Health Care Worker - Allawah

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📍 Location: Yarrawonga Health - Allawah Memory Support Unit

🕒 Positions Available: Permanent Part-Time & Casual

💼 Classification: IN37 - IN39 | Health and Allied Services EA 2025 - 2027

About the role:

We are seeking compassionate and dedicated Health Care Workers to join our team at Allawah Memory Support Unit. In this role, you will support healthcare professionals in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to our residents. You'll play a vital role in ensuring a safe, clean, and respectful environment while helping residents maintain dignity, independence, and quality of life.

Working under the supervision of Registered Nurses and other healthcare professionals, your responsibilities will include personal care, assistance with daily living, and creating positive interactions that support our residents’ physical and emotional well-being.

We offer flexibility with shift patterns available across mornings, afternoons, and some nights, Monday through Sunday, to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

As we provide 24/7 care, you must be available to work nights, weekends and public holidays

About You:

You are passionate about continuing to grow your career within the Rural Health industry. Solution focused and wanting to make a difference, you align your approach to strategise for achieving organisational and divisional goals. You are an employee that instils trust in your clients by demonstrating compassion and diligence.

For full details on the key responsibilities for this role, please refer to the Position Description.

We are looking for individuals who are dedicated, reliable, and possess a genuine passion for helping others. The ideal candidate will exhibit:

• Community - We strengthen connection and partnerships to improve the health and well-being of our people.
• Compassion - We treat all people with empathy and respect.
• Courage - We have the strength to see opportunities and do what’s right.
• Accountability - We take responsibility for our actions, decisions and outcomes. We are committed to being transparent, dependable and ethical in all that we do.

Selection Criteria

Essential (All Applicants):

• Demonstrated commitment to providing compassionate care
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions and work under supervision
• Willingness to undertake relevant training and development
• Ability to work nights, public holidays and weekends.
• Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) – CHC33021 or equivalent
• Previous experience in a Health, Aged Care, or support role
• Current Level 1 First Aid certificate

What We Offer

• Ongoing mentoring and professional development
• Salary packaging benefits for all staff
• A collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Opportunities to build a meaningful, long-term career
• A lifestyle location with access to Lake Mulwala, the Murray River, wineries, and snowfields – just a few hours from Melbourne

About Us

Yarrawonga Health is a progressive rural health service offering acute, surgical, aged, and community care. We celebrate diversity and welcome the unique perspectives of all team members.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Yarrawonga Health, we are committed to creating a workforce that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our community. We warmly welcome applications from:

Aboriginal peoples

Torres Strait Islander peoples

🌈 LGBTQIA+ individuals

🌻 People with disability, including those with visible and non-visible disabilities

🤝 People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

At Yarrawonga Health, we value diversity, foster inclusion, and are committed to providing a culturally safe, welcoming, and accessible workplace for all.

📌 Ready to Apply?

More Information:

For more information regarding the role contact: Emma Williamson, Nurse Unit Manager via email Emma.Williamson@yh.org.au

All employment with Yarrawonga Health is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Police Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and Victorian 'Employee' Working with Children's Check.

All healthcare workers are required to have mandatory evidence of vaccination will be required prior to commencement.

All applications are to be submitted via Yarrawonga Health's website Yarrawonga Health Careers.

Please submit your application including a cover letter, resume, and responses to the key selection criteria found in the position description.

Please refer to the attached position description for full details of the role.

Be sure to include:

• A cover letter
• Your resume
• Responses to the Key Selection Criteria found in the Position Description

📅 Applications are open until 20th November 2026

📄 Full role details available in the Position Description

* Interviews may be scheduled prior to closing date

** If successful applicants are appointed prior to closing date, job may be closed early.

Yarrawonga Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.