We are seeking casual Personal Care Assistants to join our care team at our Woodhaven Home in Lockhart, New South Wales. Become a part of our beautiful 23-bed home, where you can contribute to a unique community and deliver high-quality care to our elderly residents.

As a proud not for profit organisation since 1922, Respect Aged Care serves older residents through our high standard of care and community. Our focus is on giving back to older adults by fostering communities of belonging. Headquartered on the northwest coast of Tasmania, our philosophy is: Everyone deserves the right to a well-lived life, with dignity and respect.

Our organisation is constantly growing, with many homes and thousands of residents and employees across Victoria, New south Wales and Tasmania. Respect also has home care services in multiple states, and more than 700 units in different retirement villages and independent living communities.

Personal care assistant

The successful candidates will join our dynamic and supportive care team and will provide competent personal care, support and assistance to all residents under the direction and guidance of the senior clinical team. The Personal Care Assistant is responsible for providing competent personal care, support and assistance to all residents under the direction and guidance of the senior clinical team.

Key Duties:

• Provide personal care to assist residents to maintain independence and dignity with respect to activities of daily living and lifestyle.
• Attend to meal delivery and refreshments as required.
• Record observations on relevant assessment charts and documents any observed exceptions to the care plan in the progress notes; and reports such to the EN/RN.
• Check residents daily menu requirements.
• Attend to duties as allocated and or delegated by the RN/EN, including general ward duties.
• Any other task not defined but within the employees skills, as directed by the organisation.

Essential:

• Current National Police Certificate & NDIS Screening (or ability to acquire)
• Relevant Certificate III Qualification
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills

To be considered for employment with Respect, each candidate must satisfy the legislative requirements of Aged Care Worker Screening to ensure suitability to work in the aged care industry.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and entitlements.
• Pay incentives including not-for-profit salary packaging.
• Meaningful work in a purpose-driven organisation.
• Long-term employment in a recession-proof sector.
• A healthy and positive workplace culture.
• Learning, development, and growth opportunities.

Our purpose:

To care for the elderly in our communities in an environment of respect, value, and belonging.

Our Values:
Respect - Treat all people with fairness and dignity
Care -  Look after and protect the elderly, and each other
Teamwork -  Encourage, cooperate, and build trust
Courage -  Do the right thing, even when it’s difficult
Integrity -  Be open, honest, and trustworthy
Innovation -  Think differently to solve problems.
Excellence -  Drive quality to continuously improve.

This is a Fulltime Permanent position – Monday to Friday (8:30am-4:30pm)

• Schedule & attend meetings on behalf of Managing Director (When required)
• Assist with organising events from small to large scale
• General administration tasks as required by the team
• Manage the Managing Director email inbox, including sorting, prioritising, and responding to emails as appropriate, ensuring that all communications are handled promptly and professionally
• Organise and maintain the Managing Directors calendar, including scheduling meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements. Ensure all calendar entries are accurate and conflicts are managed effectively
• Coordinate seamlessly with internal and external stakeholders to arrange meetings, including setting up video calls and conference rooms, and preparing necessary meeting materials
• Provide reminders for important tasks and deadlines to the Managing Director
• Assist in the preparation and editing of business correspondence and presentations
• Handle confidential information with a high level of discretion and integrity
• Record, transcribe, and distribute minutes of meetings
• Perform general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work
• Manage and maintain office supplies

• Senior Administration Coordinator - Permanent Part Time Position
• South Hurstville Location
• Base Salary $35.30 + Super + Not for profit benefits
• Thursday & Friday - 7.5 hours per day

We are looking for an experienced Senior Administration Coordinator to join our team at South Hurstville. You will be someone who thrives in a busy and challenging environment while at the same time providing great customer service to our residents and families.

Using your highly developed organisational and problem-solving skills, you will provide a variety of administrative support services including:

• General reception duties including front line telephone enquiries 
• Coordinating tours with prospective new residents & families
• Managing new resident admissions documentation
• Staff rostering  
• Processing of invoices
• Managing all staff documentation and filing including coordinating onboarding of new staff
• Other general administrative tasks

To be successful in this role you will have strong IT skills and the ability to pick up new systems quickly. You will also need:

• Previous experience in a similar role, ideally within the Aged Care sector (preferred but not essential);
• Some experience with managing on-line rostering systems (Human Forces);
• Experience processing invoices using on-line systems (Basware);
• To multi-task and manage competing priorities – all with a smile on your face;
• The ability to provide leave coverage on other days (preferred but not essential)
• Must be able to provide evidence of Flu & Covid vaccination.