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Assistants in Nursing x2

Mission Australia
  • 2 - Permanent Part time roles available
  • Location: Annie Green court – Redfern, Sydney  
  • Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

About Us

Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian charity that has been helping vulnerable Australians move towards independence for more than 160 years.

Every day we support people nationwide by combatting homelessness, assisting disadvantaged families and children, addressing mental health issues, fighting substance dependencies and much more. We are generously supported by our funders, partners and tens of thousands of everyday Australians, who make the work of our tireless volunteers and staff possible.

Mission Australia is committed to keeping children and young people safe with zero tolerance of harm or abuse, and expect all our employees and volunteers to reflect this commitment. 

Your Opportunity

Implement and deliver prescribed services (e.g. bathing, toileting dressing) together with other personally oriented tasks requiring personal assistance, maintaining a hygienic environment to aged care consumers.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

  • Assisting consumers with their basic personal care needs such as showering, toileting, shaving, oral hygiene, dressing and serving meals.
  • Attend to incontinent care recipients as necessary, ensuring proper disposal of incontinence pads and urine bags.
  • Assisting consumers with their mobility and communication needs accordingly.
  • Assisting consumers with dementia and behavioural problems.
  • Ensure that rooms are cleaned effectively and as regularly as is necessary
  • Report changes in health &/or behaviour immediately to the CNS/RN or in their absence the Care Coordinator.
  • Work as an effective team member in assisting and supporting the care recipients
  • Discuss with the RN/CNS the requirements, importance and purpose of the documentation. 
  • Maintain care recipients file records in accordance with procedures.

Requirements for Success

  • Understanding of delivery of care to the aged.
  • Experience in Aged Care.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people. 

Culture & Benefits

A career with Mission Australia will offer you rewarding experiences to make a difference in the lives of Australians in need. We have an innovative and supportive culture guided by our values of compassion, integrity, respect, perseverance and celebration.

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered and celebrated we provide a range of employee benefits including:

  • NFP salary packaging benefits reducing taxable income (details via Advantage)
  • Generous discounts with hotels, travel insurance and major retailers
  • Free, confidential counselling services via our EAP
  • Discounted health care with Medibank Private

Diversity & Inclusion

Mission Australia is an inclusive employer. We celebrate our diversity and strive to reflect contemporary Australian society and all the communities in which we work, in order to better serve our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people, People with Disability, Sexually and Gender Diverse people, people with lived experience of adversity and from people of all ages.

As such, if you require any adjustments to submit your application, we invite you to get in touch via email [email protected] using the subject line: Assistant in Nursing enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Next Steps

To be considered for this opportunity, please click ‘apply now’ and send your cover letter and resume today.

For more information, feel free to view the Position Description via  PD - Aged Care Assistant in Nursing .pdf.docx. For further information regarding working with us visit Working for Mission Australia.

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