Aged care jobs in South Australia

Sanctuary Recruitment is a recruitment consultancy with a focus on sourcing professionals for aged care jobs in South Australia
and across the country. We have a wide network of relationships across the state and country and have many years of experience
in placing aged-care workers for roles on a permanent, temporary, and contract basis in homes of
metro/CBD, regional, rural & remote locations.

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Facility Manager | Regional SA

Mount Gambier SA

Facility Manager

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Care Manager ready to take the next step or a current Facility Manager seeking a new challenge.

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Aged care jobs in South Australia FAQs

Aged care workers provide direct care to residents on a physical, personal and emotional level. An entry level role in this industry is an Assistant in nursing/Personal care worker, and from there, there are many pathways you can take that to elevate your career profile

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

In South Australia, we have assignments available in Adelaide and Mount Gambier, as well as homes in every other state.

Every aged care worker is paid according to the Aged Care Award. 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 in South Australia:

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

There are incentives, allowances and bonuses available for certain 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 your 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. Australia aged care experience is advantageous

We are recruiting aged care positions on a clinical and non clinical basis, for casual, contract and permanent roles. Casual work, or shift filling, is done on an ad-hoc or block booking basis. Contract placements 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 an external aged care provider.

For our nursing team, 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.

At Sanctuary, we are looking for the following professionals to join our team:

Through working on a casual basis, you can:

  • Structure your work day/week to your schedule
  • 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
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