Who we are

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Sanctuary Recruitment is Australia's leading aged care recruitment consultancy

We are specialists who connect private and not-for-profit aged care providers with experienced aged care professionals.

At Sanctuary, our team of recruitment specialists identify and place aged care professionals in permanent, temporary, and contract roles with aged care providers across Australia.

We service every level of the industry — from junior care staff to executive leadership.

Our approach

We take a people-first approach to recruitment, offering personal, consultative support to clients and candidates.

We are passionate about aligning the needs of our aged care providers and their staff, and ensuring that our candidates are connected to roles that match their values and skillset.

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Our reach

Sanctuary partners with aged care providers and professionals Australia-wide. Our industry network extends from metropolitan and regional locations, through to rural and remote areas across the country.

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Our scope

We recruit for roles at every level of the aged care industry, from assistants in nursing, to facility managers, through to executive leadership. At each level, we offer a headhunting and executive search capability to source exceptional passive candidates.

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Our process

We support clients and candidates through the entire recruitment process, from position brief through to placement and after-care. We connect each client to a dedicated recruitment consultant, who will offer a personal service to deliver successful and sustained placements.

The Sanctuary experience

I am extremely pleased and impressed with Tom’s professionalism and his attitude towards his clients. Recently, he is been very helpful in finding me the right role with the right organisation that aligns with my values and expectation. The quality I admire the most about him is that he is quite understanding and reassuring of his client’s situation and requirement and his trust and belief in my potential as his client to make me feel that I deserve the best opportunity. Also, he keeps the line of communication open keeping in touch regularly to understand his client’s changing situation. I strongly recommend his service to those who are willing to use recruitment agents to acquire their desired role.

Facility Manager, NSW

Alex is a great recruiter, he is prompt to get back to you with offers and opportunities, open and transparent, explains every step of the recruitment process.

Quality & Compliance Coordinator, QLD

Alex has been amazing. I really love the fact that out of the blue he will contact me with opportunities that I may be suitable for. I always welcome these phone calls. He is very genuine and a straight out lovely guy. I really appreciate all that he has done both in trying to find me staff and for furthering my career. Alex is an awesome person and I appreciate all that he does.

Operations Manager, QLD

It was my first time experience using a recruitment agency and Emma has been absolutely amazing throughout this journey, she not only assisted me in progressing through to getting me the job, but also has assisted me on a more depth-in personal level, providing all sorts of support, especially while juggling two offers from two employers and she supremely assisted me to make the best decision. She has been utterly marvellous!

Care Manager, NSW

Tom has good relationship building skills. I found him to be trustworthy with a good understanding of what the client was looking for. Tom understands my requirements and was happy to work around them.

Quality Advisor, NSW

Emma was very professional and the preparation she gave me about the facility and management were beneficial. No hidden surprises. I will go so far as to say Emma is the best recruiter I have dealt with.

Facility Manager, NSW

I have recently joined Sanctuary, and I am incredibly impressed with their professionalism. They go above and beyond to take care of their employees’ welfare, glad to be part of this team. I would like to thank Kerry and her team for always assisting me.

Assistant in Nursing, Rural & Remote

Emma has been a pleasure with every interaction thus far giving very thorough explanation of each step in the application process. She gave me all the support I needed to proceed for the interview.

Deputy Director of Nursing, NSW

Thank you Alex for believing in me and for going above and beyond to secure me a role when I needed it the most. I truly admire the great motivator and the kind human being you are!

General Manager, QLD

My Partner & I have worked with Sanctuary almost 2 years now, we are both always looked after and well supported. We have travelled and now are moving forward in our careers, still with Sanctuary and still supported. We have been well accommodated to do so. We love working with the team and hope to continue with them as long as we can! Nothing but good reviews.

Assistant in Nursing, NSW

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