Casual and temporary recruitment

Flexible aged care staffing solutions for metro aged care providers

Through our longstanding partnerships with private and not-for-profit aged care providers across New South Wales and Victoria, we aim to supply high quality aged care professionals on a temporary basis that support the needs of each individual aged care service provider, ensuring the best care is supplied to your residents.

Our consultants undertake the sourcing, attraction and recruitment of candidates in adherence with rigorous ethical standards, and uphold and promote the values outlined in The Aged Care Charter of Rights.

Due to our extensive compliance process, our approach to recruitment is thorough, consultative, and proactive. We are committed to ensuring that only the most suitable, qualified candidates are presented.

Expanding into the home care sector, our consultants are sourcing and pairing qualified, dedicated candidates to clients providing home care services across Sydney and New South Wales.

Our onboarding process

When sourcing top tier talent, we ensure that each candidate is hired with a specific amount of experience, the correct qualifications, and the right attitude and skill set. Our nursing team are not only compliant with nursing regulations, but have the necessary approach to upholding aged care standards and caring for Australia's elderly population.

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Our compliance process

Our compliance team

Our metro temp team have dedicated compliance professionals who follow a thorough process, ensuring every step is taken to check each candidate against our sophisticated compliance checklist. We also take into consideration the individual requests of the service provider, meaning every candidate that is presented to you has been carefully selected to meet the needs of your home and residents.

Our ongoing care

Sanctuary's dedicated consultants are in continuous contact with our nursing team, getting to know their schedule, requirements and preferences. We match nursing professionals to clients that will be a perfect fit, ensuring a high level of resident care. We strive to develop and maintain solid relationships with our candidates, giving them the tools to reach their career goals.

our ongoing care

Our other areas of expertise

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Permanent

Our qualified consultants recruiting permanent positions have an innate understanding of the Australian aged care landscape and hold meaningful, long-standing relationships with clients and candidates.

Recruiting clinical care coordinators up to directors of nursing, we support those candidates at any stage of their managerial aged care journey.

From consultation to after-care, they are engaged and well-informed about industry updates and standards, ensuring accurate identification
of talent to role alignment.

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Contract

Recruiting qualified, experienced, and compliant staff who are ready to commence work and bring value to their appointed homes is the main focus of our regional and remote team.

We work with residential aged care providers, Aboriginal health communities, and multi-purpose services to identify localized aged care professionals in regional, rural and remote locations as well as those for travel nursing assignments across Australia.

Regional and remote candidates have a minimum of twelve months of Australian aged care experience and are thoroughly assessed prior to commencing work.

The Sanctuary experience

I have worked with Sanctuary for a number of years. Given the nature of aged care, recruitment of staff is a fundamental aspect, shaping both culture and resident outcome. Sanctuary, in particular Mitch Hamer, has provided consistent services based on the individualised needs of the organisation and position available – rather than the candidates they have available.

Chief Operating Officer, NSW

Recruitment of senior and specialist roles with our industry takes considerable time and market specific knowledge is of utmost important. While outsourcing comes with risk, finding a recruitment agency that has the appropriate knowledge and professionalism to represent your brand can make all the difference. I am more than happy to recommend Mitch and the team at Sanctuary for all your senior aged care appointments.

CEO, NSW

I have worked with Alex as a client and a candidate and have found him to be at the top of his game from both sides of the fence

Operations Manager, QLD

Hayley is one of the most professional recruiters I’ve worked with. Hayley took the time to understand our business and ever changing needs and was very adaptable to this consistently. She has excellent stakeholder skills and is a great communicator. I would highly recommend Hayley to anyone.

HR Manager, NSW

It would be honest and fair to say that if a candidate has been recommended by Sanctuary, it generally negates a second stage interview given the robust and bespoke selection process that Sanctuary provides prior to recommending a candidate for a position. Recruitment of staff is a fundamental aspect, shaping both culture and resident outcome.

Clinical Director, NSW

Richard has provided exemplary service in recruiting for positions within our organisation. He has a great working knowledge of the industry. It is due to this, that he is able to put forward the most suitable candidates after reviewing their suitability not only for the role but also for the culture of the organisation. We have always found Richard’s service to be thorough and efficient, including following up with his applicants post their appointment.

CEO, NSW

Thank you to the Sanctuary Recruitment team for the outstanding service for permanent and casual placements

Chief Operating Officer, NSW

Build your team with the support of Sanctuary

If you have a permanent, temporary, or short-term contract position, we welcome assisting in attracting and retaining exceptional aged care professionals for the role.

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