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Form of workThe 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 Gumleigh Gardens, based in Wagga Wagga, NSW . 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 salary packaging (more take-home pay)
- Supportive and friendly work environment
- Work/life balance
- Workplace education and support provided
- Wellness program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Up to $500 retention bonus for permanent appointments
Pre-Employment Screening
The successful candidate is required to have completed/willingness to undertake the following:-
- Vaccinated (at least 2 doses of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine) in accordance with UPA’s vaccination policy. Alternatively, you may submit a medical contraindication certificate for UPA’s consideration.
- Undertake a National Criminal History Check
- Undertake Probity checks
- Medical Assessment
Interested?
Click the ‘Apply Now’ button below and submit your CV, along with a Cover Letter advising us of what opportunity you are interested in.
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, 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.
