registered nurse

care worker

quality control manager

This place was a nightmare, to be honest. Management is clueless, and there’s a massive turnover rate. There’s no support, no empathy, and if you’re someone who works hard, don’t expect any rewards or incentives. If you’ve got any kind of personal challenges, like a disability, don’t expect much understanding. It’s like they’ve got a one-size-fits-all attitude and if you speak up, you’re labelled a troublemaker, and good luck moving up if you ever wanted to.

HR and upper management? Forget about it. They always side with the toxic managers, no matter how much proof you’ve got. The only good thing was the full remote work during COVID, but now they’ve gone hybrid, which just makes everything worse. They’re totally out of touch and only add to the toxic vibe here.

There’s also way too many managers who don’t seem to have the skills to actually help us in our roles. Meanwhile, the people on the ground are stretched thin, with an impossible workload and no extra pay to make up for it. If you’ve got any personal struggles, keep it to yourself because they’ll just use it against you when you try to grow or improve your skills.

There’s no goals, no incentives, no learning (even though they claim there is, but only if the manager approves), and no room to grow. They expect you to give them your all while they understaff and pile on extra duties without any extra pay. Their slogan is Integrity, Respect, and Trust, but I never saw those values in action.

The work itself is rewarding, especially helping out the ageing population, which was the only positive aspect in my job. But the management really drags everything down. The only thing I’ve really learned from this place is how to deal with toxic management. It’s been an experience I will never forget, and for all the wrong reasons.

The environment feels emotionally draining, with a palpable sense of mistrust among the team. The manager has a tendency to say one thing to your face and something completely different behind your back, which creates a culture of inconsistency and dishonesty. This lack of transparency makes it difficult for staff to feel secure or valued.

Empathy is notably absent in this workplace. The manager is indifferent to staff well-being, often disregarding the emotional and physical challenges of working in aged care. There is little to no support from leadership, leaving staff feeling isolated and unsupported, which can lead to burnout and low morale.

Instead of fostering a collaborative or positive environment, the manager's actions contribute to a toxic culture where staff are left feeling undervalued and disrespected. Team members are forced to navigate the workplace under constant stress, not knowing where they stand or how to meet the unrealistic expectations placed on them.

0600 Start hand over from night staff an read reports of avo before. Then began assisting the residents to get ready for the day. Once all are ready begin breakfast help those eat that need help give medication to all that are perscribed. Do paper work on residents ring Doctors if need follow up on any problems check that paper work is up to date. Make shore that all jobs that your fellow workers have are complete. The heavy lifting of residents when unable to stand judging what their needs are today which could be totally changed from the day before. Seeing the residents smile when they see your face an enjoying a laugh an a talk with them.

Duties include personal care and meal service.

The residents are well taken care of and happy. 

There appears to be a large casual pool, yet they only roster staff that are on the lower pay rate (ACE1)- under fair work, pay rates must increase with experience. 

The director is lovely, polite and caring but very busy. 

The pay is ok but you lose casual loading on weekends and public holidays.

It's hard to tell who is in charge. I never know who I am reporting to on shift, there are supervisors and RN's and bossy staff, it can get confusing. 

Most of the staff is friendly. There is a good balance age and gender.

Systems are a bit outdated

Bad experience working here as a 1st year RN. Zero support from management. No 1st year RN training and high expectation. When it comes to accreditation...they make sure which RN to victimise rather than training n Uplifting the confidence in time. Only good for experienced RN to work here. They will make you guilty of the things which you never did. No proper investigation and no fair judgment when it comes to fact finding and when u r esp new to the role. All the management is changed now... may b that’s the reason. Not good for those who lost there job because of poor management. 

I love t help people and to give them the quality of life that they can still have ,
Washing ,feeding entertaining clients 
Team work is important
Dignity and Respect for all client's 
Respect for co-workers 
A death of a client is the hardest , It is so important to help the family and friends as they go through the process of watching their loved one pass ,to support then in any way possible  and then after

I gave it 6 months. The academy is excellent. The actual residential centers are another story. The management are not supportive. It's like being in high school again with the mean girls. They look after their friends. The board needs to look hard at who they are putting in management roles. Education, empathy, and encouragement are KEY to a good manager. Not here.

IRT feeds their residents 3 meals a day, which is good until you find out that they do so on such a tight budget that each resident pays 60 cents per day for those 3 meals
The food they feed them is as cheap as they can get proving that management loves to save money in every area possible, except when it comes to management and building new facilities

I can’t believe her! The care manager there destroyed the friendly work culture of Kangara waters and staff morale is low except for her favorite worker friends! Maybe irt need to pay more attention before the place falls apart! I have never worked in a facility with only 3-4 permanent staff and the rest are from the agency! There is something seriously wrong there!

Thats all i have to say except im extremely disappointed in management not following up on complaints and too many people not doing their job efficiently. I loved my job and wouldve stayed forever if it wasnt for my injuries and the bullying.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Registered nurse 2 salaries reported	$38.52 per hour
Care worker 5 salaries reported	$45,500 per year
Quality control manager 1 salary reported	$87,000 per year

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