Overview
Working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams, you will provide high-quality personal care to our residents based on their individual needs. The role requires flexibility across a 14 day rotating roster which includes both AM and PM shifts.
Responsibilities
- 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 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
About You
- 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
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 benefits 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.
Apply
Apply online: careers.southerncrosscare.com.au/jobs/search
Applications close: Friday 19th September 2025 at 4.00pm
Job Details
- Seniority level: Entry level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Other
- Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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