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What this job is
An Aged Care Manager oversees the daily operations of residential aged care facilities or community aged care services in Australia, ensuring compliance with aged care standards, managing staff and budgets, and maintaining quality of care standards. They report to executive leadership and are responsible for implementing government policy, managing rostering and training of care workers, and liaising with regulators including the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. The role operates within the Aged Care Quality Standards.
Pay
A$2,720 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Active Listeningcore
- Conflict Resolutioncore
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
- Participant or Client Advocacycore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Report Writingcore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Stakeholder Communicationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workflow Prioritisationcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity
- Goal Setting and Planning
- Incident Reporting
- Quality Assurance and Checking
- Record Management
- Rostering and Scheduling Support