Find Your Next Job In Aged Care

Whether you are just starting your nursing career or seeking your next position in aged care leadership, Sanctuary Recruitment can help you find the best permanent, temporary and contract opportunities in the Australian aged care industry.

Browse our active opportunities below, or call one of our expert consultants to talk about how Sanctuary can support your career in aged care.

 

Aged care jobs FAQs

Aged care workers are involved in the direct care of residents on a physical, personal, and emotional level. An entry level role is an Assistant in nursing/Personal care worker, with opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to become an enrolled/registered nurse and beyond.

Yes, we offer continuous online training via our Learning Management System (LMS) at no cost to you. This is regularly updated to reflect new legislation and practices.

We have a scheme where we offer nurses who have less than six months experience a trial period within a residential aged care home. If you have less than six months experience, please get in contact to see what your options are available to you.

To work as an assistant in nursing/personal care worker with us you need to hold a Cert III/IV in Ageing Support/Individual Support/Health Services Assistance. To work as an enrolled nurse you will need a Diploma of Nursing and an AHPRA registration, and to work as a registered nurse you need a Bachelor of Nursing degree and an AHPRA registration. You will generally need six months or one year of Australian paid experience for most residential aged care homes.

We are recruiting aged care positions on a clinical and non clinical basis, for temporary/casual, contract and permanent assignments. Casual work, or shift filling, is done on an ad-hoc or block booking basis. Contract roles range from four weeks - three months in rural, regional and remote areas of the country and permanent positions are salary based, with you being employed directly by the home.

We are actively hiring:

  • Assistant in nursing/personal care workers
  • Enrolled nurses
  • Registered nurses
  • Clinical care coordinators
  • Care managers
  • Facility managers
  • Quality and education managers
  • Director of nursing

We have longstanding relationships with over 400 aged care homes across Australia, in metro, regional, rural and remote areas of the country.

Through working on a temporary, casual and short term contract basis, you can:

  • Structure your work day/week to your schedule with ad-hoc shift filling
  • Through our contract roles, you can explore areas of the country whilst getting paid for it, with free travel and accommodation included.
  • Set your own work/life balance
  • Receive a higher hourly rate
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