Casual | BaptistCare Wattle Grove, Lalor VIC | $42.66 – $46.89 per hour + 25% casual loading + NFP Benefits

You are trained to make a real difference. Are you actually getting the chance to?

In a busy acute setting, it’s easy to feel like you’re moving patients through a system rather than caring for people. Aged care is different — and BaptistCare is different again.

At BaptistCare Wattle Grove Community in Lalor, you’ll know your residents by name, build genuine relationships, and have the time and support to deliver care the way it should be done. If you’re looking for a role where your clinical skills and your values are equally valued, this is it. 

WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE DIFFERENT

• Top-tier pay: $42.66 –$46.89/hr + 25% casual loading + NFP salary packaging up to $18,550
• Flexible mornings, afternoons and nights – promoting work-life balance
• Supportive, values‑driven team culture
• Ongoing training & professional development
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for wellbeing support
• Strong clinical leadership pathways

THE ROLE - Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

As a Registered Nurse at BaptistCare Wattle Grove Community, you’ll provide safe, high-quality, person-centred clinical care while leading and supporting the care team around you. This is a role with real clinical responsibility and real human connection.

• Deliver safe, high-quality clinical care that keeps residents’ health, wellbeing, and dignity at the centre
• Lead and support care staff, ensuring practice is within scope and standards are upheld
• Maintain clear, respectful communication with residents, families, and colleagues
• Ensure safe and compliant medication management
• Contribute actively to continuous improvement and clinical governance
• Maintain your own professional development and currency within your scope of practice

ABOUT YOU

You don’t need decades of aged care experience — you need clinical confidence, compassion, and a leadership mindset.

• Must be available and flexible to work AM, PM and night shifts, Monday to Sunday.
• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (no conditions or undertakings)
• Experience in aged care or with elderly people
• Confident clinical leadership — you’re comfortable guiding a care team and holding the standard
• Strong communicator — clear, respectful, and consistent with residents, families, and staff
• Comfortable with basic computer literacy, including Microsoft Word and Excel
• National Police Check (or willingness to obtain)
• Proof of working rights in Australia 

ABOUT BAPTISTCARE

BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.

We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.

That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia. 

BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all.

READY TO PUT YOUR SKILLS WHERE THEY MATTER MOST?

Hit ‘Apply’ now — applications are reviewed as they are received, so don’t wait.

Questions about the role? Reach out to Lili Lesage at mytalent@baptistcare.org.au

Please note: applications must be submitted through our online system. We are unable to accept applications via email. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies refrain from making contact or submitting candidates for this position. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

BaptistCare is dedicated to the safety, empowerment, and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful, protective environment that supports infants, children, and young people to feel safe and respected.