Personal Care Assistant – Home Care (Identified Role)
Core
Provide home and community care services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients to improve quality of life and maintain lifestyle in their own homes.
Role type
Personal Care Assistant (Aged Care and Disability)
Builds
Home and Community Care Services for Aboriginal community members
Domain
Aged Care and Disability Services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Personal care assistance, shopping and budgeting, house cleaning, meal preparation, transport assistance, social/recreational activity facilitation, data entry, compliance with care standards
Preferred skills
Effective communication with Aboriginal people, handling cultural issues sensitively, working cohesively in a small team, understanding Aboriginal health service philosophy
Technologies
Basic computer skills