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Working as a care manager in residential aged care is a highly rewarding career that allows you to make a direct impact on the lives of older Australians.
If you’re a clinical leader who is passionate about making a positive difference and helping older people live life to their full potential, we’d love to hear from you.
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Our care managers are responsible for the day-to-day operations within the care centre, including managing staff, managing budgets and ensuring that the quality of services provided meets care standards.
Care managers oversee the care program for residents and lead a team of aged care employees. Key responsibilities may include ensuring the delivery of high quality care, supervising nursing and care staff and meeting legislative requirements.
IRT Group is one of Australia’s largest community-owned providers of independent living, residential aged care and home care. With 50 years’ experience caring for older Australians, we help seniors live their best life throughout NSW, ACT and Queensland.
Join more than 2800 team members that enjoy competitive salaries, salary packaging, career development opportunities and a wide range of benefits such as discounted gym memberships and rewards programs.
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Start a career that matters and make a difference to the lives of older Australians.
We’re looking for care managers to work in our aged care centres. As a care manager, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of the care centre, which includes:
If you’re interested in working as a care manager at IRT, you can view and apply for specific jobs listed here or register your interest via our online form here.
If we think you may be right for the role, you’ll be interviewed to determine your suitability.
If you’re successful, you’ll then be required to undergo reference checks, and other pre-employment checks.
You have been offered the job, congratulations! Our onboarding program helps you learn specific job requirements and acquire essential organisational knowledge.
IRT offers aged care across NSW, ACT and Queensland. We have aged care centres in Sydney, Canberra, the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla and Sunshine Coast regions.
You’ll need a university degree, such as a Bachelor of Nursing, as a minimum. For internationally qualified care managers, you’ll need an Australian bridging program in addition to your overseas nursing qualification.
To work at IRT as a care manager, you’ll also need:
Besides the required qualifications and knowledge, it’s important you have the right character traits as well. You need to have:
The specific duties of a care manager will vary slightly depending on the setting, however, they are generally responsible for the following:
Yes. In fact, most care managers start their careers as registered nurses.
If you’re an experienced and passionate registered nurse who wishes to become a care manager, there are various paths you can take, but having managerial leadership experience is crucial. You may undertake a leadership qualification such as a diploma in management or you could complete on-the-job leadership training, but it is also highly beneficial if you have experience in a leadership role. This could be in any type of managerial leadership role, but ideally it should be in the aged care industry. For example, if you have experience as a care coordinator, acting care coordinator, infection and prevention control lead or a similar role, this can help provide you with the necessary skills and experience to become a care manager.
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