Hotel Service Manager
A Residential Care Officer provides therapeutic care, supervision, and program support for young people in residential out-of-home care facilities across Australia.
Full-time AUD, 2025 indicative. Wide bands reflect variation by employer, experience, and location.
High demand across government and NGO out-of-home care services.
Occupation list membership
Which Department of Home Affairs skilled lists this occupation currently appears on.
- CSOLCombined Skilled Occupation List
The merged skilled list that consolidates previous MLTSSL and STSOL eligibility under the Skills in Demand program.
Assessing authority
The body that assesses skills for migration purposes for this occupation.
- VETVETASSESSVisit official site →
Visa pathways
Australian visa subclasses for which this occupation is currently eligible.
- 186Learn more →Employer Nomination Scheme visa
Permanent employer-sponsored visa for workers nominated by an approved sponsor.
- 482Learn more →Skills in Demand visa
Employer-sponsored temporary visa (formerly TSS) for occupations on the relevant list.
- 494Learn more →Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa
Five-year employer-sponsored provisional visa in regional Australia, with a path to PR.
Key duties
- Provide therapeutic care and positive role modelling for young people in residential care
- Implement behaviour support and therapeutic crisis intervention strategies
- Support young people in education, employment, and community participation
- Complete case notes, incident reports, and mandatory child protection reporting
Skills required
- Residential youth care and trauma-informed practice
- Therapeutic crisis intervention and de-escalation
- Child protection reporting obligations
- Case documentation and care plan support
Typical qualifications pathway
Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention. VETASSESS assesses qualifications.
Visa & occupation list information
Listed on CSOL, enabling subclasses 186, 482, and 494 For advice on which pathway suits your circumstances, consult a registered MARA migration agent.
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