Personal Care Trainee Romsey Community Aged Care

Job Description

Earn & Learn at Romsey Community Aged Care! Find your way to a meaningful career path Unlike other industries like hospitality or retail, Aged Care represents an essential service and, with an aging population, there will always be a need for jobs in aged care - recession-proof your future! You can make a real difference in residents' and families' lives and start earning money straight away while progressing your career. Working at a brand new aged care site means you will participate in a week-long orientation (24th - 28th March 2025 ) before the home opens to residents. This ensures you get to meet your fellow trainees and colleagues and participate in learning and development before the site opens to residents. About the PCA Traineeship: The main purpose for the trainee is to put into practice instructions given by the supervisor/s. Trainees can spend several weeks, months, or even years becoming fully knowledgeable in their jobs. Written and practical examinations are required to complete the various modules during the training process. What does a Personal Carer Do? Build meaningful working relationships with residents Personal care - bathroom/incontinence assistance/supporting with showers and dressing residents Serving meals and supporting residents with a meal Wellbeing - talking with residents and participating in activities Cleaning - tidying rooms, changing linen Administration - computer-based documentation About Yourself: As a trainee, you are learning on the job whilst studying at the same time. You will progress throughout the course and expand your scope of work as you learn. The traineeship will run for approximately 12 months, full-time, Monday through Friday. If you have the following, then apply now: A passion for helping others Good communication skills - listening, observing and speaking Motivation to learn, grow and develop Ability to work well in a team Problem solving Ability to build and maintain relationships among residents, colleagues, and supervisors Valid working rights in Australia (Passport, Birth Certificate, etc.) A valid Police Check for unsupervised care of vulnerable people that is not more than 3 years old Current COVID Vaccinations x 3 Benefits & Work Culture: As a purpose-led, not-for-profit organisation, our staff’s health and wellbeing are important to us. This is why we have partnered with selected providers to offer employees a growing range of benefits that make sure they get the most out of their working and personal life. Benefits available include: Tax savings of up to $15,900 per year with Salary Packaging (Go Salary) Exclusive staff discounts with JB Hi-Fi, Endota Spa and more CommBank Workplace banking State of the art technology to help staff work smarter Staff room facilities Onsite Parking Salary sacrificing options with superannuation Novated Leasing through Enlist HESTA benefits for members Access EAP – a voluntary, confidential and free counselling service Our culture is one of collaboration and compassion. Our leaders have the ability to create, grow and inspire their team. We believe if our staff are happy, our residents are happy. Apply now to become a trainee at Romsey Community Aged Care ! #J-18808-Ljbffr