Expression of Interest - Personal Care Assistant - Nudgee

About the role

Mercy Community are taking Expressions of Interest for Personal Care Assistants to potentially join our Nudgee Residential Aged Care Facility in the future. If you are shortlisted for this opportunity, you will be contacted directly by our Talent Acquisition Team to discuss your Expression of Interest further. 

This role would be an opportunity to –

• Work a variety of shifts including night shifts
• Fulfil a Permanent Part Time role
• Be part of a positive and enthusiastic team environment
• Be part of a team encouraging growth in the aged care sector

As a Personal Care Assistant, bring your passion and drive to work with our elderly residents to the role. Our residents are the focus of us delivering a positive and supported environment with their daily living activities. Our Nudgee Residential Aged Care Facility is guided by our fabulous and well experienced Facility Manager and Clinical Team. Nudgee is a one unified community that extends across 4 single-level buildings surrounded by gardens for residents, families and staff to relax. 

$32.36 per hour, plus superannuation plus salary packaging available 

This role includes -

Assist residents to enjoy activities of daily living in accordance with resident care plans; including but not limited to:

• All aspects of personal hygiene (showering, continence, bedding and clothing)
• Ensure safe and appropriate use of slide sheets, hoists with a primary focus of resident comfort and safety
• Assist with housekeeping and laundry duties to maintain high standards of cleanliness and comfort.

About you

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

• Completed Certificate III in Individual Support or Aged Care or a similar qualification
• Previous experience is desirable
• Experience in a Dementia ward is highly regarded
• Ability to carry out written instructions, care plans and record progress notes

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families and young people, people living with a disability and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

• Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
• Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors
• Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
• Benyfits – is an employee benefits program designed to help you save money on living costs 

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.

If you are shortlisted for future vacancies, you will be contacted directly by our Talent Acquisition Team to discuss your Expression of Interest further. Please be mindful, this specific opportunity is not a sponsorship role.

For any queries, please contact MCSCareers.Mailbox@mercycs.org.au. We do not accept applications via email so please ensure you apply online.

Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.