Support worker jobs
Support worker jobs in Australia
Sanctuary Recruitment, Australia's leading aged care recruitment consultancy, are actively hiring support workers for home care support worker jobs across Sydney and New South Wales.
Register with our agency today to enjoy shift flexibility and variety, a choice of locations and market leading pay rates working in the home care industry as a support worker.
Featured support worker jobs
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Coffs Harbour NSW
Registered Nurse
We are looking for Registered Nurses for aged care homes in Mid North Coast and surrounding.
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Registered Nurse
We are looking for Registered Nurses for aged care homes in Mid North Coast, Bellingen, Coffs Harbour and surrounding.
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Registered Nurse
We are looking for Registered Nurses for aged care homes in Mid North Coast, Bellingen, Coffs Harbour and surrounding.
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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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We are looking for Registered Nurses with Residential Aged Care experience in Berri.
Learn moreWhat does a support worker do?
A support worker working in home care is responsible for ensuring their clients are able to live full lives, independently within their homes. As a support worker, you are there to offer services in line with their Home Care Package, that may include:
- Personal care including dressing and grooming
- Assisting with meal times
- General household tasks and maintenance such as cleaning and gardening
- Transporting between appointments
- Providing companionship and emotional support
Support worker jobs are integral to the physical and mental wellbeing of older persons, aiding them to reach their immediate and future goals.
Interested in support worker jobs? Get in touch with our team today
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Our support worker jobs in Australia
We are actively hiring for support worker jobs in the following locations in Sydney and across New South Wales:
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Facility Manager
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Touchdown for our PALM Scheme class of 2024!
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On the road to remote care: my journey as a travel nurse in Western Australia
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Ideas for engaging aged care activities
First published: September 2024 An important part of an aged care resident’s health and wellbeing includes lifestyle and leisure activities that call to their needs, interests and desires. The 13th recommendation in the Royal Commission into Quality and Safety report was ‘Embedding high quality aged care’, which includes supporting the resident to engage in recreational…
Aged care manager salary guide
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Aged care reform roadmap explained
First published: May 2024 The Department of Health and Aged Care have set a three-year roadmap to introduce aged care reforms to improve services delivered to the elderly population. These changes are being implemented with the aim to ensure all resources are of high quality, easily accessible and beneficial to the older people of Australia,…
An interview with our nursing team
First written: August 2024 The second in our ‘Meet the team’ series, we spoke to Rhys, one of our wonderful Sydney based AINs. He has been part of the Sanctuary team for the past three years, working on a casual basis in homes across Western and Northern Sydney, NSW. He has worked in a variety…
Certificate IV in Aged Care pay rate guide
Certificate IV in Aged Care pay rates are set by the Aged Care Award. Recent reforms in the aged care sector have led to aged care workers in Australia receiving multiple pay rises in the past few years due to an investigation into workforce attraction and retention via the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality…