Care Partner (Northam)

**Part-time position available**:

- **Located in Brookton
- 1.5 hours from central Perth**:

- **Salary Packaging (up to $18,550 tax-free) to all eligible employees**

**Why join us?**
- Values-based organisation
- Permanent Part time employment
- First-class training and development opportunities
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounts at JB HI-FI & The Good Guys
- Discounts on health insurance through HBF or Medibank
- Access to our Wellness Program
- Accommodation discounts at Seashells Hospitality Group
- A fantastic team environment
- Chance to give back! Provide care to older Western Australians.

**About your new role**: We are seeking part-time Residential Care Partners to join our aged care team in Brookton. Hours are flexible and can be discussed with the manager at the interview. Working as part of our dedicated team means you will have the unique opportunity to contribute to our residents pursuing their unique personal goals and passions, enabling them to live full and meaningful lives. This means understanding what matters most to our residents and working together to ensure we deliver on this commitment every day.

**Duties**:

- Promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of residents
- Ensure person-centred support and support plans are at the forefront of everything you do
- Partnering with residents to be involved in the meaningful activities of their life
- Coordinate with other staff to achieve outcomes and liaise directly with nursing staff regarding any specific health concerns

**Support with everyday activities such as;**
- Eating
- Personal hygiene tasks (such as bathing, dressing, personal care)
- Mobility
- Household tasks
- Leisure activities

***Skills and Experience**:

- Ideally you will hold a Certificate III or be willing to work towards attaining one
- Commitment to providing a customer centric approach
- Relates to the aged care population with empathy, understanding and respect
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to pass a National Police Check
- Willingness to obtain or provide proof of Influenza & Covid-19 Vaccination
- Willingness to undergo a pre-employment medical

**About Us**: Baptistcare is one of WA’s largest providers of residential aged care, retirement living and home care services, providing the highest level of quality care and support across both metro and regional locations. We focus on empowering our customers to maintain homely comforts and community connection by providing care with compassion, integrity, and dignity.

Our focus is not limited to our customers, but also your wellbeing and career growth. We aim to support you to achieve a fulfilling career with first class training and development opportunities.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. The more diversity we have, the more unique perspectives and creative ideas we share. Therefore, we embrace people of different age, religion, sexual orientation or identity, physical or mental ability and ethnicity.

**How to Apply**

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3r04gp