Personal Care Worker (PCW)
Core
Provide high-quality personal care and support to residents in aged care facilities during night shifts, including assistance with daily living, hygiene, and monitoring wellbeing.
Role type
Casual Personal Care Worker (PCW)
Builds
Individualized resident care plans
Domain
Aged care / Healthcare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Personal care assistance, continence care, repositioning, dementia support, infection prevention, documentation, WHS compliance
Preferred skills
Residential aged care experience, First Aid and CPR certification
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Assist residents with continence care, toileting, personal hygiene, and activities of daily living; Monitor resident wellbeing and report changes to the Registered Nurse; Respond to call bells and sensor alerts; Support residents living with dementia, including wandering prevention; Complete accurate documentation of progress notes and observations; Maintain a clean, safe environment and manage care supplies.
Seniority
Casual, entry-level to mid-level