The Salvation Army Australia is an international Christian movement, united by faith and a mission to provide hope to those in need. Their work spans cities, towns, and rural areas across Australia, addressing a wide range of demographics and age groups. They engage in both national issues and offer support to individuals facing hardship or injustice.
As a church and charity, they advocate for justice, compassion, and the holistic well-being of individuals, recognizing the importance of addressing body, mind, and spirit.
The Salvation Army Aged Care currently operates around 2000 residential care places across 21 residential aged care centres, seven retirement villages and a broad range of Home Care Programs within Salvos Home Care across Australia.
Whether you are searching for a career in one of our Aged Care Centres, Retirement Villages, or with the Salvos Home Care team, we have job opportunities across Australia to suit different skills and levels of experience. These Home Care and Aged Care job opportunities include Registered Nurses, Carers, Clinical Leadership and Management as well as a range of multidisciplinary corporate service positions across finance, accounting, marketing and business development, aged care quality, aged care funding AN-ACC, etc.
The Salvation Army Aged Care recognises that every older Australian is unique, with their own life story and history. Our purpose is to promote a unique experience of choice, lifestyle and belonging for all people as they age.
As an employee of The Salvation Army Aged Care, you will feel confident and supported at work and throughout your career, knowing that we seek to support you as an employee and individual. Our Residential Services and Salvos Home Care employees also feel a sense of value and fulfillment as they seek to uphold and work toward our purpose at every stage of their career.
Earn & Learn - just enrol in Cert III in Individual Support
To work as a Care Service Employee at The Salvation Army, you traditionally would require a Certificate III in Individual Support, or similar qualification.
In the Earn & Learn program you will be given the opportunity to work at The Salvation Army Aged Care as a Care Service Employee while you complete your Certificate III in Individual Support, or a similar qualification. This program is relevant to all our locations in Residential Aged Care and with Salvos Home Care.
The current base pay rate for a Care Service Employee is $30.11 per hour. That adds up to almost $60,000 a year. There are penalty rates for PM and night shifts, weekend work and public holidays.
Salary Packaging allows The Salvation Army Aged Care employees to receive some of their salary tax free, which allows employees the opportunity to pay less tax and take home more pay. Throughout their career at The Salvation Army Aged Care, employees can minimise their tax on everyday expenses such as a mortgage, rent, car and credit card expenses.
This is available to casual, part-time and full-time staff and is one of the many benefits of working with The Salvation Army Aged Care.
Other perks and benefits
Career progression
The growth and success of our employees is very important to us at The Salvation Army Aged Care. We strive to support our staff beyond “the work” to provide meaningful connections and opportunities in every Salvation Army Aged Care career. Every duty our employees perform at work has an impact on the lives of our residents and their representatives.
We encourage you to explore the opportunities we offer in our Centres and Services.