We are hiring for a Personal Care Worker who will be responsible for attending to the personal care needs of customers, focusing on those requiring additional assistance due to physical limitations or frailty. The role provides manual handling support, delivers activities that enhance physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development, and supervises daily hygiene routines. They report changes in customers' physical and emotional conditions and advocate for residents' wellbeing through effective collaboration with families and the care team.

Responsibilities:

- Focuses on customers and residents using person centered approach, demonstrates values of patience, empathy and listening and respects the customer's diverse and unique needs.
- Attends to the personal care needs of customers, with a focus on those requiring additional support due to specific physical limitations or frailty.
- Identifies and reports changes in customers' circumstances and capacity to more senior staff members, monitors and records clients' vital signs and assists with medication management, including reminders and administration as prescribed.
- Provides manual handling assistance to customers with daily tasks, supports customers with daily hygiene routines, including showers or baths, shaving, and nail care. Assists customers with their aids, such as applying surgical/support stockings or operating a tens machine.
- Maintains accurate and up-to-date records of clients' care, including daily logs, incident reports, and care plans.
- Provides emotional support and companionship to customer's, engages in conversations and activities to promote mental well-being and encourages their participation in social activities.




- Advocates for residents' wellbeing and care through exceptional customer service and effective collaboration with residents, families, and the care team.
- Maintains a schedule of proactive check-ins to ensure residents are comfortable and their individual needs are being addressed. Ensures call bells and other requests by residents and families are addressed promptly and effectively.

Bolton Clarke Group one of Australia's largest independent, not-for-profit providers of home care, retirement living and residential aged care, operating nationally and internationally. Bolton Clarke Residential group now has 87 Aged Care Homes across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA, with the inclusion of the Allity, McKenzie & Acacia Living Group.

About this location:

A new opportunity is now available to join Bolton Clarke, Home & Community Support team in Melbourne North.

Why Work For Bolton Clarke:

- Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs
- A caring team workplace with strong clinical and allied health support
- Career progression and development opportunities
- Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits - claim up to $18,550 tax free
- Private health insurance and gym discounts
- An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

Apply Now: Our application process takes 10 minutes to apply, please follow the below link to start your application.

Our commitment to diversity: At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and family or marital status. Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.

📌 Personal Care Worker (Bundoora)
🏢 Bolton Clarke
📍 Bundoora