• Full-time position
• Managing a 200+ unit retirement village in Alan Walker Village, Carlingford
• Company vehicle and generous salary packaging provided.

About us

Wesley Mission is a high profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with the most disadvantaged in our community by providing over 200 services ranging from aged care, homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training and education, and health services.

Our Vision is “A Spirit-led disciple-making movement: doing all the good we can because every life matters”.

About the role

Wesley Retirement Living is looking for an exceptional leader to support our energetic team at our Carlingford Retirement Village. This role will enthusiastically lead our team to deliver high quality services to enhance the lives and resilience of our residents. You will play a key role in achieving monthly and quarterly financial and organisational KPIs in Wesley Mission’s Alan Walker Village.

Care and support of our residents is at the heart of this role. You will need to have or be able to quickly acquire a strong understanding of Retirement Living and the challenges faced in operating and maintaining a retirement village to provide a safe and engaging environment for its residents. You will have had demonstrated experience working with an older client group.

You will be supported by Quality, Risk Compliance staff to ensure the Village meets compliance and accreditation standards, providing monthly performance and financial reports (both for management and the Village executive), and supporting our staff to create supportive communities where residents’ diversity and individuality are valued.

This position requires a bright and confident personality, a proactive approach to identifying and solving challenges, outcome focused attitude, demonstrated problem-solving skills, strong computer skills, the ability to handle logistical information and multiple demands, and great internal and external customer service.

Essential Criteria

• Experience working in a Retirement Village or similar community
• Experience managing a diverse team to meet goals and targets
• Experience developing culture around an organisations Vision, Values and Mission
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong financial skills around budgeting, management and reporting
• Experience working towards monthly financial and organisational targets
• Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external)
• An understanding of the impact of Retirement Living on its residents
• Good computer skills
• A demonstrated understanding of the NSW Retirement Village Act
• A demonstrated understanding of state and federal legislation, including WH&S

Desirable Criteria

• Tertiary qualifications relevant to the role
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics
• Experience working and communicating in a cross-cultural environment
• Experience working within a church-based context.

Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued.

As this role is in the aged care sector, the suitable applicant will need to undergo criminal records check prior to commencement and every three years. An international police certificate will be required if the applicant has lived for more than 6 months in a country other than Australia while over the age of 16 years. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

A position description is attached.