The Royal Children's Hospital

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The Royal Children's Hospital  •  Commonwealth of Australia (Onsite)  •  8 hours ago
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Job Description

Residential Care-Carer

  • Imagine a career filled with purpose and possibility

  • Competitiverates ofpay

  • Fulfilling work that fitsaroundyour life


Employment Type: Part-time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term contract - Maternity Leave Cover
Location: Kaleen, ACT


AboutUs

At RSL LifeCare, our Residential Care teams have the ability to make a big difference to the lives of veterans and seniors while they receive quality and compassionate care in our aged care homes. This is an opportunity for you to join a large social purpose organisation where you can have ahugepositive impact and feel the personal and professional reward in return.
At our core, RSL LifeCare provide care and services to veterans and seniors who live in our communities or who are receiving support at home. Our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives is at the heart of everything we do as we continue to build upon our legacy of supporting veterans and their families for more than 100 years.

About the role:
As aCarerat RSL LifeCare,every day you’re empowered to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.Withinour supportive work environment your skills and compassion are valued.You will have the opportunity to:

  • Work collaboratively with residentsandtheir familiesto provide personal care

  • Provide quality, timely and effective care that reflects the unique needs of each resident and in accordance with resident care plans

  • Encourage the wellbeing and independence of residents by supporting them to engage in preferred activities and interests

  • Embody a person-centred approach, recognising and promotingtheindividual’s unique goals and preferences

  • Participate in risk management and continuous quality improvement activities

  • Build strong and productive relationships with your team to deliver positive outcomes for residents


Our benefits:
RSL LifeCare offers a range of benefits including:

  • Not-for-profit tax benefits - salary packaging of up to $15,900 per yearThis allows you to reduce your taxable income by receiving part of your salary as tax-free benefits like super contributions, car leasing, and more.

  • Staff discounts across 700 select retail stores through Maxxia Rewards

  • Leave Loading - 17.5% pay top up on paid leave

  • Career opportunities across Residential Care homes and Community Services

AboutYou:
We are excited to hear from you about this role!We are lookingout for

  • Your demonstrated compassion, empathy and advocacy. Our teams have a passion for what they do and the impact they make to our residents and their families

  • Your excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to ensure the best possible resident experience, teamworkand standard of care

  • Your ability to work efficiently by optimising the use of technology within your role

  • Your teamwork. We enjoy working together witha highly skilled teamto deliver the best possible care to our residents andsupport each other.

  • Qualifications in individual support or related work experience are beneficial

  • Australian Working Rights


Join us today and see where it takes you tomorrow!
It is a mandatory requirement for a team member working in the Aged Care sector to have a valid Police Check or a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check, or potentially both, to undertake the inherent requirements of the role. Clearances must be verified prior to commencing employment with RSL LifeCare.


Our commitment to diversity:
We are proud to stand for our unique values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart, and Act as One team.

We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Veterans, current serving ADF personnel, their families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

Location

RC Kaleen

The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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