care and retirement living services to our community. We're guided by our compassionate, capable, collaborative and creative values, and we want people who share these values to join our team.
If you want a rewarding job in an award-winning organisation that values you as an individual and offers great benefits and learning and development opportunities, there has never been a better time to join Southern Cross Care.
Apply online: www.southerncrosscare.com.au/careers
Enquiries: lia.estivam@southerncrosscare.com.au
