You're there for the ones who need you. We're here for you.
€3,000–€4,000 net every month. Real contract, ÖGK from day one, paid training and transport. You choose: retirement home or in-home with a family.
We speak with you in Slovenian, Bosnian, Croatian or German.
- Directly employed by Vortex
- Registered in Graz companies register · GISA certified
- Paid on the last day of the month — guaranteed
Hired in three steps
Message us on WhatsApp
One sentence is enough: “Hello, I’m looking for work.” The rest happens in the conversation — in your language.
Short conversation
We ask questions, you ask questions. In Slovenian, Bosnian, Croatian or German.
Sign the contract and start
Paid training, Austrian social security sign-up (ÖGK), transport arranged.
Grow further, when you're ready
Heimhilfe, Pflegeassistenz, DGKP — if you want to go further, we pay for the training and hold your job.
Retirement home or in-home with one family
Two work settings. You decide what fits your life.
In a retirement home
You work in a licensed facility in Graz or surroundings. A team is on the floor with you, a supervisor is reachable, breaks are scheduled. A good fit if you like firm structure and colleagues around you.
- A team of colleagues on the floor
- Fixed shifts and scheduled breaks
- Doctors and qualified nurses on site — you are not alone
- Home every evening — your home stays yours
In-home with one family
You care for an elderly person in their own home — 24-hour shifts on a two-weeks-on, two-weeks-off rotation. During your two weeks you stay with the family, with your own room, meals, and protected break time. You help with daily life, cook, accompany, simply are there. After two weeks, two weeks off back at your own life. If something isn't right, one call is enough — we move you the same day.
- One person, one familiar home, a calm 1:1 setting
- 24-hour shift — two weeks with the family, two weeks off
- Paid travel · accommodation and meals provided during your stay
- Same-day family swap if it's not a fit
What a day can look like
Every day is different. An honest example from an in-home placement with a family — not a brochure, this is how it really goes.
- · 0107:00Morning routine
Say good morning, help her get up, prepare breakfast. Remind her which medication is due now — she takes it herself.
- · 0209:00Conversation and the paper
Have coffee together, chat briefly, go through the paper. These are the minutes when she feels seen.
- · 0310:30A short walk
If the weather is good: arm in arm to the park or around the block. If not: seated gymnastics.
- · 0412:00Cook together, eat together
Simple food she likes. Sometimes while chopping onions she tells you stories from her youth.
- · 0513:30Afternoon rest — your free time
She sleeps for a few hours. You have a break — call home, do some yoga, lie down for a bit. Your time.
- · 0616:00Afternoon: coffee, visitors, hobby
Her daughter drops in, or you listen to the radio together. Sometimes a light cake with coffee. No big plans — simply being there.
In a retirement home you work 12-hour shifts. In-home with a family it's 24 hours, alternating every two weeks — two weeks on site, two weeks off.
What's included — and what isn't
Clear, written, before you sign. No grey zones, no "can you also do this?" after three weeks.
Part of the job
- Help getting up, dressing, washing
- Remind about medication (she takes it herself)
- Cook meals and eat together
- Accompany on walks, doctor visits, shopping
- Light household help in the care area
- Company, listening, simply being there
Not part of the job
- Injections, wound dressing, medical procedures
- Intensive nursing — that's for qualified nurses
- Cleaning areas outside the care scope
- Working through without breaks — your rest is protected
- Anything without a contract or off-the-books
If a family asks for something that's not in your contract, you simply say no — and call us. We talk to them, not you.
Why Vortex
We stand between you and the problem
When a family crosses a line, we talk to them — not you.
You do care; we do conflict. One call is enough — we settle it, and if need be we move you the same day.
A DGKP on the line when you need one
A qualified nurse is reachable when something clinical isn't right.
A wound that looks off, a medication you're not sure about, a gut feeling — call. No such thing as a stupid question, no guilt for asking.
25 working days of paid leave
Full annual leave under Austrian regulations — the same as for every employee in the country.
You're entitled to 25 working days of paid leave a year. We plan ahead so you can travel when you want — no asking for permission, no guilt.
What we promise
Meet the family before you commit
Video call with the household and the care plan on the table — before you sign.
No flying blind, no surprises on day one. If something isn't a fit, we just keep looking.
What we don't do
No placement fee. No held wages. No "room and board" deduction.
Your net pay is your net pay. What the contract says is what lands in your account — no small print, no silent deductions.
The same family, as long as it fits
No forced rotation. If the family works, you stay — as long as you want.
Trust takes time. We don't rotate anyone out just because it fits our schedule.
What applicants most often ask
If something’s missing, message us. We’ll answer in your language.
Right now we only hire EU citizens. We’ll reach out as soon as that changes — sign up if you want.
€3,000 – €4,000 net per month, plus overtime. In the written contract. Before you sign, you see gross pay and every deduction — line by line.
Yes. Full contract, full social security through ÖGK. No off-the-books work.
Call us. We’re on your side, not theirs. We move you to another family — the same day if necessary.
A little German helps. If you have none, we’ll teach you what you need on the job. We speak Slovenian, Bosnian and Croatian.
No. Paid training — we show you everything, step by step.
Once a month, on time, by bank transfer.
Across Austria, mostly Graz and surroundings. We pay for transport.
From 21 to 60+. Experience and reliability count more than age.
