Personal carer - full time filler position (mount barker)

Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits

• Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay
• This role is a full time position that requires flexibility across a 14 day rotating roster which will include AM and PM shifts

Working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams, you will provide high-quality personal care to our residents based on their individual needs.

• Assisting residents with daily tasks and activities, personal care and mobility
• Working within the team to help develop and deliver person-centred care plans
• Respectfully assisting residents with meals and drinks to give a pleasurable and safe experience
• Promoting independence and confidence by encouraging residents 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.

We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.

• 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

Southern Cross Care is one of Australia's leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion and offer salary packaging advantages to maximise your take-home pay.

When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your well-being and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.

4pm on Monday 16th of June 2025