• Provide person centred care to children with disability
• Flexible hours, work life balance, great location
• Travel visa holders who can work for 6 months welcome!
• Work for the world's largest humanitarian movement

About Red Cross

Australian Red Cross is part of the largest humanitarian movement in the world seeking to build a better society based on people helping people.

Our Lady Lawley Cottage

Lady Lawley Cottage offers children and young people with disability a range of supports tailored to meet their individual needs.

The team works across two purpose-designed premises in Cottesloe and East Fremantle as well as in the community, providing a home-away-from-home experience including Day, Short Stays, High Dependency and Positive Behaviour Support.

What you’d be doing

Join our dedicated, person centred and diverse team working closely with families and health professionals on care plans, support regimes and goal progression.  Your shift will be varied and interesting, shift organisation, clinical handover, working with shift leads, medication management, behaviour support, problem solving, all supported by the team at Lady Lawley Cottage.

About the hours

You can work part time or full time, we’re flexible. Days, Afternoons and Overnight available. With rostering we look at your preferred shift availability and where possible, we like to offer regular consistent shifts.  We offer 30 days annual leave (pro rata) and an additional 5 days leave per year for staff who work a combination of shifts.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience working in disability, preferably working with children and young people
• Proven skills in ventilation and tracheostomy management and behaviour management (or willingness to learn!)
• Demonstrated experience being responsible for clients and staff and managing emergency situations.
• Proven ability to deliver care as prescribed by medical direction, nursing care plans and relevant policies and procedures.
• Extensive knowledge and comprehension of the nursing process including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of client care needs
• AHPRA registered and must hold a valid First Aid and Manual handling certificate.

Why work for us?

Work for purpose, know that the work you do enables Red Cross to support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability.

Work in a beautiful location while delivering great patient care to children and young people, making their stay as enjoyable as possible.

You can access flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options that can increase your take home pay by paying certain expenses using pre-tax dollars up to $15,900 a year. Onsite car parking available too.

Further information

For further information please see the position description below.

If you’d like to know more or would like to arrange an informal chat and tour, contact Nicola Healy on 0447 318 283

Please apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications as they are received and may close advertising earlier.

Position description:  PD Registered Nurse - LLC.pdf