Care Manager — Residential Aged Care
Hiring4HealthListed 28 Aug 2026
Upper North Shore, Sydney | 38 hours/week
Our client operates a purpose-built residential aged care facility on Sydney's Upper North Shore, opened recently and serving a strongly multicultural resident group alongside the general community. They are looking for an experienced Care Manager to work alongside a second Care Manager overseeing day-to-day operations — safe, person-centred care delivered to a high clinical standard, and full compliance with regulatory requirements.
The role
You will take charge of care service delivery, ensuring that:
- Day-to-day care is managed effectively and to a high standard across the facility, with best practice in clinical and lifestyle care aligned to the Aged Care Act 2024 and its subordinate principles — including services delivered by external contractors (cleaning, catering, laundry, allied health);
- The facility is properly equipped to enable quality clinical care;
- The culture between management, staff and residents demonstrates a genuine commitment to quality, and residents, families and staff experience a positive environment.
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Budgeting and financial planning, staff management and appraisals, training, AN-ACC, Quality Standards audit, stakeholder liaison, WHS and continuous improvement also sit within the role.
Requirements
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse;
- Minimum 3 years in a Care Manager role or equivalent;
- Deep knowledge of the aged care sector, its regulation and its funding;
- Demonstrated compliance results and a working knowledge of the Strengthened Quality Standards and the audit process;
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of AN-ACC assessment;
- Sound understanding of care planning;
- People leadership and change management experience, including in-charge responsibility;
- Ability to work within a diverse, multi-disciplinary team;
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a good command of written and spoken English;
- Good computer skills, familiarity with an IT care system and the ability to learn new systems;
- Current National Police Certificate, Australian Financial Security Authority check and flu vaccination certificate.
- The ability to speak and write an Asian language — Korean or Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese) — is desirable.
Benefits
- Attractive remuneration with salary packaging to increase take-home pay;
- Discounted childcare across the organisation's long day care, before and after school, and vacation care services.