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About the roleARRCS Home Care team have a new opportunity to join our Day Care Program as a Personal Care (Support) Worker. Located in Alice Springs, this role is offered on a permanent Full - Time basis of 76 hours per fortnight across a Monday - Friday roster.  Your role as Personal Care Worker, Day Programs will see you providing care and support within our day care facilities. You will assist in preparing activities, meals and entertainment for our visiting clients and in addition, provide required care and support including feeding, grooming and ensuring medications are received.This opportunity will suit a committed person who has care and compassion and enjoys interacting with our elderly clients. As the ideal candidate, you will be caring and will ensure that you will interact in a meaningful way to assist those looking for companionship. Benefits of working for us: ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career can take you all over the NT including Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine or if you relocate interstate ARRCS are a pathway to Uniting Care QLD.6 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% Leave Loading.1.75% pay rise every 6 months (Jan/Jul) for the life of our current Enterprise Agreement.Salary Packaging through CBB which can add up to an approximate $5K PA onto your annual salary.Access to our highly skilled in-house Clinical Education team to support ongoing training and development.Benestar Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support Skills & experience:To be considered for this role, we require the following skills and qualifications,Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Care or Disability Care. Ability to work and live in Alice Springs, NT.Previous experience in assisting with the activities of daily living in a community or Home Care setting.Strong verbal and written communication skills.Intermediate or above computer / remote device skills.An ability to undertake a range of manual handling functions related to the role.Available use of personal registered and full comprehensive insured vehicle. About ARRCSAustralian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provide services including Residential Care, Community Care, NDIS, School Nutrition and Early Learning Childhood programs in the Northern Territory.Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve, and enable our clients with agency, pride and dignity. Before applying you need to have these things:You must have a National Police Check within the last 3 months (Apply now via nationalcrimecheck.com.au or your preferred site)Provide Evidence of Influenza Vaccination and COVID -19 VaccinationOchre Card (Working with Children) or a NDIS Screening CheckFirst Aid Certificate (Or proof of enrolment) Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community, who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider, we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities, people and cultures. So why not join our team today to benefit the local community that you work in! If you would like more information on this role, please refer to the attached position description or contact the Talent Acquisition team via people@arrcs.org.au or phone 08 8982 5222.   55000 AUD Alice Springs 0870

Personal Care Worker - Day Programs

About the role

ARRCS Home Care team have a new opportunity to join our Day Care Program as a Personal Care (Support) Worker. Located in Alice Springs, this role is offered on a permanent Full - Time basis of 76 hours per fortnight across a Monday - Friday roster.  

Your role as Personal Care Worker, Day Programs will see you providing care and support within our day care facilities. You will assist in preparing activities, meals and entertainment for our visiting clients and in addition, provide required care and support including feeding, grooming and ensuring medications are received.

This opportunity will suit a committed person who has care and compassion and enjoys interacting with our elderly clients. As the ideal candidate, you will be caring and will ensure that you will interact in a meaningful way to assist those looking for companionship.

 

Benefits of working for us: 

ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career can take you all over the NT including Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine or if you relocate interstate ARRCS are a pathway to Uniting Care QLD.

  • 6 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% Leave Loading.
  • 1.75% pay rise every 6 months (Jan/Jul) for the life of our current Enterprise Agreement.
  • Salary Packaging through CBB which can add up to an approximate $5K PA onto your annual salary.
  • Access to our highly skilled in-house Clinical Education team to support ongoing training and development.
  • Benestar Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support

 

Skills & experience:

To be considered for this role, we require the following skills and qualifications,

  • Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Care or Disability Care. 
  • Ability to work and live in Alice Springs, NT.
  • Previous experience in assisting with the activities of daily living in a community or Home Care setting.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Intermediate or above computer / remote device skills.
  • An ability to undertake a range of manual handling functions related to the role.
  • Available use of personal registered and full comprehensive insured vehicle.

 

About ARRCS

Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provide services including Residential Care, Community Care, NDIS, School Nutrition and Early Learning Childhood programs in the Northern Territory.

Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve, and enable our clients with agency, pride and dignity.

 

Before applying you need to have these things:

  • You must have a National Police Check within the last 3 months (Apply now via nationalcrimecheck.com.au or your preferred site)
  • Provide Evidence of Influenza Vaccination and COVID -19 Vaccination
  • Ochre Card (Working with Children) or a NDIS Screening Check
  • First Aid Certificate (Or proof of enrolment)

 

Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community, who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider, we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities, people and cultures.

 

So why not join our team today to benefit the local community that you work in!

 

If you would like more information on this role, please refer to the attached position description or contact the Talent Acquisition team via people@arrcs.org.au or phone 08 8982 5222.

 

 

  • Posted Date 19 May 2023
  • Location Alice Springs
    NT / Australia
  • Industry Community Services & Development
  • Job Type Full Time
  • Salary Not provided