Facility Manager - Residential Aged Care

About the role

Royal Freemasons is seeking an experienced and dedicated Facility Manager to lead its team at Mount Martha Valley Residential Aged Care. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the home and ensuring high-quality, resident-centred care in line with Royal Freemasons' values, standards and policies. The successful candidate will be a clinically strong Registered Nurse with at least 2-5 years' leadership experience in residential aged care.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the home and provide strong clinical leadership and governance, ensuring compliance with aged care legislation and quality standards.
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, performance management and employee development.
• Drive occupancy and AN-ACC outcomes while managing budgets, labour costs and operational expenditure.
• Lead accreditation, compliance and quality improvement activities, including ACQSC audits and site visits.
• Manage workforce planning and rostering to ensure safe, efficient staffing levels.
• Build strong relationships with residents, families, employees and key stakeholders.
• Maintain compliance with organisational policies, workplace health and safety requirements and regulatory obligations.

Required profile

• Previous leadership experience within aged care, healthcare or a similar sector.
• Ability to lead, mentor and develop high-performing teams while driving positive change.
• Proven experience managing ACQSC audits and site visits, including unannounced audits.
• Experience in workforce planning, roster management and controlling overtime and agency costs.
• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse and an NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Candidate is expected to hold COVID-19 and annual influenza vaccinations.

Required skills

• Understanding of the Aged Care Quality Standards, AN-ACC and compliance requirements.
• Sound financial and operational management skills, including budget and occupancy management.
• Knowledge of aged care legislation, workplace health and safety requirements and best-practice resident care.
• Continuous improvement, quality systems and risk management.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.