UPA is inviting applications from Personal Carers with a passion for person-centered care to bring their skills to permanent and casual positions.
The Role
Our Personal Carers play a key role in ensuring our consumers are cared for physically, emotionally and spiritually, responding to their varied needs with empathy and respect.
We are seeking enthusiastic Personal Carers to work at our facility for morning, afternoon and night shifts on a full time, permanent part-time or casual basis. Shifts are on a fortnightly roster which includes weekends.
What you will bring to the role
- A Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support (or working towards)
- The ability to provide a wide range of person-centered care duties
- A desire and willingness to work with each resident to empower them to continue to do the things that they love
- Care skills that are driven by compassion
- Experience in Aged Care desirable
- Current First Aid Certificate desirable
- Excellent communication skills
- Team player who is highly motivated
- Availability to work various shifts across various days
- Basic computer skills to work with our online documentation system (Lee Care)
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive remuneration including salary packaging for permanent staff (more take-home pay)
- Supportive and friendly work environment
- Work/life balance
- Workplace education and support provided
- Opportunity to make a real difference to your community and the lives of those in need
- Wellness program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Up to $500 retention bonus for permanent appointments
Appointment is subject to satisfactory criminal background, probity and pre-employment medical checks.
Interested?
Click the ‘Apply Now’ button below and submit your CV.
If you have any questions regarding this role you may contact us via email at **@upa.org.au, to have a confidential discussion or request to view the Position Description.
To find out more about UPA of NSW, we invite you to visit our website at www.upa.org.au.
We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Human Resources Team at **@upa.org.au.