{"id":1736,"date":"2023-12-06T06:02:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T06:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/careers\/?page_id=1736"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:42:05","slug":"career-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/careers\/career-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Development"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you are a passionate individual who wants to make a real difference to the lives of older Australian\u2019s and people living with a disability, Whiddon is committed to supporting your growth by providing you the opportunity to gain employment, job skills and qualifications all at the same time.<\/p>\n

We offer a wide range of entry level position for both hospitality and care that don\u2019t require qualifications.\n <\/p>\n

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\n \"\"Catering Assistant<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"Cleaning and\/or Laundry Assistant<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"Administration Assistant<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"Wellbeing and Lifestyle Officer<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"Assistant in Nursing<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"Home Care Worker<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"Community Coordinator<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"Enrolled Nurse<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"Registered Nurse<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Entry level Hospitality & Administration Roles<\/h3>\n
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Catering Assistant <\/h2>\n
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\n \"Catering<\/p>\n
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Catering Assistant<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Certificate III in Commercial Cookery<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Qualified<\/p>\n
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Work as Qualified Chef<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Head<\/p>\n
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Work as a Head Chef or Kitchen Team Leader<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Join Whiddon as a Catering Assistant (no quals needed) + Apply for a Traineeship to study a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery to become a qualified Chef \u2192 Work and gain experience as a Chef \u2192 and have the chance to become a Kitchen Team Leader or Head Chef in one of our homes (if eligible).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cleaning and\/or Laundry Assistant <\/h2>\n
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\n \"Cleaning\/Laundry<\/p>\n
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Cleaning\/Laundry Assistant<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Certificate III in Hospitality<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Qualified<\/p>\n
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Work as qualified Hospitality Assistant<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Hospitality<\/p>\n
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Work as Hospitality Team Leader<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Join Whiddon as a Cleaning\/Laundry Assistant (no quals needed) + Apply for a Traineeship to study a Certificate III in Hospitality to become a qualified Hospitality Assistant \u2192 have the opportunity to become one a Hospitality Team Leader.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Administration Assistant<\/h2>\n
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\n \"Administration<\/p>\n
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Administration Assistant<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Certificate III in Administration<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Admin<\/p>\n
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Work as qualified Administration Officer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Administration<\/p>\n
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Work as Administration Team Leader<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Join Whiddon as an Administration Assistant (Grade 1) and apply for our Scholarships Program to study a Certificate III in Administration to become a qualified Administration Officer \u2192 have the opportunity to become an Administration Team Leader or opportunities to work in Whiddon\u2019s Support Services team. If you are already qualified in the Administration field, you could apply for a Whiddon Scholarship to complete further studies in other areas such as Finance or Human Resources.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wellbeing and Lifestyle Officer<\/h2>\n
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\n \"Lifestyle<\/p>\n
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Wellbeing and Lifestyle Assistant<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Certificate IV in Leisure and Health<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Lifestyle<\/p>\n
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Work as qualified Wellbeing and Lifestyle Officer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Wellbeing<\/p>\n
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Work as Wellbeing and Lifestyle Coordinator<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Join Whiddon as a level 1 Wellbeing and Lifestyle officer and apply for Traineeship to study a Certificate IV in Leisure and Health to become a qualified Wellbeing and Lifestyle Officer \u2192 have the chance to become a Wellbeing and Lifestyle Coordinator.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Entry level Clinical Roles<\/h3>\n
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Assistant in Nursing<\/h2>\n
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\n \"Assistant<\/p>\n
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Assistant in Nursing<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Certificate III or IV in Individual Support<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Qualified<\/p>\n
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Work as Qualified Assistant in Nursing<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Qualified<\/p>\n
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Work as Qualified AIN Team Leader<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Diploma of Nursing or Bachelor of Nursing<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Qualified<\/p>\n
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Work as Qualified Enrolled Nurse or Registered Nurse<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Option 1:<\/strong> Apply for Traineeship Program to study Certificate III or IV in Individual Support to become a qualified AIN \u2192 Work and gain experience as an AIN \u2192 Opportunities to become Assistant in Nursing Team Leader.<\/p>\n

Additional option:<\/strong> Apply for Whiddon\u2019s Scholarship Program to study a Diploma in Nursing to become a qualified Enrolled Nurse or complete a Bachelor of Nursing to become a Registered Nurse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Home Care Worker<\/h2>\n
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\n \"Home<\/p>\n
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Home Care Employee<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Certificate III or IV in Community Services<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Qualified<\/p>\n
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Work as Qualified Home Care Employee<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Bachelor of Nursing<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Community<\/p>\n
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Work as Community Registered Nurse<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Apply for Traineeship Program to study Certificate III in Community Services to become a qualified Home Care Employee \u2192 Work to gain experience as a Home Care Employee \u2192 Apply for Whiddon scholarship\/Traineeship program to study a Bachelor of Nursing to become a qualified Registered Nurse.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Community Coordinator <\/h2>\n
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\n \"Comunity<\/p>\n
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Comunity Care Coordinator Level 1 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Certificate III in Community Care or Certificate III in Administration<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Qualified<\/p>\n
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Work as Qualified Comunity Care Coordinator<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Join Whiddon as a level 1 Community Coordinator working under the supervision of Community Care Coordinator and apply for a Traineeship to study Certificate III in Community Care or Cert III in dministration become a qualified Community Care Coordinator \u2192 have the opportunity to become Senior Community Coordinator. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Career Development Role for other roles<\/h3>\n

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Enrolled Nurse <\/h2>\n
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\n \"Enrolled<\/p>\n
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Enrolled Nurse <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Bachelor of Nursing<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Registered<\/p>\n
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Work as Registered Nurse<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Apply for Whiddon scholarship to study Bachelor of Nursing to become a qualified Registered Nurse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Registered Nurse <\/h2>\n
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\n \"Registered<\/p>\n
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Registered Nurse <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Graduate<\/p>\n
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Post Graduate <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Clinical<\/p>\n
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Work as Clinical Care Coordinator or Care Service Manager <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n \"Residential<\/p>\n
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Work as Residential Service Manager <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Apply for Whiddon scholarship to study post graduate qualification and become Clinical Care Coordinator or Care Service Manager \u2192 Gain managerial clinical experience \u2192 opportunities to become Residential Service Manager or other roles within the Support Services team such as a Care & Assessment Manager or a Quality, Care and Compliance Advisor.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you are a passionate individual who wants to make a real difference to the lives of older Australian\u2019s and people living with a disability, Whiddon is committed to supporting your growth by providing you the opportunity to gain employment, job skills and qualifications all at the same time. 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