Personal Care Worker

Brief Description

About Fronditha Care

Fronditha Care is an award-winning not-for-profit aged care provider, specialising in providing culturally sensitive aged care for people of all backgrounds for more than 46 years. We provide a wide range of aged care services and programs to support elders and their families.

Through our core values of Respect, Do Right, Bring Joy and Inspire Better, we deliver a Bounty of Care that provides for the cultural, spiritual and health needs the elders in our care. More than 1000 people choose to work at Fronditha Care, caring for elders across our 5 residential facilities in Melbourne and Newcastle, in their homes and in the community, across metropolitan Melbourne.

About The Opportunity

Fronditha Care is committed to ensuring elderly residents feel supported, understood and connected to their culture while living in residential care. We provide care that respects each person’s history, religious values, traditions, celebrations, music and food.

We are currently seeking

Personal Care Workers to support our elderly residents at our Clayton residential facility.

The Day-to-day Responsibilities

• Providing personal care to our elderly
• Assisting with activities of daily living
• Mobility assistance
• Assistance with eating and drinking
• Keeping accurate and up-to-date records
• Observing the conditions of our elderly and reporting any concerns
• Encourage care recipients to make their own decisions
• Respite Care – companionship and conversation

What Success Looks Like For This Role

• A Certificate III in Individual Support - Ageing (minimum qualification)
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a similar field.
• Previous experience in providing personal care services in an Aged Care Facility or in Home & Community Care
• A team-oriented attitude, empathy and problem solving skills
• Commitment to deliver quality care to our elderly
• Bilingual proficiency - fluent in English and Greek
• Must have full working rights in Australia

Why choose a career with Fronditha Care?

Fronditha Care is driven by our ethos of providing a Bounty of Care that extends to our clients and employees. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive workplace that sets our people up for success and helps them grow in the workplace and in life.

Our Benefits

• Above award pay with annual pay increases and enhanced entitlements under respective Enterprise Agreements.
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum of pre-tax income.
• Meal and entertainment benefits up to $2,650 per annum.
• Benefits available through Fronditha Care’s superannuation partner.
• Gender neutral paid parental leave of 6 weeks.
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
• Learning and development, career pathway opportunities, communities of practice and other learning programs.
• Access to our health and wellbeing program including EAP support.
• Access to modern, culturally sensitive facilities and cultural diversity celebrations and events.
• Annual Bounty of Care awards to honour staff service and dedication.
• Employee refer a friend bonus.

If you are looking for a rewarding career and for a role where you can make a positive impact in people’s lives, then we’d love to hear from you.

Apply online now.

For a confidential conversation please call

Maria Sara 0418 625 326 or send your CV to ***email_hidden***