Aged care jobs in Victoria

Sanctuary Recruitment is an aged care consultancy that specialises in the hiring of individuals
for aged care jobs in Victoria and across Australia. With multiple years of experience in the industry,
we have strong client and candidate relationships allowing us to successfully place staff in our
large network of homes in the country. We recruit on a temporary, contract, and permanent level.

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Aged care jobs in Victoria FAQs

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

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

In Victoria, we have roles in various areas such as:

  • Ballarat
  • Benalla
  • Bendigo
  • Brunswick
  • Croydon
  • Footscray
  • Geelong
  • Melbourne
  • Templestowe
  • Wodonga

Pay rates within this industry vary. Aged care casual rates depend on your position, experience level and shift times that you work. Our casual pay rates if you are an aged care worker in Victoria 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 this looking to increase in the future.

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 from an Australian institution. 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. 

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.

When you are part of our team, you will get access to 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.
  • Set your own work/life balance
  • Receive a higher hourly rate than if you were a permanent employee
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