High Salary: Carer

Overview

- Permanent Part time contracts, minimum 36 hours per fortnight on offer

- Shifts available from Monday - Saturday 7am - 1.30pm

About the role

Nestled among lush gardens and spacious sitting areas, The Lodge offers 66 single rooms and 14 secure rooms for residents requiring higher-level dementia support. Every room features a private en-suite, large built-in wardrobe, and easy access to welcoming communal spaces.

As a Carer, you'll provide hands-on support to our residents, helping them with daily activities such as personal care, mobility, meals, and social engagement. You'll work closely with nurses, allied health professionals, and families to ensure each resident feels safe, valued, and empowered.

This role is about more than tasks—it's about building relationships, offering comfort, and creating moments of joy. Whether it's a gentle conversation, a walk in the garden, or helping someone feel confident again, your presence makes a real difference.

Why Join Us?

At BaptistCare, we value our employees and foster a positive, inclusive work environment. We offer competitive salaries, tax-free salary packaging, discounted gym memberships, and novated car leasing. Benefit from our health and wellbeing initiatives, including free counselling, spiritual support, and nutrition advice. Advance your career with study assistance up to $3000 per year and access to learning and development programs and courses like LinkedIn Learning

About you

- You are passionate about delivering person-centred care and can engage meaningfully with residents to support their individual needs.

- You thrive in a team environment and contribute positively to a collaborative workplace culture.

- You have strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, you're able to build respectful relationships with residents, families, and colleagues.

- You hold Certificate III Individual Support or equivalent or are working towards obtaining.

About Us

We are proud to be part of the merged care organisation that will be known nationally as BaptistCare. As a for purpose, Christian care organisation, we are committed to providing exceptional support and services across Australia. Together with Baptcare (VIC, TAS, SA) and Baptist Care SA we employ over 12,000 dedicated employees and support over 38,000 customers to help people live well with dignity and purpose. From older Australians and their families to people facing significant disadvantage, our passion and our priority are the customers we serve.We strive to deliver care as it should be – with people right at the centre.

How to Apply

Make every day count. Join BaptistCare at Dorothy Henderson Lodge and be part of a team where care is more than a duty—it's a way of life.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. The closing date is subject to change without notice.

Successful candidates will be subject to a variety of background checks including a national criminal history check, reference checks and, if applicable, WWCC, NDIS worker screening check and a pre-employment medical.

BaptistCare – Transforming lives by expressing the love of Christ.

Recruitment Agencies Please note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting any employees directly as all communications must go through the Talent Acquisition. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Thank you.

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