Location: Killarney, Toowoomba & Darling Downs QLD
Full time Permanent
$60000 – $75000 annual + loadings + super
Our Story
Killarney Aged Care is a community owned Not for Profit residential and community care organisation based in Killarney QLD. Our two residential homes currently hold a 4- and a 5-star rating. We strive to enable all our residents and clients to maintain independence and connection with the community and family.
Your Next Opportunity
With a welcoming team and supportive leadership, we will work with you to ensure this role meets your lifestyle and career goals.
In our residential homes, you will fully engage in the work you were trained for, like medication management and wound care, under the guidance of registered nurses. Beyond this, you will lead a dedicated team of carers, ensuring exceptional care for our community's most treasured members.
Here, you're not just performing a job—you're enhancing lives and fostering a culture of compassion and respect. Your talent, your passion, your journey—let it unfold with us.
With multiple arms in our diverse holistic team you would also have the opportunity to work within the community and in our Medical Centre should you desire.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
To be considered for this role, you must be passionate about building relationships with those in your care and have the commitment and energy to work within a diverse team.
You must also have:
- Certificate III in Aged Care or Certificate III in Individual Support.
- A positive approach to life and work
- NDIS Worker Screening or the ability to acquire
Experience in Aged Care is NOT essential, but the willingness and ability to learn is!
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting patients with their personal care needs such as showering, dressing and eating
- Assisting patients with their mobility and communication needs
- Participating in planning the care of individuals
- Following therapy plans such as interventions to assist those with dementia and behavioural problems
- Observing and reporting changes in patients' condition, and reporting complaints about care
- Assisting with rehabilitation exercises, basic treatment and delivering medications
- Providing direct support and assistance to therapists
Be Rewarded
In addition to a competitive base rate, the successful candidate will receive a host of additional generous benefits, including:
- Attractive Salary Packaging Benefits, including not-for-profit and remote area benefits.
- One-off relocation incentive payment of $16 500 and annual retention bonus of $6 000 per annum for up to two (2) years for eligible applicants relocating from non-regional areas (MMM 1-3). This includes Toowoomba, Brisbane and other larger centres.
- Significant flexibility and excellent support from our experienced team
- Opportunities for significant ongoing training, development, mentoring and career progression.
- Free counselling and support via Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Most importantly, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a tangible impact in the lives of those in our community.
Why Killarney?
Whether you’re looking for a quiet lifestyle away from the hustle and bustle of the city, or you’re looking for your next adventure, Killarney has you covered. Located in the Southern Downs Region, Killarney is the perfect mix of greenery and country life, with rolling foothills surrounded by mountain vistas, valleys and waterfalls.
You'll be about a two-hour drive from Brisbane and two and a half hours from the Gold Coast.
If you’re relocating with the family or looking for a solo adventure, then look no further. What are you waiting for? Apply now!
For further information on this position, please get in touch with our Clinical Manager, Mireille on 07 4664 1488. If you are interested, please apply via the ‘Apply’ option or email [email protected]
Pay: $60,000.00 – $75,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
