Job Description
Aveo is urgently seeking an experienced, caring and passionate Personal Care Attendant to join the team at Aveo Freedom Aged Care Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads, New South Wales. The successful candidate will assist the Home Care Community Manager by providing quality healthcare services to residents living within the community including emergency call-outs. Candidate’s tasks or role will be to assessing each resident’s interests, needs and abilities and consult with them or their guardian to provide an individualized recreational plan.
You will ensure residents’ dignity, privacy, safety, security, and well-being at all times, complying actively with best practices in OH & S and promoting quality improvement, and promoting the culture and philosophies of the Company. Interested qualified persons for this position should send in their resumes and cover letters to us via the application link below!
About Aveo
Aveo is Australia’s leading and trusted operator and manager of retirement homes across the country. Aveo’s culture and philosophy are supported and nurtured by a commitment to grow with older Australians by encouraging greater living choices.
Currently, the company has over 90 retirements communities and aged care homes across Australia and over 13,000 residents. Our innovational approach to community care delivery design means we are capable of truly redefining retirement for all Australian residents.
Personal Care Attendant Benefits
Benefits include flexibility in working hours that suit the lifestyle of our workers.?This is a casual job position and hours will be on an as-required basis. Very attractive salary packaging provisions and compensations for overtime are available to increase staff’s take-home pay.
Job Duties And Requirements
Personal Care Attendant performs many various tasks:
- The Personal Care Attendant may be required to prepare meals for their patient in compliance with dietary needs and restrictions. This can also include shopping regularly for groceries to keep the house stocked with necessities. Personal Care Attendant may be required to help with feeding, depending on the health condition of their patient.
- You may also need to undertake housekeeping tasks that range from light to heavy depending on the job.
- You may run occasional errands for their patient as well, such as groceries, cleaning supplies and toiletries.
- Personal Care Attendants assist their patients with personal care as well. This typically involves helping them use the bathroom, bathing the patient, assisting them with getting dressed, brushing their hair, and other personal care and hygiene services.
Requirements
- Must possess certificate 3 in Aged Care or equivalent required
- Current First Aid & CPR certificate
- Candidate must be willing to submit to drug and alcohol screening, and Police check as part of the recruitment process
- Working experience in Serviced Apartments in a Retirement Community
- Flexible, reliable, approach to 24 hours rostering
How To Apply As?Personal Care Attendant?
Aveo attracts skills, expertise from across Australia. Apply through the application link below. You can also visit our website www.aveo.com.au. Applications close 01 July 2019 at 2 pm.