General Manager

"At Opal Health Care, we know that companies don’t succeed, people do."  
Our purpose is to bring joy to those we care for and our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence reflect that CARE is at the heart of everything we do. 

Opal HealthCare is one of Australia’s leading aged care providers, with 101 Care Communities and dedicated team of over 13,000 across Australia. We are growing, and we invite you to join us on this journey. 

The opportunity:  

Our team and residents are currently seeking an outstanding General Manager at our Diamond Creek Care Community located in North East Melbourne. Make this your success story!

A large Care Community , we are in the throes of refurbishing the Memory Care Neighbourhood so that we can provide the best care to those living with dementia.

You will have exceptional customer service and leadership skills, be a savvy commercial operator and a creative and lateral thinker who is comfortable leading through complexity. The purpose of this role is to, manage the day to day operations of a care community, where you have total operational accountability for the business, the care of our residents, and the leadership of our team. You will be fully supported with a structured on-boarding plan, with guidance from our experienced regional team.

This role will inspire you every day to deliver on Opal’s purpose ‘to bring joy to those we care for’ while challenging your abilities to operate a complex service focused business.  

The ideal candidate will be:  

• A strong and experienced General Manager from a service driven environment – Aged Care/Hospital/Community/Hotel industry professionals.
• A positive influencer who can instill a strong culture and inspire a diverse team to provide exceptional care to our residents. 
• A visible leader who interacts with our team, our residents, their families, and national stakeholders effortlessly
• A motivated operator with the ability to effectively balance exceptional leadership with delivery of financial results, property management, team management and other operational aspects of a well-run home 
• Quality focused with demonstrated ability to understand and manage the delivery of quality standards 
• A great communicator who thrives on building strong organisational relationships with the local community 

 What this role will provide you:  

• Full support and guidance from your direct Manager and both local and national support teams 
• A place on the national leadership team of one of Australia’s leading aged care providers 
• Opportunity to collaborate with and be led by some of the best leaders in the sector 
• A strong base of local community referral relationships to nurture and grow  
• Investment in your leadership career through leadership programs, training, scholarships and more. 

At Opal, investing in the future of our leaders is of great importance. In this role, you will have the opportunity to fast-track your leadership career under the support and guidance of your Regional General Manager and national support teams. You will collaborate with, and be led by some of the best leaders in the sector with the access to ongoing leadership pathway programs and scholarships. 

Join us to make a meaningful difference.