Care Services Employee-Overnight
- Provide person-centred personal care and daily living assistance to assisted living residents overnight.
- Respond to emergency calls and alarms, provide first-response assistance, and escalate concerns when needed.
- Assist with medication within assessed competence and maintain accurate records and handovers.
Requirements
Are you an AIN looking for a Part Time sleepover role in the Macarthur region? Are you skilled in first-response assistance and passionate about person-centred care? Carrington Care has an exciting opportunity to support Assisted Living residents to continue living independently!
- Support older persons to continue living independently in assisted living
- Responsibility for the after-hours response including escalations and emergencies
- Rewarding local role in an established but growing organisation committed to best practice
About Us
Carrington is a not-for-profit centre of excellence for retirees, providing a focus on person-centred quality care and health services to consumers of Independent Living, Residential Care and Community Care. At Carrington, we are committed to providing quality care for our Consumers so they can live a happier, healthier more independent life.
The Opportunity
As the Care Service Employee - Overnight, you will support assisted living residents during the overnight period, providing person-centred assistance during the night-time and morning routines, and responding promptly to emergency calls, alarms and unplanned resident support needs overnight. Your interactions with consumers will be kind, caring, compassionate and considerate to their needs, preferences, identity, culture and diversity. This part-time opportunity has shifts of 7:00pm - 7:00am, including and inactive sleepover from 10:00pm - 6:00am with applicable allowances.
Responsibilities:
- Providing a full range of personal care services and activities of daily living
- Responding promptly to resident emergency calls, call bells, alarms and other requests for assistance
- Assessing the immediate situation, providing first response assistance and escalating if required to the manager, health professional or emergency services in accordance with procedures
- Providing medication assistance within scope and assessed competence
- Accurately documenting all calls, incidents, actions, escalations and outstanding concerns and providing clear handover
About you
Essential Criteria:
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing), Health Services Assistant or equivalent; or demonstrated experience in a similar role
- Current First Aid certificate
- A genuine desire and passion to work with older people
- Experience providing a person-centred approach with integrity, compassion & kindness
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team
- Demonstrated record-keeping and documentation skills within a client management system
- Effective and compassionate communication and interpersonal skills
- Reliable transport to Grasmere (2570)
- Right to work in Australia
- Completion of a pre-employment assessment and a background check (National Criminal History / NDIS Worker check) clearance during recruitment process
Enjoy our Benefits
- Access to full not-for-profit Salary Packaging, making up to $18,550 of your income tax-free!
- Annual review with performance-based increases
- Enjoy our “Carrington Day” – an Additional Christmas Public Holiday each year
- 15% employee discount at our onsite Rocksalt restaurant
- 10% off full price shoes at a local shoe store
- Paid parental leave including superannuation
- Wellbeing program providing a comprehensive wellbeing, safety and mental health support for you and your family 24/7
- Staff immunisation program
- Free onsite parking across our picturesque estate
To Apply
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