You can do certificate's in Aged Care and often you can get paid whilst you do them. A lot of the TAFE's offer the course - just google what's near you. I know Box Hill used to do it. Also contact some of your local Aged Care facilities to enquire if they will put you through it. Means you usually have to commit to them for a period of time afterwards though.
Have you thought about doing your Div 2 nursing? You could still specialise in Aged Care but I believe the $ is more and will give you options if you want a break from Aged Care.
I did my aged care course last year in Jan. Ds was 18mths, only just weaned off bb's. It was a day course, and during my prac (first week) I was offered a position. I work 230pm-10pm 3 days a fortnight and 7-2 every 2nd weekend mornings. My dh looks after ds when I'm at work. I've just started uni in march, so ds goes to daycare.
When I went back to (office) work when he was 3mths old, it was kinda he had no choice to take ebm. I didn't work many hours 3 days a week then though and as soon as I go home he was right on that boob and wasn't giving it up. I did think he'd wean early because of that. He weaned at 15mths, but most likely because we moved house.
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