Employment
Southern Cross Care employs up to 850 talented and committed Tasmanians who work in a diverse range of vocations to provide the necessary service in the community at all our facilities across the State.
We are continually looking for enthusiastic and committed people to join our team and maintain the high standards of care we deliver.
As the biggest employer in the Industry, we offer a wide range of career opportunities which include:

  • Nursing (both registered and enrolled)
  • Personal Care in both our residential facilities and the Community
  • Catering and Hospitality
  • General maintenance and grounds care
  • Administration

Why choose a career at Southern Cross Care?

At Southern Cross Care we value our employees.  We are committed to being the most admired employer in the Aged Care Industry.  To achieve our goal, we have negotiated collective agreements that offer some of the best and most flexible conditions in the industry. These include:

  • Wage and allowance  rates which are above the relevant awards
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave
  • A host of flexible work practices such as the ability to “purchase” additional annual leave
  • 20 days personal leave per annum which can be taken for illness or  to care for immediate members of your family or household
  • Long service leave after 10 years employment
  • Full salary packaging arrangements to take advantage of the tax benefits open to an employee of a charitable organisation
  • Flexible rosters that will suit most circumstances

Most importantly of all, we value all of our employees equally.  It doesn’t matter what your job, you will enjoy the same conditions of employment as every other employee. 

Current vacancies

None at this time.


Interested in Joining Us?

Opportunities are always coming up so even if none of our current vacancies are of interest we would still love to hear from you. 

If you would like to contact us by email (click here) : Email us

We will attempt to respond to your request within 3 working days.