Employment Type: Casual

Location: Mercy Place Mentone, 101-103 Collins St, Melbourne Victoria 3194

Application Requirements: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications. All applications must be submitted online; applications via email will not be considered.

Responsibilities

- Assist residents with daily personal care tasks, including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
- Help with mobility, including transferring residents from bed to chair, assisting with walking, and using mobility aids safely.
- Support residents with feeding, ensuring proper nutrition and hydration, and assisting with special dietary needs.
- Assist with medication reminders and support residents in taking prescribed medications, under the guidance of a nurse.
- Help maintain a clean and safe living environment by assisting with light housekeeping tasks, including making beds and cleaning rooms.
- Assist with organizing and engaging in activities that promote physical, emotional, and cognitive well‑being.
- Respond to residents' requests for assistance in a timely and qualified manner.
- Follow care plans as outlined by registered nurses and healthcare professionals, ensuring the highest standards of care are met.
- Maintain confidentiality and respect for residents' privacy,



dignity, and personal preferences.
- Adhere to safety protocols, including infection control procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Qualifications & Requirements

- A minimum Certificate III / Certificate IV in Aged Care or Individual Support.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or be in the process of obtaining, NDIS Clearance.

We Value Diversity

The team at Mercy Health is diverse and inclusive. Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Mercy Health is an equal opportunity employer and a recognized Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional custodians of the land in which our Head Office is based, on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many traditional lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

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