Care Coordinator

Care Coordinator

Company: Respect Group Limited Location: Glenella Work Type: Full-time Work Setting: Onsite

Respect Group Limited is seeking a dedicated Care Coordinator to join its regional aged care team on a full-time, onsite basis in Glenella. This role involves close collaboration with the Care Manager to coordinate person-centred care, support clinical excellence, and ensure residents receive safe, high-quality care. The position also includes guiding and supporting care staff and contributing to a positive and compassionate care environment.

About Respect Group Limited Respect is the largest provider of aged care services in Regional Australia. As a not-for-profit organisation, its operations are driven by a commitment to supporting older Australians with dignity, compassion, and genuine connection. It is a growing, values-led organisation with a strong focus on residents, their families, and its team. Joining Respect means becoming part of a community that values collaboration, trust, and the belief that everyone deserves to feel valued. The organisation invests in its people, celebrates purpose, and offers meaningful career pathways.

About the Role The Care Coordinator is responsible for coordinating residents’ person-centred clinical care in alignment with policies, procedures, and professional standards, in collaboration with the Care Manager. The primary purpose is to focus on individual resident needs, ensuring they have a current documented Care Plan that meets their requirements and is reviewed and delivered by the multi-disciplinary care team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating resident care with the Care Manager, encompassing admissions and assessments.
• Developing and reviewing person-centred care plans with the care team and families.
• Providing and overseeing clinical care, including Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), medications, wound care, and observations.
• Maintaining accurate resident documentation, such as care plans, charts, and incident records.
• Monitoring resident condition and escalating changes, including falls, wounds, and deterioration.
• Supporting infection control measures and implementing risk reduction strategies.
• Supervising and supporting care staff through allocation, guidance, and training.
• Ensuring duty of care by adhering to policies, responding to incidents, and advocating for residents.

About You To thrive in this role, you will possess:

• A Bachelor of Nursing.
• Current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration.
• An understanding of the aged care accreditation process.
• Experience working cooperatively with multi-disciplinary care teams.
• Strong clinical assessment, documentation, and practice skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient computer and information management skills, including the ability to use Microsoft and clinical software systems.

Perks & Benefits As a not-for-profit, you can reduce your tax by salary packaging up to $15,900 per year for living expenses, bills, rent, mortgage, and groceries. An additional $2,650 is available for meals out or holiday accommodation. The organisation also offers training and development pathways, supportive onsite leaders, a friendly and down-to-earth workplace, and the opportunity to build a long-term career in aged care.

Ready to Apply? If you are passionate about caring for others and wish to join a team that genuinely values you, please apply now. Selection processes will commence immediately, and late applications may result in exclusion from the process.