Aged care jobs in Sydney

We have aged care jobs in Sydney available across the city and further afield.
Sanctuary Recruitment is an aged care recruitment consultancy that connects
a large network of aged care workers across Australia on
permanent, temporary, and contract assignments.

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Aged care jobs in Sydney FAQs

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 an assistant in nursing/personal care worker, and you can develop your clinical skills to become a registered nurse and beyond.

Home care workers also work in the aged care industry, but they provide care and support to individuals within their own home to remain independent for as long as possible. Day to day tasks include:

  • Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) 
  • Providing emotional support to the client and their families 
  • Transporting to  and from medical appointments 
  • General home maintenance

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

We have homes across Greater Sydney and the CBD. For further afield in NSW, we are recruiting in:

  • Central Coast
  • Hunter region
  • Illawarra region
  • Newcastle
  • Northern Rivers region
  • Wollongong
  • Regional areas: Coffs Harbour, Bathurst, Orange, Griffith, Grafton, Yamba

and more!

Whilst working in Sydney. 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 apply 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 don't have this 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. 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.

Through working on a short term or ad-hoc basis, you can:

  • 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.
  • Decide what your work/life balance is
  • Receive a higher hourly rate than if you were a permanent employee

Considering home care instead?

View our home care job opportunities and apply for your next home care job today

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