Featured Aged Care Jobs in the Central Coast
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Aged care workers are involved in the direct care of residents, attending their needs with a holistic approach. An entry level role in the aged care industry is an Assistant in nursing/Personal care worker, with upskilling leading to roles such as an enrolled/registered nurse and beyond.
We have a network of over 400 aged care homes across the country, in metro, regional, rural and remote areas.
Across the Central Coast and the state of NSW, we have opportunities in:
- Bateau Bay
- Dungog
- Erina
- Illawarra region
- Kanwal
- Newcastle
- Wyoming
- Sydney and surroundings
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 for aged care workers based in the Central Coast 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 more developments across the industry 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 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. 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.
In the Central Coast, we are recruiting aged care positions on a clinical and non clinical basis, for temporary/casual, contract and permanent assignments. Casual work, or ad-hoc shifts, is done on a sporadic 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, and we will send you reminders when your training is due.
You can count these modules towards your CPD hours if you are an enrolled or registered nurse.
As an aged care specific recruitment agency, we hire the following roles:
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 experience working in areas across 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