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Hi there,

I am a Recruitment Coordinator in the nursing industry and we get a lot of applications from PCA's applying to many of our vacancies because they are desperate for work, but unfortunately, ourselves and I'm sure many of the recruitment agencies out there require people with the relevant qualifications and experience and have good verbal and written communication skills. This is not a rule we make up, but what our clients request from us.

My suggestion if you and your wife are seeking PCA work is to ensure that you first complete the basic qualifications required such as the Cert III in Aged Care, Basic First Aid course and Food handling course.

Then you can either start by volunteering at an aged care facility or you can apply directly to the nursing homes themselves. My advice is to hang in there - it is highly competitive in the PCA world but if you present well, follow up with applications, ask for feedback and apply the feedback than it will take you one step closer to landing that job!

Cheers

Jennifer Nini
Recruitment Coordinator
JP Nurseforce

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zibb (offline) Moderated by: Darren Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Posts: 1	Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:06 am Last edited Jun 26, 2009, 09:20 am Update #1 hi good day. i was searching for PCA couse through internet. people i know who is doing PCA got their job through internet. but for one month i am searching for PCA job. send more than 200 applications. no positive reply. i want to know how can i find a job through internet. because we, my wife n myself came from india. our resouses are running out. so please please help us.. i need to get a job these days. Philip <edited title> modified: Saturday 27 June 2009 8:24:01 pm - Darren

Molly (offline) Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Posts: 135	Jun 26, 2009, 08:58 pm Did you try looking and placing AD: gumtree in brisbane and brisbane exchange ?

jpnurseforce (offline) Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 7	Jul 16, 2009, 10:32 am Hi there, I am a Recruitment Coordinator in the nursing industry and we get a lot of applications from PCA's applying to many of our vacancies because they are desperate for work, but unfortunately, ourselves and I'm sure many of the recruitment agencies out there require people with the relevant qualifications and experience and have good verbal and written communication skills. This is not a rule we make up, but what our clients request from us. My suggestion if you and your wife are seeking PCA work is to ensure that you first complete the basic qualifications required such as the Cert III in Aged Care, Basic First Aid course and Food handling course. Then you can either start by volunteering at an aged care facility or you can apply directly to the nursing homes themselves. My advice is to hang in there - it is highly competitive in the PCA world but if you present well, follow up with applications, ask for feedback and apply the feedback than it will take you one step closer to landing that job! Cheers Jennifer Nini Recruitment Coordinator JP Nurseforce

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How can i find an agency or provider for PCA