Explore a career in aged care with ACH Group
Diverse | Rewarding | Flexible
Turn a job, into your career.
At ACH Group, we’re redefining where a career in aged care can take you.
Be supported with ongoing training, leadership opportunities, and clear pathways for promotion.
With over 200 unique roles across care, allied health, nursing, hospitality, business and administration teams, there are plenty of opportunities to upskill and grow at Adelaide’s leading aged care provider.
About ACH Group
ACH Group has been a trusted leader in aged care services in metropolitan Adelaide for over 70 years. Today, we are proud to employ a workforce of over 1,900 who support older people to live good lives.
As a full-service aged care provider offering services across Adelaide, your next career move is closer than you think.
Our residential care homes, retirement living units, health studios, and community offices are located across Adelaide, while you will find head office on the edge of the CBD. Our home care team provides care to older people living within Adelaide’s suburbs.
ACH Group is a profit-for-purpose organisation. This allows us to give back to our community by developing and investing in new models, technology and innovation to meet the changing needs of people as they age.
Where we are
Health Studio
Community Services Offices
Day Respite Program
Retirement Living Units
Residential Care Homes
Corporate Office
Home Support, Social Experiences, Nursing and Health Services are delivered across Metropolitan Adelaide, and Gawler.
Mile End
Elizabeth South (Healthia)
Elizabeth South (Healthia)
Hope Valley (Highercombe)
Campbelltown Glynde
Marden Firle
Joslin Stepney
Tea Tree Gully
Hope Valley (Highercombe)
Felixstow Payneham Rostrevor (Milpara)
Tea Tree Gully
Campbelltown Glynde
Magill
Kensington Gardens
Adelaide
Glenelg East
Mile End
Glenelg Glenelg South (Kapara)
Glenelg East
Felixstow
Rostrevor (Milpara)
Rose Park
Glenside
Joslin Stepney
Linden Park
Glenunga
Daw Park (ViTA)
Adelaide
CBD
Marden Firle
Payneham
Magill
Kensington Gardens
Rose Park
Glenside
Linden Park
Glenunga
Daw Park (ViTA)
Morphett Vale
Glenelg Glenelg South (Kapara)
Christie Downs
Christies Beach
Port Noarlunga (Perry Park)
Morphett Vale
McLaren Vale (Colton Court)
Christie Downs
Christies Beach
Port Noarlunga (Perry Park)
Willunga
McLaren Vale (Colton Court)
Willunga
Why join us?
Full-service aged care provider
Grow your career
Leading aged care provider
With over 200 unique roles available, there is an opportunity for you at ACH Group.
Advance your career with specific pathways, education, training and leadership programs.
Join a trusted organisation that has supported older South Australians for over 70 years.
Reshape
aged care
Inclusive
culture
A location near you
Be part of a team providing high-quality care using innovative care models and technology.
With 60% of our team born outside Australia, we’re proud to be a reflection of cultures from around the world.
We provide services across metropolitan Adelaide.
Reward, recognition & benefits
We have a wide range of employee benefits, and reward and recognition offerings.
Career growth
From our six leadership programs through to cutting-edge online education and clearly defined pathways, we provide the resources you need to grow and succeed.
Reward & recognition
Internal award programs, gifts of appreciation and recognition channels reward your contribution to our strategic direction, vision and culture.
Culture
Events throughout the year that celebrate diversity and achievements.
Maximise your income now and in the future with benefits like salary packaging to increase your take-home pay.
Financial Wellbeing
Flexible work arrangements, a free flu vaccination program, and other supportive initiatives are ways we invest in your health and wellbeing—so you can feel your best.
Careers
with opportunity & purpose
Australia’s fastest growing sector offers:
Job security
Diverse roles
Career growth
Rewarding work
Continuous learning
Aged care is changing for the better.
Aged care has a vital role in our society today.
Due to Australia’s ageing population, the aged care sector is one of the fastest growing sectors, making it a vital and expanding field.
The ongoing high demand for skilled workers offers stable employment and job security.
With this comes long-term careers with diverse pathways and learning opportunities.
Working in aged care is considered one of the most rewarding career paths in health. Beyond professional fulfillment, aged care offers you strong social connection. Enjoy working alongside like-minded colleagues and engaging with older people with rich life experiences and stories to share.
Careers at ACH Group
Over 200 roles to choose from.
Care & Support
Pages 16-17
Allied Health
Pages 18-21
Nursing
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Business & Administration
Pages 26-29
Hospitality & Domestic Services
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Care & Support
Care and Support roles provide direct care. They focus on supporting people to maintain and/or improve physical, cognitive, emotional, and social health.
As a vital member of a care team, you’ll support older people with their daily living, including personal care and domestic tasks, and social engagement. Care and support roles can work in residential care homes, in customer homes, or in the community.
Benefits:
• Purpose-driven career
• Build relationships with residents, customers and families
• Work close to home
• See the impact of your care
Roles include:
• Care Worker
• Community Support Worker
• Engagement Lead
• Multi-Skilled Care Worker
• Community Connector
Example career pathway and advancement for Care Worker to Residential Home Manager:
Role Experience / Qualification
Home Manager –
Clinical Care Consultant
Registered Nurse
Team Leader
Engagement Lead
Care Worker
Bachelor of Nursing and advanced specialised knowledge
Bachelor of Nursing
Diploma of Leadership and/or Management
Cert III in Individual Support (Ageing) + significant experience as a Care Worker
Cert III in Individual Support (Ageing)
Allied Health
Allied health professionals work with people to support healthy ageing through rehabilitation, restoration, and education.
As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll support older people to achieve better health and wellbeing outcomes. Allied health professionals work in ACH Group purpose-built health studios, customer homes or residential care homes.
The major differences of working in aged care compared to private settings or hospitals include continuity of care, better work-life balance, and manageable caseloads.
Benefits:
• Support people over the long-term
• Access state-of-the-art exercise equipment such as hydraulic resistance exercise (HUR) equipment
• Work in a well-equipped, modern health studio
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team
Roles include:
• Occupational Therapist
• Physiotherapist
• Podiatrist
• Dietitian
• Exercise Physiologist
• Personal Trainer
• Remedial Massage Therapist
Example career pathway and advancement for allied health professionals:
Role Experience / Qualification
Health Services
Team Leader
Extensive specialist knowledge of discipline and broad general knowledge within their discipline.
Senior Physiotherapist,
Dietitian, Occupational
Therapist, Podiatrist,
Exercise Physiologist
Physiotherapist
Dietitian
Occupational Therapist
Podiatrist
Exercise Physiologist
Personal Trainer
Remedial Massage
Therapist
Several years of experience, advanced specialised knowledge of discipline.
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Nutritional Science or similar
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Bachelor of Podiatry
Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science
Cert III or IV in Fitness
Diploma of Remedial Massage
Meet Dean, an Exercise Physiologist
What do you do?
“Exercise Physiologists support people to be active. My job is to work with customers to find the right balance of exercise types and frequency to achieve personal goals.”
What does a typical day look like?
“In partnership with customers, I develop tailored exercise plans. Most of the time we are striving for incremental improvement towards achieving goals.”
What do you enjoy most about your role?
“It’s working as part of an allied health team of Physiotherapists, Dietitians and Occupational Therapists, together with customers, to achieve health goals.”
“It’s always inspiring to see customer’s progressing towards their goals.”
– Dean
Nursing
Nurses hold an essential role in providing clinical care and working closely with multi-disciplinary teams to offer compassionate and person-centred support.
Responsibilities include medication management, wound care, and coordinating care plans. Through ongoing care and emotional support, nurses develop meaningful connections with residents and their families over time.
Career opportunities are extensive for nurses in aged care with pathways to senior roles and specialisation in education and training, quality and safety, funding and documentation.
Benefits:
• See the impact of your care
• Develop expertise in co-existing conditions by working with people with complex health needs
• Build relationships with residents, customers and families
• Grow your career in other areas including education, training, and quality
• Enjoy regular work hours for a work-life balance
Roles include:
• Clinical Nurse
• Enrolled Nurse
• Registered Nurse
• Clinical and Quality Lead
Example career pathway and advancement for Student Nurse to Leadership role:
Role
Leadership role or Specialist role
Registered Nurse
Experience / Qualification
Post-graduate qualification
Bachelor of Nursing Care Worker
Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
For nursing students: Completion of one year of nursing program and placement
Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
Student
Diploma of Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing
Meet Helen, a Clinical Nurse Consultant
What do you do?
“At ACH Group, I lead a team of 11 nurses who provide general nursing support for older people in their homes. The support includes wound care, cognitive testing, monitoring of vital signs, weight and appetite and any other general nursing requirements.”
What does a typical day look like?
“Each day, I make sure the care and support we are providing to customers is of the highest quality. I do that by working with Care Managers, General Practitioners, customers and families to get the best outcomes possible.”
Why do you enjoy most about your role?
“In aged care, Nurses have the privilege of really getting to know people and building meaningful trust and connection. I enjoy seeing familiar faces each week. We get to focus on improving and maintaining health over the long-term, which is very different to a hospital setting where the focus is on acute care (immediate treatment).”
“Community nursing is so flexible. We have quite a few nurses with families who do six-hour shifts so they can do the school drop-off and pick-up.”
– Helen
Business & Administration
Business and Administration teams provide necessary tools, processes and guidance in specialised areas to support ACH Group deliver high-quality services. By using your skills, you contribute to the well-being of older people.
Teams including People, Culture & Safety; Corporate Services; Legal & Risk; Property; Transformation & Digital, and Brand & Customer Engagement.
With ongoing aged care reforms in Australia, organisations like ACH Group are continually evolving to better meet the needs of older individuals.
Benefits:
• Help progress a vital sector for Australia
• Collaborate and learn from health teams across the business
• Use your skills and ideas for good
• Support good lives for older people
Roles include:
• Administration Officer
• Customer Service Officer
• Welcome Team Consultant
• Payroll Manager
• Culture & Capability Business Partner
• Customer Experience Manager
Example career pathway and advancement for Customer Service Assistant to Care Manager:
Role
Care Manager
Experience / Qualification
Certificate IV in Community Services/Ageing or similar equivalent
Care Coordinator –
Home Support Service Planner –
Scheduling Officer –
Customer Service Assistant –
Meet Matt, a Customer Experience Manager
What do you do?
“I hear directly from ACH Group customers and residents about their experiences with our care and services. I then collaborate with teams across the organisation to turn these insights into actionable improvements.”
Why do you enjoy most about your role?
“I enjoy the opportunity to connect with customers and residents, and learn more about how my work is supporting customers and influencing continuous improvement in care and services. It makes my day when I hear someone tell me how ACH Group’s care and services have supported them to live a good life.”
Why work in aged care?
“There are few careers where you can truly make a positive impact first-hand, like you can in aged care. There’s nothing more rewarding than hearing from customers and residents of the impact of your work and knowing that you are making a difference by improving health, wellbeing and connectedness within the community.”
“ACH Group is a great place to build a career – all the while making a meaningful difference every day.”
– Matt
Hospitality & Domestic Services
Hospitality and Domestic Services contribute greatly to the quality of life for older people.
There are many roles in this area who work together to create an outstanding, person-centered resident and customer experience. Teams include catering, cleaning, laundry services, as well as home domestic services.
Hospitality and domestic workers can work either in a customer’s home or in a residential care home.
Unlike other hospitality operations, working in aged care offers meaningful work, personal fulfillment, stable and predictable employment, and a positive work-life balance.
Benefits:
• Flexibility and work-life balance
• Kick-start your career in aged care as a Cleaner or Catering Assistant
• Improve an older person’s quality of life
Roles include:
• Catering Assistant
• Laundry Assistant
• Head Chef
• Cleaner
• Hotel Services Team Leader
Example career pathway and advancement for Laundry Assistant to Operations or Leadership role:
Meet Louise, a Community Cleaner
What do you do?
“I visit customer homes across Adelaide to deliver a cleaning service. I support around 30 regular customers across Adelaide and work three days a week.”
What attracted you to this role?
“The independence of working in the community directly with customers really appealed to me. ACH Group has such an amazing support structure that they build around community workers that makes you always feel safe and supported. Even though I do the job alone, I never feel alone.”
Why do you enjoy most about your role?
“I’m part of a care team. It’s more than cleaning; I get to know what’s important to customers. I’ve built a great rapport with customers and it is a privilege being welcomed into someone’s home.”
“Looking back over the past three years, I truly believe that this is the best job I’ve ever had.”
– Louise
Student Placements
Placements offer students the essential hands-on training required to complete their studies and gain practical experience in their chosen field.
At ACH Group, students are supported by a dedicated Student Placements Team, ensuring they can learn directly from industry professionals while developing practical skills in a real-world setting.
Each year, we proudly support over 800 students in successfully completing their placements.
“Aged care is so different to what many people picture or expect. The work is challenging and rewarding, and I love that I leave work every day feeling good.”
– Toni, Nursing Student
Why choose ACH Group for your placement?
• Professional and supportive experience
• One-to-one ongoing support and feedback from experienced, qualified supervisors who are also Registered Nurses (RNs)
• Comprehensive induction — an extensive induction program will set you up for success
• Tailored learning plans — learning plans created to meet your individual needs
• Explore diverse career pathways in aged care
• Complete your placement close to your own home with care and services provided all across Adelaide
• Paid job opportunities available
What student placements can I undertake with ACH Group?
• Nursing
• Care
• Allied Health (all disciplines)
• Hospitality
• Paramedics
• Business –i.e. People & Culture, Marketing, Legal, IT, Finance, Legal
How do I apply for a student placement?
For students
To arrange a student placement with ACH Group, please inform your training provider and have them contact us via email at studentplacements@ach.org.au
For educators
We partner directly with training providers to offer placements for students.
Please contact us via email at studentplacements@ach.org.au
Volunteering
Volunteering with ACH Group is a great way to connect with your community and contribute your knowledge, skills, and life experience to support older people.
Why volunteer with ACH Group?
ACH Group Volunteers focus on supporting older people to live good lives. It may be through social support, helping with groups or activities, or just being someone to chat with. Your time and kindness can have a huge impact on residents.
• Join a rewarding sector in aged care - become part of a fulfilling and impactful community
• Make lifelong connections
• Learn new skills and gain experience to support your future career prospects
• Varied roles and flexible commitments that work for you
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• One-on-one visits
• Driving and transport assistance
• Gardening and maintenance
• Administration and projects, and more!
Applying for a job with ACH Group
To view the latest opportunities, visit achgroup.org.au/jobs or scan the QR code
Here’s what to expect:
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Submit your application; we may call you for more details.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
In the interview learn about ACH Group, the role and share your experience. If successful, you will be asked to provide references.
Depending on the role, you may attend a functional capacity assessment to ensure you are physically able to perform the role.
If you are a successful candidate, you’ll receive a verbal offer and submit compliance and payroll details. Congratulations!
If you are unsuccessful, you will be notified and encouraged to apply for future roles.
Leaders in aged care since 1952.