Careers - Mercy Care

Careers at MercyCare

A career with meaning

Make an impact.
Create positive change and be part of a community.

When you join MercyCare you join a community of people that want to make a difference. We are passionate about helping others and compassionate to the core with an open heart and mind.

We live by our values – respect, integrity, compassion, justice, excellence and courage. It drives us to make a difference and inspires us to build more caring communities filled with genuine people who are ready to take on any challenge.

If you are ready to start creating a positive change and be part of a community that makes Western Australia a better place, you belong at MercyCare.

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A career in Child Care

A career in Aged Care

A career in Disability

A career in Community Services

A career in Corporate

Perks of working at MercyCare

More in your back pocket

As a not-for-profit organisation, with MercyCare you can pay less tax with our salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum (eligibility requirements apply)

Learn and advance

Develop professionally with our year-round learning and development opportunities. We offer professional development training, as well as great cultural and personal opportunities like our Wadjak Language course and Courageous Conversations About Race workshop.

Cheaper Child Care

Do you have young children? Heading back to work? We offer a discount on child care fees at any of our excellent 14 Early Learning Centres across Perth.

Staying Well and Healthy

Enjoy our health and wellness program, including access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Program. We partner with Bupa Health & Care to offer employee benefits, so you can save money and keep healthy!

Feel valued

We know it’s our people that make us who we are. We want to reward and recongise your dedication and expertise.

Our Commitment

We embrace diversity

We want to inspire a culture that truly embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive for a shared future where our people and services reflect and include contemporary Australian society and the communities we serve.

We invite applications from people from all walks of life, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse ages, cultures, faiths, abilities, gender and sexuality.

We are committed to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting children, young people, and the vulnerable and MercyCare is an accredited Safeguarding Children and Young People organisation with the Australian Childhood Foundation.

We are dedicated to safeguarding children, young people and the vulnerable across all areas of the organisation. Our pledge is to keep them safe from harm, so they have the opportunity to realise their full potential.

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Employee Stories

We have amazing people who choose to work for MercyCare. Here are some of their stories about their journey and why the love what they do.

Tammy

Early Learning Centre Manager

Studying early childhood studies at high school was all the insight Tammy Dodd needed to know she had a passion for early childhood education. Starting as an early learning educator at Landsdale 15 years ago, Tammy has worked her way up to the position of Centre Manager – and although her role and responsibilities have changed over the years, the thrill she gets from seeing the children grow remains the same

Chris

Aboriginal Practice Lead

MercyCare Aboriginal Practice Lead Chris Ryder was awarded Community Person of Year at the 2021 NAIDOC Perth Awards in recognition for his outstanding work.

Chris joined MercyCare in 2015 as a Case Manager overseeing several homes in the Family Group Homes program and supported young people’s challenges and triumphs within the program, before being promoted to the role of Aboriginal Practice Lead in November last year.

Ruth

Service Coordinator

There is a small but mighty team at MercyCare’s West Perth headquarters, working to ensure thousands of aged care clients across Perth receive vital in-home support. Ruth Lewis is part of that team.

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Stories

How assistive technologies are keeping Western Australians living with dementia independent

22 September 2021

From high tech smart home sensors to low tech solutions like organising and labelling outfits, MercyCare Allied Health’s teams use of Assistive Technology is helping older Western Australians …

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How our Dementia Champions are making a difference

21 September 2021

‘A little support makes a big difference’ is the theme of this week’s Dementia Action Week, and for our MercyCare Dementia Champion and Support Advisor Jennifer Buchanan, this absolutely rings true.

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