Residential Manager
- Lead a modern, purpose-built 125-bed residential aged care community.
- Drive quality, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Build positive relationships with residents, families, employees, and key stakeholders.
Romsey Community Aged Care
Lead with Purpose. Make a Difference Every Day.
About Us
At For Purpose Aged Care, our purpose is to deliver exceptional care for meaningful ageing. We are dedicated to creating communities that set the standard in aged care, guided by our C.A.R.E. values: Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Empathy. Its at the heart of everything we do.
Why this role matters:
As Residential Manager, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of resident care while leading a passionate and committed team.
Romsey Community Aged Care is a modern 125-bed residence where innovative technology, a dedicated onsite team, and strong Head Office support come together to deliver exceptional outcomes for residents.
Enjoy the perfect balance of career opportunity and lifestyle. Located in Romsey, our residence is easily accessible from Melbourne's northern suburbs, allowing you to escape the city commute while remaining within comfortable driving distance. 60 minutes from Melbourne CBD, 30-35 minutes from Craigieburn, Mickleham, Bulla, Sunbury, Kilmore and Woodend.
What's on Offer
- Lead a modernrn, purpose-built 125-bed residential aged care community
- Work alongside an experienced clinical and operational leadership team
- Access innovative systems and technology designed to support quality care
Receive support from Operations, Quality, HR, Finance, and IT teams - Drive continuous improvement and make a meaningful impact on residents, families, and employees
- Join a growing organisation committed to excellence in aged care
About the Role
Reporting into senior leadership, you will be responsible for the overall management and performance of the residence, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care while maintaining compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing strong leadership across clinical, hospitality, lifestyle, and support services
- Driving quality, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Managing operational performance, budgets, and workforce planning
- Building positive relationships with residents, families, employees, and key stakeholders
- Creating an engaged and high-performing team culture
- Supporting positive resident experiences and outstanding care outcomes
About You
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
- Current AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse
- Prior experience managing a medium to large aged care residence (preferred)
- Strong understanding of aged care regulatory and accreditation requirements
- Proven leadership and people management capability
- Experience in workforce planning, rostering, resource allocation, and budget management
- Excellent relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills
- Strategic thinking with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation
- Sound computer literacy and experience using care management systems
- A genuine passion for improving the lives of older Australians
- A collaborative, compassionate, and resident-focused approach
- Current Police Check (within 12 months)
- Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency or valid Australian work rights.
Benefits & Work Culture with For Purpose Aged Care
As a purposeled, notforprofit organisation, our staff’s health and wellbeing are important to us. This is why we offer a growing range of benefits to support both work and life, including:
- Salary packaging up to $15,900, plus $2,650 for dining and holiday accommodation plus claim car parking.
- Team lunches and teambuilding events
- Exclusive staff discounts with JB HiFi, Endota Spa and more
- CommBank Workplace Banking
- Stateoftheart technology to help you work smarter
- Salary sacrificing options with superannuation
- Novated leasing through Enlist
- HESTA member benefits
- Access to EAP – free, confidential counselling
- Ausmed Passport
Apply today
If you're ready to lead and take your leadership skills to the next level, influence meaningful outcomes, and be part of an organisation shaping the future of aged care, we'd love to hear from you
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