Kickstarting careers in aged care
Charingfield regularly hosts students from local universities and colleges for their clinical placements as well as several student volunteers from local high schools.
Last year, over 260 students used Charingfield as a living classroom, gaining valuable experience working in our community.
Manager, Laxmi, says “The programme is very popular. The education and experience opens doors for the students and gives them a head start in a growing industry with lots of opportunities.”
“We’ve found many of the students want to return to Charingfield after their student placement because of our special working environment and culture. This helps us build a permanent workforce with high calibre, dedicated staff. Approximately 25% of our team is hired from the student placements,” she says. “We’re able to choose the best of the best.”
Sushmita, a previous student at Charingfield who has now joined our permanent team, says, “I loved the hands-on learning during my placement. The staff were very welcoming and supportive of students. I highly valued the way we were able to learn excellent resident care from their example. I’m so grateful to now be a real part of this team and this community that feels like home.”
To find out more about our welcoming community, call our friendly admissions team on (02) 9369 5444 or email info@charingfield.org.au.
