Personal Care Assistant

Job No: LDK611
Location: North Turramurra, Sydney

About LDK Seniors’ Living

The LDK Seniors’ Living vision is for every senior Australian to be treated with Love, Decency & Kindness in their ageing journey. Our core values of Love, Decency & Kindness underpin our culture and guide every aspect of everything we do for our residents and our team members.  All LDK villages combine the best part of retirement living and aged care to deliver our unique One Move Promise® – our guarantee that once our residents call LDK home, they will never have to move again.

About The Landings

LDK Seniors’ Living’s luxury village, The Landings, is sprawled over 11.87-hectares in North Turramurra, on Sydney’s upper north shore. The village neighbours the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, is near Lady Davidson Private Hospital, and is a short drive to the North Turramurra golf course, bowling club, cafes and shops. The Landings comprises 220 architecturally designed one, two and three -bedroom villas and apartments. LDK creates a true sense of belonging, community, and vibrancy for residents through a variety of group activities and hospitality events. On-site facilities include an arts and craft room, gymnasium and heated indoor pool. The clubhouse amenities include The Hangar Cafe & Bar, a fireplace lounge area, a pool room, a dedicated theatre space, and a 200-seat function space.

About The Role 

To provide personal care and/or domestic assistance support services to residents as allocated by the Shift Supervisor and/or Village Care Manager.

  • Provide quality personal care as requested by the resident and in line with the resident’s care plan (where documented)
  • Respond to emergency call outs in accordance with LDK policies and processes
  • Contribute to the development of the resident’s care plan as required
  • Understand and implement individual residents care plans
  • Supervise and assist with daily hygiene, providing extra assistance for residents with specific physical problems or frailty (e.g., showering, shaving, nail care, dressing, toileting)
  • Assist with the preparation of food and beverages, and feeding residents where required
  • Assist with aids (e.g., putting on compression stockings)
  • Assist with the administration of medication (if in scope of qualifications and approved by a Registered Nurse)
  • General light to medium cleaning duties
  • Aid more senior employees in attending to the personal care needs of a resident
  • Provision of manual handling to assist residents with daily tasks
  • Assist with the delivery of activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of residents
  • Undertake administrative tasks associated with duties
  • Communicate in a professional and customer focused manner, appropriate for the audience

 Our Employee Value Proposition 

LDK villages have established a reputation of being ‘truly happy places’ for residents. We know that this can only be achieved if our team feel connected, respected and valued. When you join LDK, you will be joining a for-purpose, values-led, people-first organisation that empowers and invests in our employees to develop, nurture and grow individual professional capability. You will work in a friendly, open and welcoming environment.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary package
  • Salary packaging with novated leasing options
  • Employee referral bonus and retention bonus
  • Rewards and retail discounts program
  • Free on-site parking
  • Excellent company culture underpinned by Love, Decency and Kindness (LDK)
  • Continuous professional development and promotion opportunities
  • Beautiful workplace environment at all our villages
  • On-site cafes and restaurants available to staff
  • Free daily coffee/tea/standard beverage for all staff
  • Celebration of cultural events amongst staff and residents
  • Free shuttle bus service to and from The Landings to Hornsby train station early morning and late nights

 Qualifications, Experience and Skills

  • Certificate III in Individual Support (ageing) (or equivalent qualifications or knowledge, skills, and experience)
  • Current First aid and CPR certification
  • Modules equivalent to Module CHCC305C (assist clients with medication) would be highly regarded
  • Current Driver License or planning on obtaining an Australian Driver License
  • Previous experience working in community-care / home care packages or aged care would be highly regarded
  • Demonstrated experience in a customer-facing role

 

How to Apply

People who join LDK inherently possess and practice LDK values in their daily life. They have a desire and passion to apply these values toward a fulfilling purpose of caring for older people and want to work together with a team that are highly committed to the LDK vision.

If this sounds like you, and LDK sounds like the place you’ve been looking for, we would love to hear from you.

Please click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts. Applications for this role will close at 11.59pm 30 April 2025. We will get in touch if you are shortlisted for this opportunity.

We value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and those from diverse cultural backgrounds.

We encourage all applicants to visit our website at https://ldk.com.au/. Kindly email people@ldk.com.au if you have any questions.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Police Clearance. LDK Seniors' Living has a mandatory vaccination policy in relation to influenza.

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Our Vision

LDK Seniors’ Living's vision is that all seniors in Australia will be treated with Love, Decency and Kindness on their ageing journey. We live, breathe and play by our 3 core values of Love, Decency and Kindness every day. We are proud that every aspect of our business revolves around these values and our vision to create a senior living option truly worth of Australian seniors, with a ‘one move’ promise.

Our employees are valued members of the LDK Family, whether they are a Registered Nurse or Personal Carer, a Cleaner, Administrator, or a Cook for our residents in our kitchen. Our ongoing commitment is to support and foster their growth and development, so together we deliver the best possible outcomes for our residents.

Please, only consider employment with LDK Healthcare if you feel as strongly about our vision and our values as we do.

Please contact the People & Culture team on 07 3739 4120 if you are having any issues completing your application.