Aged care assistant

At MACG they believe in providing the best environment for their aged care residents. All their aged care homes create a warm and welcoming atmosphere as well as providing a high standard of care. Their 24 hour care teams are qualified and passionate, ensuring safety and wellbeing for their residents at all times. Everything they do is based on family values. Their mission is to build strong relationships with their residents and strong links to their local communities. That's why their homes have fewer beds than the average aged care facility. At MACG, unlike other aged care companies ,they focus on creating a close knit and homelike environment. They have one more exciting attraction, unlike other homes, they have a robot that chats with their residents. This is a fantastic place to start your career in health and community services!

Skills You Might Learn

Skills Attained Students will build on communication skills, learn skills needed to work with residents living with dementia and other complex conditions. Reporting to a supervisor, students will be guided in understanding how to work as part of a team of professionals, build meaningful relationships with residents that will have a huge impact on their lives.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Work alongside the Wellness team and participate in meaningful activities. Work with the staff to deliver a variety of activities according to the planned calendar for the week. These homes are not just your average home, they have 3D travel experiences and Abbie the robot who chats with the residents each day and remembers details from previous conversations!

Student Requirements

Smart casual clothes, no leggings, shorts or short skirts. Black pants and a button up shirt with closed toed shoes, such as black runners or school shoes. Students over 16 years of age must undergo a police check. For safety and hygiene purposes please keep nails short and no jewellery.

Dress Requirements

Smart casual clothes, no leggings, shorts or short skirts. Black pants and a button up shirt with closed toed shoes, such as black runners or school shoes.

Special Transport Requirements

The site is 15 minutes walk from Princes St bus stop. Take either bus 828, 838 or 895