Hi, I am hoping someone can give me some advice, I am getting frustrated with finding a full time position. I recently completed Certificate III in Aged Care in Melbourne. Every agency I have contacted have advised me I need at least six months experience before they will consider me, and every position advertised is either part time hours or casual work (with part time hours).
As I'm sure you can appreciate I have financial responsibilities so I cannot afford to work part time, yet that is all that seems to be advertised. I feel as if I am in catch 22, I need experience to secure a position or accept a role where I can't pay my bills.
I loved doing placement work and really want to get into Aged Care, my understanding is that there is a shortage of PCA's yet it feels like I'm between a rock and a hard place trying to find work which I find really confusing. Do I need to consider moving to a small country town to find work?
The facility I did placement at offered to put me on thier books seeing they had good feedback from staff and residents. The problem is it would be only for when people called in sick etc, and in their next breathe I was told they have alot of people on their books so I would only get the occasional shift.
Does anyone have any suggestions or can point me in the right direction? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Sally