Support worker jobs in the Central Coast

Speak to our team today to work as a home care support worker in the Central Coast with Sanctuary Recruitment.
We are working with home care providers across New South Wales to provide you with home care
opportunities that fit your needs, requirements and preferences.

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Complete the onboarding process and become fully compliant. Our compliance team can help you through this step by step.

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Choose from 100's of roles that suit your needs, values and requirements.

Rewards and benefits

market leading pay rates

Market leading pay rates

bonuses and incentives

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industry expert consultants

Industry expert consultants

discount programs

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Free online education modules

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Referral scheme

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Support worker jobs in the Central Coast FAQs

A home care support worker is responsible for supporting home care clients receiving a Home Care Package, assisting they remain independent and within their own homes for longer.

Examples of duties and responsibilities are:

  • Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) - including personal care, bathing, and eating
  • Offering to help with tasks around the house to maintain a clean and welcoming environment
  • Liaising with the clients friends and families and other healthcare workers to provide the best possible care
  • Educating the client with information they need to remain independent and safe

Home care support worker jobs are available in areas of Sydney and New South Wales such as:

and more!

As a rule of thumb, you need a minimum of six-months Australian home care experience to work with Sanctuary Recruitment. Once you have reached this level, which equates to 910 hours, get in touch with our team for more information on working in home care.

To be a home care support worker, you would need a relevant qualification, such as a Certificate III in Individual Support. This will take around six months (full time) to complete and includes theory and practical assignments.

At Sanctuary, we are offering home care support worker jobs on a temporary/casual (ad-hoc) basis, filling roster gaps, and annual and sick leave.

In home care, we are sourcing the following healthcare professionals: 

for various home care roles in Sydney and across New South Wales

We make sure all our home care support worker team can access training that will keep their knowledge and skills up to date. We offer continuous online training via our Learning Management System (LMS), which is always free of charge to our home care team.

Working on a temporary/casual basis means you can enjoy: 

  • Shifts that suit your lifestyle and prior commitments, chosen by you
  • Work locations that are within commuting distance
  • A higher hourly rate with casual loading, which is a benefit of being a casual rather than permanent employee 

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