Why ARRCS?
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider who deliver services including Residential Care, Home Care and School Nutrition programs throughout the Northern Territory and South Australia.
Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways in delivering care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives.
What’s the role?
ARRCS are currently sourcing qualified and experienced Registered Nurses (RN) to support our elderly residents within our Aged Care Facility Hetti Perkins, Home for the Aged located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
This role is being offered on a permanent, full-time basis and are residential roles, requiring you to relocate to Alice Springs, Northern Territory with relocation support of up to $5000 included in your remuneration package.
This role will see you providing clinical care to our residents whilst also providing team leadership, supervision and support for less experienced workers to achieve people focused quality care in-line with our ARRCS mission. For more information, please refer to or request a full position description.
What’s in it for you?
ARRCS are offering an exclusive package for skilled Registered Nurses to join our team in Alice Springs, below is what our package includes:
- Penalty driven hourly rate of an Aged Care Registered Nurse Level 2 – (AM rate) $47.34 / hour – $49.49 / hour ($93,543 – $96,468 PA) gross base.
- Exclusive $50,000 PA bonus structure for your first 2 years of employment. (conditions apply).
- $10,000 gross (pro-rata for PT) less tax upon successful completion of probation.
- $10,000 gross (pro-rata for PT) less tax payable after completion of a further 6 consecutive months service thereafter with bonus payments ceasing upon the completion of two (2) years of continuous service.
- Access to full salary sacrifice advantages through Eziway Salary Packaging.
- The ability to have ‘Work, Life, Balance’ with flexibility on rostering and working for a family friendly organisation.
- Access to a skilled and resourced in-house Clinical Education team to support you not only on Aged Care legislation,
but to continue to work with you with personal, clinical and professional development.
- Employment terms under a lucrative enterprise agreement which allows for overtime rates, weekend, evening shifts, public holiday rates and additional allowances.
- Relocation support of up to $5,000.
Is the role right for you?
To be considered for this role, we are asking all applicants to provide evidence of the following skills and experience:
- Current unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
- Bachelor of Nursing or similar qualification.
- Working Rights for Australia – This package is not offered on a sponsorship basis.
- A minimum of 12 months experience working as a Registered Nurse to qualify for the bonus (in addition to graduate placements) within an Australian health service – With preference within a geriatric or aged care environment however, not essential.
- Knowledge of contemporary nursing practices.
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary and multi-cultural care team.
- Preferably prior experience working with Indigenous Australian’s and or working in remote areas of Australia.
- Demonstrates effective and clear written and verbal communication skills, including intermediate computer skills.
- Ability to meet and obtain mandatory compliance requirements.
- Demonstrates and has references that indicate you are a proactive and supportive colleague, you have strong work ethic and, understands that the ultimate requirement is to ensure the highest quality of care is delivered to our elderly residents.
Mandatory compliance
ARRCS requires all staff to have, or willing to obtain the following – These are not required at time of application. However, are mandatory if you accept a role to work with ARRCS.
- Current AHPRA registration as a RN with no conditions.
- Full working rights for Australia.
- National Police Check – Lodged or dated within 3 months of commencement.
- Current year flu vaccination.
- NDIS Workers Screening check- Lodged or received prior to commencement.
If this sounds like a role for you, we want to hear from you.
Want to find out more about this opportunity? Please contact Lauren on 08 8982 1002 or
[email protected]
for this Registered Nurse -ARRCS – Alice Springs job
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- Job reference: AD-1775
- Location: Central Australia
- Job category: Nursing
- Pay rate: $93,543 - $96,468 PA gross base + Exclusive $50,000 PA bonus structure
- Published: 11 June, 2026
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