Department of Health
Hospitals & Primary Care - Hospitals NW
Primary Health North West
Applications must be submitted by Wednesday 08 January, 2025 11:55 PM
Award/Classification:Health and Human Services (Tasmanian State Service) Award, General Stream, Health Services Officers, Level 4
$60,666 to $63,222 pro rata, per annum
Employment type:Full Time, Part Time, Multiple FTE - F/T & P/T positions
Region:North West
Location:53 McNamara St Queenstown
The Department of Health is seeking dedicated Personal Care Assistants to join their team at the West Coast District Hospital.
Personal Care Assistant – Fixed Term– Multiple Vacancies To be Tasmanian is to value quality over quantity. We create, preserve, and protect the unusual. With quiet confidence, passion, and perseverance, we pursue the extraordinary.
You could be a Personal Care Assistant anywhere in the world. But working on the West Coast, you'll understand the impact you make every day. It's an exciting and rewarding place to work, and you will make a valuable contribution to a small community while enjoying the lifestyle of a rugged and remote landscape. Our remoteness helps drive a culture of invention and human connection, which feels both old-fashioned and like the only future worth pursuing. Here you'll be spoilt for choice when it comes to breathtaking coastlines, National Parks, or award-winning fresh produce – all right on your doorstep. Whether you love mountain bike riding, bush walking, or exploring history, the West Coast offers many amazing experiences.
Our West Coast District Hospital is a place where people from across the caring professions come together to serve our community members in Queenstown and the surrounding areas. Here, you are encouraged to be your authentic self, pursue your passions, and bring your unique characteristics into our team.
We are small enough in Tasmania for you to shape and influence your work and make a real difference every day. Yet we are big enough for you to feel part of something important, somewhere you can belong and be surrounded by diversity, innovation, and friendships. We'll look after you from the very beginning, ensuring you are fully inducted and welcomed into our team and culture.
The Role: Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Personal Care Assistant provides assistance to clients with a range of activities of daily living that a person would do for themselves to enhance and encourage the client's independence and quality of life.
Details of appointment: Fixed term full time & part time, shift worker position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from December 2024 until December 2025. *notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies. Salary: $60,666 to $63,222 pro rata, per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Union Wages Agreement 2022You'll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
Remote and Rural Professional Development Allowance of $3,699 per annum and an additional salary allowance of 10%Benefits available to eligible candidates: Excellent leave benefits: 20 days annual leave (pro rata), 20 days personal leave (pro rata), and study assistance leave if eligible.Fitness Passport – You and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria, including Current Registration to Work with Vulnerable People.
For more information: Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Nurse Unit Manager for the West Coast at ****** or (03) 6495 1550.
What it is like working at the Department of Health? Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence are the key values to work in the Department of Health. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
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