Do you love to build genuine connections, nurture belonging and enhance life? At Aveo, you can do just that and more. Join us and feel confident to embrace new challenges in our supportive culture. Bring your whole-self to work, grow as you learn new things and be rewarded through the joy of helping others. Together let's redefine retirement living for senior Australians.
The Opportunity
The George Retirement Living is a vibrant bayside community nestled among Melbourne's parklands, just 15 km from the CBD with easy access to Sandringham Hospital, local shops, golf courses, and transport. Recently transformed with a new dining area, café, cinema, and more, it offers 1 and 2-bedroom apartments with flexible services. As a Personal Care Attendant, you will provide high-quality personal care, social support and daily assistance to residents within their Aveo home. Our Personal Care Attendants have a strong focus on wellbeing, promoting independence, building social connection and assisting with day-to-day tasks.
This is a casual role, helping our team on an ad-hoc basis with covering leave or when we need an extra pair of hands!
Your Impact
- Work independently within resident units to provide in-home support including personal hygiene, medication, house cleaning, laundry and more!
- Interact with residents within their homes or spend time out in the community completing daily activities (e.g driving them to appointments or light exercise)
- Provide care, tailored to the resident's needs in line with their current care plans
- Complete simple administration tasks, ensuring resident notes are up to date
- Follow all Aveo OH&S policies and procedures and report any safety, security and resident incidents
What you'll bring
- Experience as a Support Worker or a Home Care Worker, with a passion for community care, independence and wellbeing
- Friendly, adaptable and proactive attitude, with a passion for being part of a community environment
- Strong communication skills, with a genuine ability to build meaningful connections with residents
- Certificate III/IV in Aged Care, Individual Support, Disability or Health Services Assistance (required)
- Valid driver’s licence + vehicle (required)
- Current First Aid & CPR certificate and two COVID-19 Vaccinations (required)
What we offer
- $43.24/hr including casual loading + superannuation + relevant award entitlements including penalty rates, overtime and allowances
- Sleepover accommodation, allowance and amenities provided (if you stay overnight)
- Employee Referral Program and Employee Assistance Program
- Discounts to Health Insurance and Retail & Leisure partner providers
- Annual flu vaccinations and skin checks
- The opportunity to build meaningful, lasting connections with residents and contribute to our retirement community
- A supportive, community-focused environment that enables a more flexible and relationship-driven style of care
Who we are
As a leader in retirement living, with 30 years' experience, Aveo provides the stability and confidence to try new things and keep innovating. Owned by The Living Company, we're on an exciting journey of growth. Our in-house range of services is holistic, supporting our customers in their independence for as long as possible. This helps us deliver a seamless experience for our 10,000 residents across 60+ diverse communities nationwide. We're a dedicated group of over 1000 caring, friendly team members; united with our core values; Kindness, Care and Respect. Together we create thriving communities that help retired Australians be their best selves.
What's next?
Apply now and take the first step in Bringing your Passion to life! We are ready to welcome you.
Aveo is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, with a focus on hiring great people regardless of their race, gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, background, religion, age, or sexual orientation. We treasure skills, expertise, and commitment. Our goal is to attract, develop, motivate, reward, and retain the best talent in the industry. Diversity is essential to our success; we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where all our people feel comfortable being their authentic selves, and embraced for who they are.
