Carer - Merriwa

Carer Competitive Hourly Rate + Salary Packaging + Super Permanent Part Time Roles Merriwa, WA Help deliver exceptional care to our residents at our Karri & Tuart Lodge and Vivian Bullwinkel Lodge facilities in Merriwa. As a Carer with RAAFA, you will develop meaningful relationships with our residents to ensure their needs, interests, routines and preferences are respected and met. You will be responsible for providing direct care as specified in the resident's care plan and work closely and collaboratively with our senior clinical staff to ensure that care is delivered to the highest standard!

Benefits To You

• Competitive Rates - RAAFA Continues to support our people with above award rates across our facilities!
• Salary packaging – as a non-profit organisation, you can salary package up to $18,549!
• Penalty Rates - earn penalty rates on afternoon, night and weekend shifts!
• Free onsite parking – all sites have free onsite parking with plenty availability!
• Career & Development Paths – RAAFA offers various ongoing career development opportunities!
• Employee Assistance Program - Access confidential counselling services for personal or work related issues!
• Employee Referral Program - earn bonuses for recommending friends!
• Long Service Recognition - Be celebrated by the entire organisation at 5 year service milestones!
• RAAFA Rewards - Discounted services including health insurance and gym membership!
• Corporate Zoo Membership - Visit Perth Zoo for free!
• Aviation Heritage Museum - Free entry for RAAFA staff!
• Supportive culture - be welcomed into an organisation who provide a supportive, friendly and positive culture within all of our staffing groups!

This Role As a Carer Will See You

• Be responsible for providing direct care, support and assistance to residents
• Encourage and promote the activities program for residents
• Assist residents to communicate to ensure that the rights, interests and needs of resident’s are met
• Respond to resident’s requests for personal care and other assistance
• Maintain resident records and information, utilising relevant systems and in line with specified policies and procedures
• Maintain a clean, comfortable, and safe homelike environment for the resident
• Encourage and promote the independence and freedom of choice of residents.

About You

• Possess a Certificate III in Individual Support (Aged Care) or hold a similar qualification
• Previous experience working in Residential Aged Care
• Ability to work autonomously and with a multidisciplinary team
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to relate to the elderly with empathy and understand their needs.
• Demonstrate flexible decision making and advanced problem solving skills.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills to effectively plan and prioritise work tasks.
• Enjoy building positive relationships with residents, their families and staff.

About The Us Our organisation is nearly 100 years old and built on foundations of care and support, core values that still stand strong throughout all our services today. To this end, we are proud of our heritage, the services we deliver and our people!

Our core values of Respect, Care and Honesty underpin who we are, our behaviours and how we operate, we call this The RAAFA Way! We have an amazing culture, led by our people who make a real impact to the lives of those we care for every single day.

We aim to create communities open to all. Our Seniors Living services are connected and offer a continuum of care to people living across our seven large, active and vibrant retirement living estates. Whether it's one of our five warm and welcoming residential aged care homes or our in-home individualized care and services provider, RAAFA Home Care, we are in the business of people looking after people.

Set in the picturesque streetscape of RAAFA's popular Merriwa Estate, the Karri & Tuart Lodge is a newly refurbished 110-bed Residential Care Centre offering permanent, respite and secure dementia care. Surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens, courtyards and outdoor areas to enjoy the fresh air all year round, the comfortable and modern lodge creates a peaceful and homely environment for all!

Or join us at our Vivian Bullwinkel Lodge located in the coastal suburb of Merriwa within RAAFA's Cambrai Village. The two-storey, 79-bed Residential Care Centre offers uninterrupted views of surrounding suburbs and picturesque parklands, creating a truly beautiful place to work!

Join our team today and make a help enhance our resident’s lives.

What You Need To Do

• Update your resume
• Be eligible to work in Australia
• Satisfactory National Police Certificate (on commencement of employment to be within six months from date of issue) or willing to obtain one
• Be up to date with your Flu vaccinations
• Click “Apply to this Job”

For more information, please call or email us on 08 9288 8410 or [email protected] RAAFA WA reserves the right to withdraw, shortlist and interview applicants prior to this date.