Personal Care Worker

We currently have a number of opportunities for Full-time and Part-time Personal Care Workers to join our team. If you are passionate about caring for children and young people and seeking more purpose, fulfilment, and connection in your everyday work - Very Special Kids might be your perfect fit.

At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children, young people, and families. Very Special Kids is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Our Child Safety and Wellbeing framework, Child Safety policy, Rights of the Child Charter and Charter of Rights outlines our commitment to child safety and the expectations we have for staff, contractors and volunteers when working with children and young people.

As part of our diverse, expert team you will have access to education and training to enhance your personal and professional development; expert specialist resources; and the well-being support you need to make a bigger impact in the lives of children, young people, and their families.

The role is located at our purpose built Very Special Kids House, in Malvern.  Our new state-of-the-art hospice (including hydro-therapy pool) is a world class facility to support the complex needs of the children and young people in our care.  You will enjoy one of Melbourne’s most unique purpose-built workplaces.

About Very Special Kids:

At Very Special Kids, we believe that all children and young people have the right to a quality of life, no matter how long or short their life may be. We are a highly respected organisation with circa 100 employees and over 600 volunteers who provide essential, free-of-charge, palliative care services for children and young people living with a life-liming condition.  Very Special Kids provides specialist services for the whole family, including counselling, peer support, bereavement support and respite or end of life care at Victoria’s only hospice for children and young people. 

Working in our Sister Margaret Noone Hospice, Personal Care Workers are responsible for:

·         The delivery of individualised, high quality holistic care to children and young people and their families accessing Very Special Kids

·         Working effectively as part of a skilled, creative, professional, and compassionate team.

·         Participate in the coordination of play, therapies and activities for the children and young people at Very Special Kids

·         Assist and support the Allied Health and Nursing team in the delivery of programmes and care.

Our preference is that you will have at least 12 months previous experience working with children within the health, disability, and/or the palliative care sector, or in aged care along with a Cert III in Disability or similar qualification. If you have less experience but have a passion for providing holistic, family centred care we welcome your application.

Very Special Kids offers its employees a unique and rewarding environment including a supportive team, beautiful setting conveniently located in Malvern close to Glenferrie Road shops, parking and transport in Malvern, salary packaging, health & wellbeing initiatives, and targeted individual development plans.   

At Very Special Kids, our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal Australians and varied cultural backgrounds. If this sounds like you, please take a look at the position description on our website www.vsk.org.au.

Please include a cover letter addressing your experience and how it aligns to the requirements of the role being advertised along with an updated resume.

We review and progress applications as they are received, so don’t wait, apply now.

Very Special Kids is committed to providing a child-safe environment and requires all staff to have Working with Children Check and Police Record Checks.  Clinical Services staff are also required to provide evidence to demonstrate vaccination against COVID-19 and seasonal flu vaccinations.