Job description

The PCA we’re looking for:
• Loves their work.
• Enhances the residents’ independence and lifestyle.
• Makes time for fun.
• Embodies a friendly, non-judgmental attitude.

Work Location:
• Kew, Melbourne

What We Offer:
• Industry Leading Pay: $55p/h Saturday - $65p/h Sunday.
• Flexibility: Choose your shifts for times and days that suit you
• Culture: We celebrate you and the unique skills you bring to nursing older adults.
• Excellent Clients: With a wonderful culture and respect for our nurses
• 24/7 Phone Support: You're never alone out there. We gotcha!

Your Responsibilities:
• Providing social and emotional support to residents.
• Fostering a positive environment around teamwork and residents.
• Assist with meal preparation and feeding
• Assisting residents with personal care. Hygiene, dressing, grooming and toileting.
• Help clients with mobility by transferring them from their bed to a wheelchair or vice versa
• Maintaining appropriate documentation as required.
• Observing and reporting changes in resident behaviour or physical condition.
• Monitor and record vital signs, such as blood pressure and pulse rate
• Liaising with medical practitioners, pharmacists and other allied health services.
• Perform light housekeeping duties such as cleaning, laundry, and organising
• Accompany clients to appointments, social events, and other activities
• Bringing your best self to the care of residents needs.

Professional Requirements:
• Certificate III or IV
• NDIS Worker Screener
• Working With Children Check
• Up to date CPR & First Aid
• Minimum 3 Covid shots
• Current Flu shot
• Valid Police Check

Who Is Knightingale: We are a network of nurses and carers working with marginalised older adults. We named ourselves for Florence Nightingale and strive every day to craft our care in her image. We believe in person centred, strength based nursing grounded in evidence-based practice. We pay the best rates because we value working with the best. If that’s you, we’d love to chat. You have many options when deciding where to work. Let us show you why you’ll love working with us.

Join Us:
• Send resumes to: OR
• Apply at: https://knightingale.com.au/signup