Personal Care Assistant
Core
Providing personalized personal care, mobility assistance, companionship, and light domestic duties in a client's home.
Role type
Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
Builds
Safe, compassionate support for clients in their homes
Domain
Aged care / Disability support / Community care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Personal care (showering, grooming, dressing), mobility assistance, light domestic duties, reporting incidents, following care plans, documentation, infection control
Preferred skills
Caring, patient, reliable, respectful, independent work
Technologies
Mobility aids
Responsibilities
Assist with personal care including showering, grooming, dressing, and hygiene; Support safe mobility and transfers; Assist with simple daily routines and meal-related needs; Provide companionship; Perform light domestic duties like tidying and cleaning; Report falls, incidents, or changes in condition; Complete required documentation and follow health/safety procedures
Seniority
Casual, hands-on IC