At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide compassionate care and support to residents in a vibrant community.
- Company: Join Opal HealthCare, Australia's largest aged care provider with a heart.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, competitive pay, career development, and generous leave options.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive environment with opportunities for training and advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Cert III or IV in Individual Support/Aged Care or Nursing students welcome.
The predicted salary is between 32.02 - 33.97 $ per hour.
At Opal HealthCare, we know that companies don’t succeed, people do. Opal Healthcare is Australia’s largest residential aged care provider, with 133 Care Communities and over 20,000 team members nationwide. Our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence are at the heart of everything we do.
About the role:
- Based at Mount Waverley Glades Care Community, Mount Waverley
- Permanent Part Time opportunities
- $32.02 – $33.97 base per hour (depending on experience level and qualification) + penalties + 11.5% Super
- Weekend penalty rates
At Opal HealthCare we are dedicated to our purpose to bring joy to those we care for. In joining Opal, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
- Work/life balance with flexible work hours
- Dedicated mentoring & internal/external career development programs to build and accelerate your career - such as Nurse Graduate programs, Emerging Leadership Programs, Senior Leaders programs and more via our very own Opal Healthcare Academy
- Sponsored study & training along with Scholarship opportunities of up to $15,000 for further education & training through local & national University, TAFE & RTO partnerships
- Leave loading: opportunity to withdraw leave
- Public holidays: your choice of getting paid public holiday rates or receiving an extra day off with time in lieu
- Paid parental leave: 5 weeks for primary carer & 4 weeks for non-primary carer + receive additional 5 weeks of leave upon returning to work after 3 months
- Employee Referral Program – earn up to $5,000 in incentives for inviting your friends to work
- Getting to work – free onsite parking & easy access via bus located just outside the care community
- Internal & external training programs
- National secondment opportunities to diversify your experience
- Sector leading training, systems & innovation
Qualifications accepted:
- Cert iii & iv in Individual Support / Aged Care
- Cert in Disability
- Nursing students
Please note all applicants must be willing to complete a pre-employment medical, police clearance and NDIS worker’s clearance.
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