Personal Care Workers (Part Time)
Job No:
S147
Location:
South East Community Care - Greenslopes
* You a qualified Personal Care Worker looking for a part time role? * Do you enjoy working in a compassionate, supportive and friendly team environment? * Do you enjoy helping others to remain independant within their homes? * Want access to generous salary packaging opportunities?
About Us
Spiritus is an Anglican not-for-profit organisation providing caring and supportive services in partnership with government and other support organisations, to respond to identified needs in our community.
Our staff connect with people on every step of their lives' paths, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the infirm and those most at risk in our communities.
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Spiritus are working to respond to growing community demand for our services.
Spiritus is committed to social and community welfare issues and aged and community care needs, particularly with respect to disadvantaged members of the community.
Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for frail elderly people, wound care for homeless, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Spiritus is there, providing the best quality care available.
The work of Spiritus stretches from Cairns to Coolangatta, from Birdsville to Brisbane and reaches people of all ages with a variety of needs.
You are invited to reflect on our Vision, Mission and Value statements on our web site!
About the Role
Brisbane South East Community Care has two part time Personal Care Worker positions available. The first position is for a qualified Personal Care Worker with a certificate III, the other is a domestic support worker role, assisting clients to maintain a clean and tidy home.
Working within our Community Sector, you will have a genuine desire to assist your clients and allow them to remain comfortable within their own home.
Your duties as a qualified PCW will include:
- Hygiene tasks as directed by the client and care plan;
- Food Preparation;
- Shopping Duties;
- Respite Care;
- Home support, assisting clients to maintain a clean and tidy home;
- The empowerment of clients to meet their social needs; and
- Role modeling positive healthy behaviours.
In the domestic role you will perform cleaning duties in accordance to set standards. Previous experience in a similar role is highly regarded but not essential.
To be successful in either position we require you to have:
- A current open Queensland drivers licence and good driving record;
- Access to your own vehicle;
- National Police Certificate; and
- Current first aid certificate.
For the qualified PCW role, you will be required to have a Certificate III in Aged Care or Home and Community Care.
To be successful you are required to hold and maintain a current National Police Certificate at your expense or be eligible to receive one prior to commencing.
You will work in a supportive team environment, have the opportunity to work with a diversity of clients.
Above award wages and excellent salary packaging options are available.
Should you have any specific queries about either of these positions, please contact Tina Jama on (07) 3421 2882.
Applications close Friday 19 March 2010.