Assistant in Nursing - Canley Vale

Summitcare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

SummitCare in Sydney, NSW seeks Assistant Nurses to join a caring team across Canley Vale centres. Full-time, part-time and casual roles with day and night shifts are available. You will support residents under the RN, ensuring their daily care needs are met with empathy and professionalism.

Applicants should have Aged Care experience, a Certificate III/IV in Individual Support, and current checks. The role emphasizes quality care, teamwork, and ongoing education within SummitCare's

Qualifications

• Certificate III/IV in Individual Support (Aged Care) or equivalent.
• Current Criminal Record Check.
• Proven experience in aged care.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Caring and empathetic manner.
• Ability to achieve goals within set time frames.
• Team player and able to work with diverse groups.
• Initiative and willingness to be innovative.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day resident care under supervision of the Registered Nurse.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and education programs.
• Contribute to mission, vision and operating principles of SummitCare.
• Support colleagues and residents to maintain wellbeing and comfort.

Skills

Aged Care Experience

Customer Service

Team Player

Initiative

Communication Skills

Empathy

Quality Improvement

Education

Certificate III/IV in Individual Support (Aged Care)

Job description

SummitCare today is proud to operate 9 homes across Sydney and Newcastle. Our purpose is to enable wellbeing all day every day for people requiring aged care. Partnering with our vision of striving for excellence in all that we do, SummitCare is professional, respectful and supportive in caring for our aged community as if they were our own family.

About the role

We are now seeking to appoint passionate Assistant Nurses with aged care experience to work on a full time, part time and casual basis. Successful applicants must be available to work day and night shifts.

These positions are located at Canley Vale.

As an Assistant Nurse at SummitCare, you will be accountable to the Manager Care and Wellbeing and to the Registered Nurse for the resident care areas within the centre.

It is your responsibility to ensure the day-to-day individual care needs of the residents are met and maintained, under the supervision and direction of the Registered Nurse.

You will also be required to participate in continuous quality improvement activities and ongoing education programs to ensure that all aspects of resident care encompass the mission, vision and operating principles of the organisation.

To be a successful candidate you will possess appropriate qualifications and experience, have sound clinical knowledge, be a good communicator and have previous experience in the aged care sector.

Key requirements

• Certificate III / IV in Individual Support (Aged Care) or equivalent
• Current Criminal Record Check
• Proven experience working in Aged Care
• Highly developed customer service and communication skills
• A caring and empathetic manner
• Demonstrated ability to achieve goals within set time frames
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player and work with a diverse group of individuals
• Capacity to have initiative and be innovative

Fine Print

For candidates:

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to be considered for our roles, and that candidates may be subject to a range of wellbeing checks in the recruitment process.

For recruiters:

we appreciate your work, but wish to recruit for this role directly.