Personal Care Worker - Melbourne, Australia - Fronditha Care

Fronditha Care

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Salary $55,000 - $67,000 a year - full time

Fronditha Care is a not-for-profit organisation providing unique, culturally and linguistically diverse services, offering residential and support services to elderly people of Greek speaking background in Victoria and multilingual backgrounds in New South Wales.

Fronditha Care aims to ensure the elderly are able to live in a residential facility or remain at home and be supported by those who share their language, history, religious values, attitudes, rituals, celebrations, music and food.

Presently, we have a need for Greek speaking Personal Care Workers to support our elderly in our residential facilities and/or at home.

The main responsibilities will be, but not limited to:
Providing personal care to our elderly
Assisting with activities of daily living
Mobility assistance
Assistance with eating and drinking
Keeping accurate and up-to-date records
Observing the conditions of our elderly and reporting any concerns
Encourage care recipients to make their own decisions
Respite Care - companionship and conversation

Personal Care Assistants working within our Community Services division will additionally assume the below duties:
Assisting with cleaning, laundering, ironing and other light duties in a household setting within our Community Service division.
Transportation to and from medical appointments or assistance with shopping if work is undertaken within Community Services.
Meal preparation and planning in a home setting environment.

Personal Care workers working in the Community and our Domestic Assistants have the unique ability to choose their own hours of work.

Requirements:

The successful applicant/s will have the following:
A Certificate III in Individual Support (minimum qualification)
Minimum of 1 year experience in a similar field.
Previous experience in providing personal care services in an Aged Care Facility or in Home & Community Care
A team-oriented attitude, empathy and problem solving skills
Commitment to deliver quality care to our elderly
Bilingual proficiency - fluent in English and Greek

Fronditha Care values the health and safety of all our people.

As such, a condition of your employment is that you will be required to undergo vaccinations as per government directive and as per the Fronditha Care policy.

A current police check will also be required.

Benefits:

Salary Package options available
Above Award Rates (54K-64K per annum dependent upon variety of shifts, penalty rates or other allowances)
Supportive Management
Professional Development
Full Time. Options for Part Time and Casual Positions available matching your lifestyle
Friendly working environment
Employee Assistance Program available for staff and their family members
Free Annual Flu Vaccination and other health and wellbeing programs
Metropolitan Melbourne Locations. Remuneration package is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent, Casual

Salary:
$55, $67,000.00 per year

Schedule: