Residential Care Officer

**Job role**: Residential Care Officer

**About the company**:
ABLED CARE NURSING is a NDIS provider committed to improving the lives of our clients through trusted in-home care services in NSW region. We have been assisting the people with disability and NDIS participants in their daily living activities. Not only we pioneer in exceeding client’s satisfaction, but we also strive to exceed employee satisfaction as well. This is what motivates us to provide the best in-home care services, disability transport, supported independent living, disability accommodations in and around NSW region.

**About the role**:
The main responsibility of the position is to help residents enhance their daily living, social, and emotional abilities. Ensure well-being of the residents in the day’s programs, Group homes and their own homes and promote their related welfare matters. The position entails collaborating with pertinent governmental agencies and community organisations to identify problems and launch group efforts to solve them.

Location: Central Coast Gosford (NSW)

Salary range: $70,000 to $80,000 annually Plus Superannuation

Role: Full-time

Positions available: Multiple

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Provide mental health, social, and emotional support to residents in a residential care setting.
- Collaborate with a team to create various support plans for residents, such as Care Plans, Meal Plans, Activity Plans, and Rosters of Care.
- Assessing resident’s need related to health, welfare, employment, housing, training and other appropriate services for the wellbeing.
- Observing residents for any changes in health and promptly reporting concerns to appropriate medical personnel or supervisors, including responding to emergencies and following safety protocols.
- Facilitating connections between residents and their family, community, and culture.
- Keeping accurate records of resident care activities, medications administered, and any incidents or observations according to organizational policies.
- Supervising with meal planning, preparation, based on residents' dietary needs and preferences.
- Communicating effectively with residents, their families, colleagues, and other

healthcare professionals to coordinate care and support resident needs.
- Managing budgets and funding for participants for cost effectiveness.
- Assuring high levels of support by liaising with welfare agencies.

**Required qualification**:

- Minimum qualification of Diploma in community services or equivalent qualification in a related field. In absence, of relevant qualification, three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications.

Relevant Experience:

- Minimum 1 years of industry experience preferably in disability/mental health

setting/aged care/residential care setting is preferred.

**Skills**:

- Proficient in establishing and sustaining professional and supportive relationships with clients.
- Thorough comprehension of the NDIS framework and disabilities within the

Australian context.
- Possession of an up to date First Aid certification.
- Accredited in Manual Handling techniques.
- Strong customer service aptitude.
- Outstanding ability to manage time effectively.
- Competent in administrative and case management tasks.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

**Attributes**:

- The desire and enthusiasm to help others.
- Generous disposition exhibiting endurance, composure, and understanding towards

senior citizens/disabled people
- Exhibited a sympathetic comprehension of complicated trauma and its

consequences.
- Put the needs of the residents first while producing outcomes.
- Professional but sympathetic handling of the residents.
- Engaging demeanour and positive, can-do attitude
- Capability to think laterally and use an adaptable approach to assist delivery

Australian citizens and permanent residents are preferred.

Please answer below question while applying
- Do you have relevant qualification?
- Do you have at least one year of Australian work experience as a Residential Care Officer?
- Do you have full-time work rights to work in Australia?
- Current Visa Status ?

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

**Experience**:

- similar: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Working with Children Check (required)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (required)
- Australian (NSW) Driver Licence (required)
- First Aid Certificate/CPR (required)

Work Location: In person

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person