Being a Personal Care Assistant is a fulfilling work. It gives you the ability to be compassionate, patient and understanding because you have to deal with one of the most vulnerable members of our so...

The challenges

The challenging part of being a Personal Carer is when your organisation is a greedy heartless monster. They wouldn’t care for the elderly, all they will do is try to earn more and care less. They wil...

May 2021

Being a personal care assistant is a challenging career and there are many unique situations that place special demands on the personality, character, and work abilities of the job. Although being a personal carer assistant is a rewarding job.

Reviewer's Qualification

Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)

Experience

1 – 4 years

Organisation size

Medium (20-199 employees)

Specialisation

Low care and high care

The good things

Good Things working as a Personal Care Worker. Taking care of older people in the aged care services industry may be one of the most demanding and challenging jobs within the health care sector. It a...

The challenges

Having a long patience while taking care of people with dementia and you have to understand them because sometimes they have different moods and swings.

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