Personal Care Worker - Old Timers, 4-month contract

Alice Springs Australian Regional and Remote Community Services

Job Description

ARRCS are seeking a qualified and experienced Personal Care Worker to work full-time hours of 38 hours per week across a 4-month maximum term contract . This contract is to commence in November 2026 and run through to March 2027.

This role is working out of Old Timers Aged Care facility and attracts a salary of $38.33 - $39.91 / hour gross dependent on skills, qualifications and experience.

Your role as a Personal Care Worker will see you providing care and support within the facility undertaking personal care including grooming, showering and dressing, mobility and assistance with meals and all requirements accordance to the resident’s care plans.

This role will suit a person who have care and compassion and enjoy interacting with our residents within our facilities.

As the ideal candidate, you will bring previous experience in an aged care or disability support role. You will be able to work with minimal supervision, however, have the professionalism to report or provide support with senior nursing staff when required.



You will provide a strong work ethic whilst being able to ensure that the care and wellbeing of our residents are kept to the highest standards.

Benefits of working with ARRCS:

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

- 6 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% Leave Loading.
- An annual pay increase in accordance with our current Enterprise Agreement.
- Salary Packaging through Eziway.
- Access to 70,000 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform.
- Telus Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this role, we would require you to demonstrate the following:

- Certificate III or higher in Aged Care, Disability, or Individual Care.
- Demonstrated experience in assisting with the activities of daily living in an Aged Care setting.
- Demonstrated effective and explicit communication

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