Explore the Care sector
Support others through compassion, inclusion and connection
Care roles include aged care, disability support, early childhood and education support.
You might enjoy care work if you’re:
- Kind and observant
- Motivated by helping others
- Comfortable in relational or structured environments
Types of placements:
- Aged Care, support, disability: For students who enjoy helping others
- Early Years: For students interested in play-based learning and child development
- Educating, guiding, leading: For students curious about teaching, psychology, wellbeing
- Care Sector All-Rounder: For students exploring different care settings
Where to look:
- Aged care homes
- Disability support organisations
- Early childhood centres
- Schools and wellbeing teams
All-rounder (Care)
Care
Suited for these work settings:
- Aged care and disability support services
- Early childhood education centres
- Primary and secondary schools
- Wellbeing, inclusion or community care teams
Educating, working with, guiding, leading
Care
Suited for these work settings:
- Primary and secondary schools
- Inclusive education settings
- Allied health in education
- Student wellbeing teams
Aged care, supporting, disability
Care
Suited for these work settings:
- Aged care homes
- Disability support organisations
- Community care programs
- Residential and day services
Timetables explanation
These examples are provided to give inspiration and ideas to those in industry who need support to establish work experience opportunities. Please use these as prompts – everything is negotiable, including:
- Days of the week – your offering does not have to span five days
- Time of the day – your offering does not have to be broken up this way. We do recommend a 9am start and 3pm finish to allow students to travel by bus during school term.
- Responsible Team Member – your staffing responsibilities do not have to span several teams, you may wish to structure this as a shadowing scenario, with one person responsible, or any iteration you prefer.
You can use these as guides to create your own – or contact GMLLEN to be sent an editable copy of this table.
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