At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead community aged care services, empowering older people to live independently and with dignity.
- Company: Join Carinity, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to community wellbeing.
- Benefits: Enjoy salary packaging, a fully maintained vehicle, and ongoing professional development.
- Other info: Embrace a supportive work culture that values diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of older people every day.
- Qualifications: Experience in aged care leadership and a commitment to high-quality service.
The predicted salary is between 144405 - 176495 $ per year.
Lead high quality community aged care services that empower older people to live safely, independently and with dignity in their own homes.
About the opportunity:
This pivotal leadership role is responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centred home care services that empower older people to live with dignity, safety and independence in their own homes. Leading the day-to-day operations of a community aged care hub, the role oversees the planning and coordination of individualised care, ensuring services align with each client’s goals, preferences and needs. At the same time, it provides strong leadership and support to a multidisciplinary team, fostering a positive and high-performing culture focused on safe, high-quality person-centred care outcomes. Blending operational oversight with a genuine commitment to people, the role brings together client advocacy, team leadership, financial management and stakeholder engagement. Working closely with clients, families and health professionals, it ensures every interaction is respectful, responsive and outcomes focused. With a strong focus on continuous improvement, service quality and sustainable performance, this role plays an important part in shaping the future of community aged care within the region.
Your day-to-day will involve:
- Overseeing day-to-day operations, including rostering, service delivery, care planning and documentation standards
- Managing and mentoring a team of clinical staff, care partners, carers and support staff to deliver exceptional care
- Ensuring compliance with the Aged Care Act, Quality Standards and funding program requirements
- Monitoring budgets, utilisation and financial performance, identifying and addressing variances
- Building strong relationships with clients, families, health professionals and community stakeholders
- Driving continuous improvement, implementing change and embedding best practice across the service
About you:
You are a confident, compassionate and resilient leader who thrives in a fast paced, people focused environment. You bring a strong understanding of community aged care, balanced with commercial awareness and the ability to lead teams through sector change. You bring proven leadership skills with experience in supervising and developing high performing teams. Above all, you are values driven, with a genuine commitment to delivering safe, high quality care and improving outcomes for older people to remain at home in the community.
Qualifications in Aged Care, Nursing, Allied Health or Community Services
NDIS Worker Screening Clearance, Fiduciary check, Driver’s Licence
Strong working knowledge of aged care legislation, Quality Standards and funding programs
Proven experience leading community or home care services and multidisciplinary teams
Demonstrated financial and operational management capability
Ability to drive change, continuous improvement and service growth
The benefits of joining the Carinity team:
- Appealing not-for-profit (PBI) salary packaging options
- Fully maintained Vehicle and fuel provided as part of your salary package for both personal and work use
- Access to an employee assistance program
- Carinity is genuinely committed to supporting work-life balance and employee wellbeing
- On-going professional development and training
- Legitimate chance to make a real difference to the community, every day
Carinity actively encourages and invites applications from people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions. Due to the inherent requirements of this role and legislative requirements under the Child Employment Act, applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
Community Aged Care Manager employer: Carinity
Carinity is an exceptional employer dedicated to fostering student wellbeing and creating a supportive environment for both staff and students. With a strong commitment to professional development, our team enjoys ongoing training opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the community. Located in a nurturing atmosphere, we prioritise work-life balance and offer appealing salary packaging options, making Carinity a rewarding place to grow your career while championing the wellbeing of young people.
