Care Manager - Aged Care

Details 

   Work Type: Permanent

   Salary Range: $130,001+

   Whats on Offer: $135,000 + Super + Salary Packaging

Description

What's the Opportunity?

A well-established 105-bed residential aged care home in Tweed Heads is seeking an experienced and people-focused Care Manager to join the team at full occupancy.

This is a highly rewarding opportunity for a strong leader, motivator and experienced aged care professional who thrives in a busy environment and enjoys developing teams. You will play a key role in strengthening clinical leadership, training and supporting staff, and helping ensure residents receive consistently high-quality care.

If you are confident, motivating and clinically experienced, this role offers the chance to make a genuine impact while growing your career within the aged care sector.

About the Role

As the clinical leader of a 100-bed residential aged care home, you will lead the care team, support clinical standards and develop staff capability.
This role combines clinical leadership, team development, staff training and resident-focused care within a refurbished, fully occupied aged care environment.
You will have a key role in training and mentoring the existing team, including supporting a number of junior RNs who have recently joined from overseas.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical care team to deliver safe, high-quality resident outcomes
• Develop and mentor RNs and care staff, supporting capability and confidence
• Train and coach junior staff, particularly those new to the Australian aged care environment
• Monitor clinical standards, documentation and care delivery across the home
• Support the AN-ACC funding and clinical teams to ensure accurate and effective care processes
• Build strong relationships with residents, families and key stakeholders
• Motivate the team through visible, supportive and accountable leadership
• Work closely with the General Manager, Clinical Care Coordinator and Nurse Advisor to drive consistent standards

• A minimum of 1 year’s experience as a Care Manager in residential aged care
• Current AHPRA registration
• Experience leading and developing clinical teams
• Confidence training and mentoring junior RNs and supporting staff capability

• Opportunity to join a refurbished 100-bed aged care home at full occupancy
• A genuine leadership role with significant influence over staff development and training
• Supportive and collaborative leadership structure
• Stable Monday to Friday working pattern
• Meaningful work where you can make a genuine difference to residents and staff
• Opportunity to grow your career within the aged care sector
• Salary: $135,000 + Super + Salary Packaging
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

• A dedicated consultant who works with you on your career, not just this role
• Honest market insight on salary, growth, and where the sector is moving
• Discreet, professional handling at every stage. We do not share your details without permission
• Ongoing support post placement, because the right fit matters longer than the offer date