Support worker jobs in Sydney

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Kitchen Hand/Cook/Chef Aged Care Contracts NSW

Chefs and Cooks

Fancy a change of scenery? We have Kitchen Hand, Cook and Chef roles available across regional NSW. Must have Aged care experience.

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Assistant in Nursing (Coffs Harbour)

Coffs Harbour NSW

Personal Care Worker/Assistant in Nursing

Sanctuary Recruitment are hiring AINs and RNs in Coffs Harbour

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Aged Care Registered Nurse

City of Albury NSW

Registered Nurse

Aged Care Registered Nurses needed for casual work in Albury and surrounding areas. Overtime paid. Annual salary review.

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Assistant in Nursing | AIN | Aged Care

City of Albury NSW

Personal Care Worker/Assistant in Nursing

AINs needed for casual work in residential aged care in Albury and surrounding areas

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Aged Care AIN Assistant in Nursing

Personal Care Worker/Assistant in Nursing

AINs needed for casual work in residential aged care in Yamba.

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AIN - Aged Care Contracts

Regional NSW

Personal Care Worker/Assistant in Nursing

AINs needed for Contract Work in Regional NSW working in residential aged care.

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Aged Care Registered Nurse - Albury

City of Albury NSW

Registered Nurse

Aged Care Registered Nurses needed for casual work in Albury and surrounding areas. Overtime paid. Annual salary review.

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Aged Care AIN Assistant in Nursing

Personal Care Worker/Assistant in Nursing

AINs needed for casual work in residential aged care in Grafton.

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Aged Care Agency Registered Nurse

City of Albury NSW

Registered Nurse

Aged Care Registered Nurses needed for casual work in the Lavington / Howlong area, NSW. Overtime paid. Annual salary review.

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Casual AIN Opportunities - Residential Aged Care | Maclean, NSW

Personal Care Worker/Assistant in Nursing

Join a supportive agency team and make a difference in your community!

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Registered Nurse - Aged Care

Sydney NSW

Registered Nurse

Sanctuary Recruitment are hiring Registered Nurses for Aged Care shifts around Sydney

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Facility Manager

Wagga Wagga NSW

Facility Manager

Are you an experienced Facility Manager wanting a change of scenery? We have multiple FM opportunities across regional locations in NSW.

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Support worker jobs in Sydney FAQs

A home care support worker is a healthcare worker who will provide in home care support to clients receiving a Home Care Package, assisting to ensure they remain independent and within their own homes for longer.

Examples of duties and responsibilities includes:

  • Assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
  • Offering help around the house with tasks that may be more difficult to carry out individually
  • Providing emotional support and liaising with the clients friends and families
  • Working with other healthcare professionals to provide the best level of care possible.

Home care support worker job opportunities are available in areas of Sydney and New South Wales including:

to name a few!

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

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 you will do 120 hours of work placement in home care whilst you are studying.

At Sanctuary, we are offering home care support worker jobs on a temporary/casual (ad-hoc) basis.

We are actively recruiting: 

for casual home care roles in Sydney

We make sure all our home care support worker team are up to date with their knowledge and skills. We offer continuous online training via our Learning Management System (LMS), which is free of charge and updated to reflect new practices.

Working on a casual basis means you can: 

  • Choose your own shifts to suit your lifestyle and other commitments 
  • Work in locations in commuting distance to you
  • Earn more per hour with casual loading than if you were a permanent employee 

Considering aged care instead?

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