Personal Care Worker
Core
Provide personal care, hygiene, and lifestyle support to residents in a residential aged care setting, focusing on those with dementia.
Role type
Personal Care Worker (Aged Care)
Builds
High-quality personal care services for residents
Domain
Healthcare / Residential Aged Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Dementia support experience, personal care and hygiene assistance, clinical care intervention implementation, holistic care, infection control knowledge, WHS knowledge
Preferred skills
Certificate III in individual support, ability to engage with residents, prioritization, flexibility, empathy, patience
Responsibilities
Support residents to exercise choice and independence, contribute to physical/emotional/lifestyle needs through assessment, implement delegated clinical interventions, assist with personal care and hygiene
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level