About this role
Residential Care Officers provide care and supervision for children or disabled persons in group housing or institutional care.
What you might do day-to-day in this job
Typical tasks for a Residential Care Officer include:
- supports families and provides education and care for children and disabled persons in adult service units, group housing and government institutions
- assesses clients' needs and plans, develops and implements educational, training and support programmes
- interviews clients and assesses the nature and extent of difficulties
- monitors and reports on the progress of clients.
Courses that can lead to a career as a Residential Care Officer
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Learn to support people in aged or disability care. Build real skills and experience to help others live safely and independently.
- Traineeship
- On-the-job training
- 1 year
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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Diploma of Nursing
HLT54121
Get ready for a nursing career. Study patient care, clinical practice and health support with practical placements.
- Become an enrolled nurse
- 1–2 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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Certificate IV in Youth Work
CHC40421
Develop the skills to support, mentor and empower young people through practical, community-based training.
- Traineeship
- On-the-job training
- 2 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available