Assistant in Nursing Jobs in the Central Coast

Assistant in nursing, otherwise known as personal care workers or simply care workers, are the backbone of the healthcare industry. They assist with a number of tasks such as meal rounds, showering and hygiene, toileting, grooming, entertainment and social care for example. 

Often used as a stepping stone for other positions, you can advance to a higher clinical role such as a registered nurse, or go into management and education.

Since inception, we have built strong foundations with aged care homes in every state across the country.

Alongside the Central Coast, our landscape covers other areas in New South Wales:

• Greater Sydney
• Illawarra
• Northern Beaches
• Upper North Shore
• Western Sydney
• Wollongong

to name a few!

The average personal care worker can expect to earn between $29 - $71 per hour working on a casual basis. Penalty increases apply depending on the times you work, as well as your experience and qualification.

Contract roles can allow you to receive bonuses and incentives. Aged care reforms have led to pay rises for aged care workers in recent years, with more to come.

As a rule of thumb, you need a minimum of six months Australian paid aged care experience to work through our agency. This ensures we are presenting highly qualified and capable candidates to our clients. Once you have worked 910 hours, get in contact with our team who can go through the process to join our team.

To be considered a qualified assistant in nursing in Australia you would need a qualification such as a Certificate III/IV in Ageing Support/Individual Support/Health Services Assistance. These  are around 5 months long (full time) and can be studied through various educational institutions.

Once qualified as an assistant in nursing, you can choose to work on a shift filling and/or short term contract basis. Casual work, or temporary work, is usually done ad-hoc or last minute. Contract roles range in length and last 4 weeks - 3 months and potentially beyond in rural, regional and remote areas.

We ensure all of our candidates are up to date with their knowledge and skills. We offer continuous online training via our portal, titled the Learning Management System (LMS) which is free of charge. This is regularly updated to reflect new legislation and practices.

We are always looking for healthcare professionals in these positions to join Sanctuary:

• Enrolled nurses
• Registered nurses
• Clinical care coordinators
• Care managers
• Facility managers
• Quality and education managers
• Director of nursing

Working casually allows you to:

• Determine your own schedule
• Travel to areas of Australia whilst getting paid for it, with fuel/flight reimbursements and accommodation included for certain placements.
• Work at a level that works for you
• Enjoy casual loading pay rates