About the Role
As a Care Services Employee, you’ll be part of an experienced, engaged, and dedicated team helping to create a welcoming, professional, and supportive care experience for the residents of St Vincent’s Care Services, Yennora. St Vincent's Care Services Yennora is a 141-bed facility located approximately 29km from Sydney's CBD. Our Heartprint model ensures compassionate, holistic, person-centred care that empowers residents and fosters a sense of belonging, independence, and cultural respect, creating a life filled with purpose and wellbeing. We are seeking people who are passionate about providing care that is sensitive to resident’s individualised needs, preferences and choices and are committed to building strong, meaningful connections with residents.
Responsibilities
- Understanding of Aged Care, resident rights/responsibilities with ability to follow the care plan.
Requirements
- Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care or similar qualifications essential.
- 6 months+ experience in a similar role with residential aged care experience highly regarded.
- Availability to work night shifts.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Experience with AutumnCare (or similar software) with ability to maintain excellent records.
- Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check will be a requirement of this role.
- Flexible availability to work any day of the week.
Skills
- Compassion
- Connection
- Caring
- Customer service
- Communication skills
- Record keeping
- Following care plans
Location
- Yennora, NSW, Australia
Work Type
- Permanent Part-time
- Part-time Fixed-Term
- Casual
Experience Level
- 6 months+ experience
Education Level
- Certificate III in Individual Support/Aged Care or similar qualifications
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990
- Novated leasing
- Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
Benefits
- No cost uniforms
- No cost training
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
- Access to the Fitness Passport
About the Company
- St Vincent’s Care Services (SVCS) has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia for over 175 years.
- The legacy of compassion, justice, integrity and excellence continues to inspire our work.
- Our spiritual and hospital-based heritage has taught us that wellness is about more than medical needs.
- We take a person-centred approach – delivering holistic, individual care that achieves wellbeing for mind, body and spirit.
- We value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcome, safe, fair and impartial.
- St Vincent’s Health Australia embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s unique perspectives, knowledge, and cultural.
- We strive to achieve better physical, mental, and spiritual health outcomes through continued connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- We understand the need to effectively engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to influence decision making at all levels and to create opportunity through sustainable and culturally safe employment.
Equal Opportunity
- We value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcome, safe, fair and impartial and invite people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.
- At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.
- As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
