Interim Centre Manager - Residential Aged Care

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Six-month leadership assignment | Port Macquarie, NSW | Accommodation and relocation support available

Looking for your next interim leadership assignment-and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact?

The Salvation Army Aged Care is seeking an experienced residential aged care leader to spend six months in beautiful Port Macquarie, providing leadership continuity and guiding a 66-bed residential aged care home through its next phase of operational improvement.

This is an ideal opportunity for an accomplished Centre or Facility Manager who enjoys defined-term assignments, is comfortable stepping into an established home and can quickly bring stability, focus and confident leadership.

To support candidates considering a temporary move to Port Macquarie, furnished onsite accommodation is available, along with relocation, travel and vehicle support. Arrangements can be discussed based on the successful candidate's individual circumstances.

Your six-month assignment

The home has stable occupancy and is supported by an onsite Clinical Manager, alongside experienced regional, clinical, quality, people and talent acquisition teams.

Following a recent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission audit, the home has a clear improvement agenda. You will provide the visible, steady leadership needed to maintain day-to-day operations while strengthening performance across quality, compliance, workforce stability, occupancy and financial outcomes.

An active recruitment program is also underway to further strengthen the home's workforce stability.

Your priorities will include:

• Providing confident, visible and supportive leadership across the home
• Maintaining safe, high-quality and person-centred care
• Assisting in the home's response to identified audit improvement areas
• Maintaining strong compliance and performance against key operational measures
• Supporting workforce stability and building team capability
• Maintaining occupancy and sound financial performance
• Building engagement, accountability and confidence across the team
• Developing trusted relationships with residents, families and key stakeholders

About you

You are an experienced residential aged care leader who can quickly assess an environment, establish priorities and bring people with you.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading a residential aged care home as a Centre Manager, Facility Manager, Residential Service Manager or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of the Aged Care Quality Standards and contemporary regulatory requirements
• Experience maintaining or improving quality, compliance and operational performance
• The ability to lead confidently through change and respond constructively to audit findings
• Sound commercial capability across occupancy, staffing and financial performance
• A calm, visible and practical leadership style
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust with residents, families and employees
• The flexibility to live and work in Port Macquarie for the full six-month assignment

Experience successfully leading a home through a period of improvement or regulatory follow-up will be highly regarded.

A rewarding assignment in Port Macquarie

This is more than a short-term caretaking appointment. It is an opportunity to provide meaningful leadership at an important time for the home, supported by an organisation committed to quality care and positive outcomes for older Australians.

You will have the autonomy to lead, the support to deliver and a clearly defined six-month assignment-all while experiencing the relaxed coastal lifestyle of Port Macquarie.

If you are an experienced aged care leader who enjoys interim assignments and is ready to make a tangible difference, we would welcome a confidential conversation.

Apply now or contact Sophie from our Talent Acquisition team to learn more about this six-month opportunity on ••••@salvationarmy.org.au

About The Salvation Army Aged Care

The Salvation Army Aged Care operates 19 residential aged care services, retirement living and home care services across Australia. Our services are guided by our mission, values and commitment to providing person-centred care that supports the dignity, wellbeing and individual choices of every person we serve.

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. We value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and/or expressions. We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check.

We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration.