LEARN & EARN

Find your way to a meaningful career path

Unlike other industries, aged care represents an essential service and, with an aging population, there will always be a need for jobs in aged care- start your career pathway in the industry now.  

You can make a real difference in residents' and families' lives and start earning money straight away while progressing your career.

Traineeship due to commence 26th May 2025

About PCA Traineeship:

The main purpose for the trainee is to put into practice instructions given by the supervisor/s. Trainees can spend several weeks, months or even years to become fully knowledgeable in their jobs. Written and practical examinations are required to complete the various modules during the course of the training process. This program provides Trainees with a minimum of 30 hours per fortnight of paid, practical experience. During this time you will be working towards your Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing).

Please note, Trainees must be available for classroom activities, Monday-Friday for the first two weeks, commencing 26th May 2025.

What does a Personal Carer Do?

• Build meaningful working relationships with residents
• Personal care -  bathroom/incontinence assistance/supporting and showers and dressing residents
• Serving meals and supporting residents with a meal
• Wellbeing - talking with residents and participating in activities
• Cleaning - tidying rooms, changing linen
• Administration - computer based documentation

About Yourself:

As a  trainee, you are basically assessed at all times as the course and practical experience progresses.  You will be limited to what you can do initially but as you progress you will expand your scope of work.

Essential to your success you will possess:

• Excellent communication skills - listening, observing and speaking
• A passion for helping others
• Ability to think on your feet
• Motivation to learn, grow and develop
• Ability to work well in a team
• Problem solving
• Ability to build and maintain relationships among residents, colleagues and supervisors

Employee Benefits & Work Culture:

Our vision has always been to provide high-quality homes accessible and inclusive to every person, which encourages independence and best practice in models of service and care. By maintaining an inclusive and vibrant work culture, we can also make sure we have a warm and comfortable home for our residents.

Our staff and trainees' health and wellbeing are important to us – which is why we have developed and partnered with selected providers to offer employees a growing range of benefits to make sure they get the most out of their working and personal life. Benefits available include:

• Onsite café
• Salary Packaging
• Staffroom facilities
• Employee Benefits through JB Hi-Fi and Endota Spa
• Free Parking
• CommBank Workplace banking
• Salary sacrificing options including superannuation and novated Leasing through Enlist
• Benefits through our default superannuation fund HESTA
• Access EAP – a voluntary, confidential, and free counseling service

If this sounds like you, apply now!