AddressThe Organisation
The United Protestant Association of NSW Limited (UPA) is a non-profit care organisation that aims to provide quality service of care. With a staff compliment of 1500 and a turnover in excess of $100M. UPA is a non-profit Company limited by guarantee.
Our services include: -
- Residential Aged Care
- Home Care Services
- Retirement Villages
About the role
We are hiring multiple Care Service Employee to work at Holbrook Village. You will make a difference to our consumers by facilitating positive health and wellbeing options for individuals, their families, and carers.
Duties will include (but not limited to): -
- Provision of a wide range of Person-Centered Care duties
- Assistance with medication (if you are competent) and wound dressing
- Assistance in daily living activities
- Working with each resident to continue to do the things they love
We are also willing to invest in training and offer you all the support in order to succeed in your role.
What you bring
- A Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support (or working towards)
- The ability to provide a wide range of person-centred 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
Benefits and perks
- Competitive remuneration including eligibility for not-for-profit salary packaging options for permanent employees (up to $15,900 living expenses and $2,650 entertainment benfits , tax free)
- Access to a Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Up to $500 retention bonus for permanent appointments
- Platinum Member of the Australian College of Nursing
- Supportive and friendly work environment
- Work/life balance and flexible working arrangements available
- Workplace education and support provided
- Opportunity to make a real difference to your community and the lives of those in need
Pre-employment screening
The successful candidate is required to have completed/have a willingness to undertake the following:-
- Vaccinated in accordance with UPA’s Immunisation and Vaccination Policy. (including proof of the required doses of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine and annual influenza)
- Undertake a National Criminal History Check
- Undertake Probity checks
- Pre-Employment Medical Assessment
Appointment is subject to satisfactory criminal record check, probity and pre-employment medical checks.
Interested
Simply click on the ‘apply now’ button and submit your cover letter and resume for consideration. For a confidential discussion or to obtain a copy of the position description, please email ***********@upa.org.au.
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, 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 UPA’s Recruitment Team at ***********@upa.org.au.
