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Work Hours & Schedule
* 46.00 hours per fortnight over 7 shiftsVaried shifts across a rotating roster
* Mondayto Sunday Located at Newcastle Donor Centre and Donor Mobile Unit, New South WalesSalary starting from $33.12per hour + Penalties (if applicable) + Super + Salary Packaging and more
Permanent Part-Time opportunity
Discover life-giving possibilities Lifeblood is more than just a job or a career, it's an opportunity to be part of something that matters. As an organisation, our purpose is simple: life giving donations, for life changing outcomes. Together, we want to help you build a fulfilling career with Lifeblood.
About The Role: Step into a rewarding role as a Nursing Assistant where you will bring excellent customer-facing skills and a genuine passion to deliver an exceptional service to our donors. You will play a key role in supporting our donors through their donation process. Full training is provided so, along with the above, all you need is the curiosity and motivation to learn the process of collecting blood and biological product. No previous blood collection experience is required. Our paid training program blends hands‑on practice with online learning to set you up for success. What's essential is your passion for delivering an exceptional donor experience, supported by proven customer-facing experience that you can draw on in every interaction.
Responsibilities
* Greet and interview potential donors to assess their eligibility and suitability to donate
* Create a donor experience they'll love and want to come back
* Complete routine blood pressure and haemoglobin tests
* Set up machines and collections equipment
* Insert and remove needles safely to collect whole blood, plasma, and platelets
* Monitor donors post-donation and assist them with rebooking their next donation
* Work collaboratively to achieve collection targets
Skills & Qualifications
* Apply your customer-facing experience to create positive, welcoming interactions
* Be comfortable with needles and blood/biological materials
* Occasionally lift between 9-22.7kgs
* Support and foster a fantastic team culture
* Frequently stand, walk and bend to set up and pack down machines and blood products
* Be flexible to work varied shifts on a fortnightly rotating roster from Monday to Sunday, including weekends and afternoon shifts
* Capacity to travel and work across our Donor Mobile Unit sites
Benefits and Wellbeing
* Minimum 5 weeks annual leave (up to 6 weeks)
* Access to salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
* 14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent
* Our dedicated employee assistance program
* Sonder: you can access 24/7 from an app on your phone Plus, many more
Is Lifeblood your reason? Apply NOW Due to the holiday period quickly approaching, please note that we will contact and provide updates in the new year when team members return from leave Happy Holidays
We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant. You'll hear from us with an outcome after your application has been reviewed and assessed. For further details on this position, or if you require adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to Tom Do If you want to know more about our recruitment process or to check out our FAQ's, please clickhere. Please note: applications sent directly to this email address cannot be accepted.
This vacancy is being managed directly by Lifeblood's Talent Acquisition team. We won't accept candidates from external recruitment agencies on this occasion.
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