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Residential Home Placement Officer

Job description

About our Client: 
Troocoo is proudly partnering with a purpose-driven organisation to recruit several Residential Home Placement Officers to join a busy and compassionate team supporting elderly Queenslanders through the transition into aged care.

Contract Details:
  • Initial 3 month temporary role commencing as soon as possible 
  • Potential to extend
  • Full support and training provided 
  • Parking onsite 
  • Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm 
  • Interviews commencing as soon as possible
The Role:
  • Support aged care residents and their families through the aged care placement journey
  • Act as first point of contact via phone and email for families, residents, hospitals and social workers
  • Interview prospective residents and collect detailed financial and personal information
  • Use government systems to assess eligibility, fees, room costs and funding options
  • Guide families through concessional and non-concessional requirements
  • Provide compassionate support through emotional and sometimes difficult conversations
  • Manage applications, offers and admission paperwork across multiple sites
  • Balance high volume enquiries with detailed administration (processes can take 3 days to 5 weeks)
  • Work closely with a collaborative team across three locations

About You:
  • Strong administration skills with confidence using multiple systems
  • Background in finance, case management or assessment based roles, ideally managing client journeys over the phone
  • Comfortable conducting structured phone interviews and guiding people through eligibility, applications or financial processes
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
  • Experience in customer focused roles with complex or sensitive conversations
  • Comfortable asking financial and personal questions with empathy and professionalism
  • Calm, resilient approach when situations become challenging
  • Genuine interest in supporting older people and their families
  • Confidence following conversation scripts while knowing when to adapt
  • High attention to detail with a strong learning mindset (older systems)
  • Ability to work office based full time (Tuesday and Wednesday onsite required)

Apply today and the team will reach out for a confidential conversation.