Personal care assistant

A personal care assistant or PCA works closely with other aged care workers in an interdisciplinary team to provide care for an older person at home or in a residential care setting. Personal care workers provide care such as help with personal hygiene, mobility, assistance with medication and providing social and emotional support. 

Personal care workers train on the job as part of a traineeship or find work after completing a Certificate 111 in aged care work at TAFE or through a registered training organisation.