Aged care jobs in Newcastle

Aged care workers are involved in the direct care of residents on a physical, personal and emotional level. An entry level role in this industry is a care worker (known as an assistant in nursing), and you can develop your clinical skills to become a registered nurse and beyond.

Our connections with aged care providers across the country means we have placements available in metro, regional, rural and remote areas of the country.

In Newcastle and across New South Wales, areas that we have work in are:

• Albury
• Central Coast
• Grafton
• Griffith
• Hawks Nest
• Maclean
• Sydney and surroundings
• Illawarra region
• Port Macquarie
• Port Stephens
• Regional areas encompassing: Bathurst, Leeton, Orange and more

For those interested to work in Newcastle, there are a lot of variances when it comes to pay rates, as aged care casual rates depend on your position, experience level and shift times that you work. Our casual pay rates range from:

• AIN: $38 - $75 per hour
• EN: $40 - $81 per hour
• RN: $50 -  $120 per hour

Incentives, allowances and bonuses are applicable for certain areas and contract placements. Reforms in aged care have led to pay rises for aged care workers in recent years, with more developments to come.

We have a scheme where we offer nurses who have less than 6 months experience a trial period within a residential aged care home. If you have less than 6 months experience or have an aged care certificate, please get in contact to see what options are available to you.

To work as an AIN/PCA with us you need to hold a Cert III/IV in Ageing Support/Individual Support/Health Services Assistance. To work as an EN you will need a Diploma of Nursing and an AHPRA number, and to work as an RN you need a Bachelor of Nursing degree and an AHPRA number. You will generally need 6 months or 1 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 4 weeks - 3 months in rural, regional and remote areas of the country and permanent positions are salary based, with you being employed directly by the home.

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.

Across our organisation, we are looking for:

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

For those considering casual work, you can enjoy benefits such as:

• Structure your work day/week to your schedule
• 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 than if you were a permanent employee