What's the Opportunity?
A well-established 105-bed residential aged care home in Tweed Heads is seeking an experienced and people-focused Care Manager to join the team at full occupancy. This is a highly rewarding chance for a strong leader, motivator and experienced aged care professional who thrives in a busy environment and enjoys developing teams. You will play a key role in strengthening clinical leadership, training and supporting staff, and helping ensure residents receive consistently high-quality care.
If you are confident, motivating and clinically experienced, this role offers the chance to make a genuine impact while growing your career within the aged care sector.
About the Role
As the clinical leader of a 100-bed residential aged care home, you will lead the care team, support clinical standards and develop staff capability. This role combines clinical leadership, team development, staff training and resident-focused care within a refurbished, fully occupied aged care environment. You will have a key role in training and mentoring the existing team, including supporting a number of junior RNs who have recently joined from overseas.
Key Responsibilities
Lead
the clinical care team to deliver safe, high-quality resident outcomes
Develop
and mentor RNs and care staff, supporting capability and confidence
Train
and coach junior staff, particularly those new to the Australian aged care environment
Monitor
clinical standards, documentation and care delivery across the home
Support
the AN-ACC funding and clinical teams to ensure accurate and effective care processes
Build
strong relationships with residents, families and key stakeholders
Motivate
the team through visible, supportive and accountable leadership
Work
closely with the General Manager, Clinical Care Coordinator and Nurse Advisor to drive consistent standards
About You
You are a confident,



supportive and highly motivating individual who genuinely enjoys developing people and strengthening teams during periods of change and growth. You will also bring:
A minimum of 1 year's experience as a Care Manager in residential aged care
Current AHPRA registration
Experience leading and developing clinical teams
Confidence training and mentoring junior RNs and supporting staff capability
What's on Offer
Opportunity to join a refurbished 100-bed aged care home at full occupancy
A genuine leadership role with significant influence over staff development and training
Supportive and collaborative leadership structure
Stable Monday to Friday working pattern
Meaningful work where you can make a genuine difference to residents and staff
Opportunity to grow your career within the aged care sector
Salary: $135,000 + Super + Salary Packaging
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
About E4 People
E4 People has been a specialist healthcare recruitment partner since ****. Over the past decade we have built deep relationships across aged care, allied health, and hospital settings throughout Australia. When you work with us, you get more than a single job opening. You get a recruiter who understands the sector, knows the leadership teams, and can talk honestly about culture, career pathways and where your skills will be valued. What this looks like in practice:
A dedicated consultant who works with you on your career, not just this role
Honest market insight on salary, growth, and where the sector is moving
Discreet, professional handling at every stage. We do not share your details without permission
Ongoing support post placement, because the right fit matters longer than the offer date
We are proud that many of the candidates we place return to us years later for their next career move. That is the standard we aim for on every search.
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📌 Care Manager - Aged Care (New South Wales)
🏢 E4 People
📍 New South Wales