Personal Care Assistant - East Adelaide

Your career in healthcare made personal

At Medibank we’ve recently unified our health services under one brand – Amplar Health. 

With over 1000 employees, our nurses, GPs and other amazing allied health professionals our focus is on improving healthcare experiences and championing greater access, choice, and control for people in Australia when it comes to managing their health. 

Your Opportunity
Due to continued growth, we are looking Personal Care Assistants (PCA) based in East Adelaide between the Magill and Norwood areas. Our PCAs are responsible for providing best practice personal, social, and emotional care to patients in their own homes. You will support and assistance in activities of daily living such as mobility, showering, dressing and personal grooming as well as assisting in meal preparation, transportation to appointments, shopping and undertaking some domestic duties within the home.
 

This is a casual opportunity offering flexibility to work shifts across the hours of 7 am to 9 pm.  We require coverage across a 7-day roster, and you will be reimbursed for travel in between patients and paid additional penalties for weekends worked.

What will set you apart from the rest?
With recent experience gained in a similar role (2+ years), ideally within a community setting, you are able to demonstrate compassion, integrity and a patient centred mindset. You exhibit strong cultural sensitivity and a strong cross-cultural communication ability. Additionally you are comfortable working autonomously and can keep to a schedule. Additionally you will have the following:
•    Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support
•    A current working with children or DCSI check (or willingness to obtain)
•    Current Drivers Licence & reliable vehicle
•    Certificates to provide First Aid and CPR
•    Covid19 vaccination and up to date Flu vax

Learn more about Amplar Health at https://amplarhealth.com.au

We celebrate diversity of thought because we want to make better decisions for our customers and our people. As we work towards our goal of making health personal, we value the knowledge and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. 

We’re also committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage applications from candidates with a disability, if you require any adjustments or alternate formats of key information at any stage of the recruitment process, we welcome hearing from you via inclusion@medibank.com.au or (03) 8622 5666.

Employees in face-to-face healthcare roles will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.