Retirement Community Manager

Aveo; Banora Point; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop & phone provided

Parental Leave

Purchased Annual Leave

2 extra leave days per year

Annual salary reviews

Annual bonus incentive

Employee Referral Program

Employee Assistance Program

Health insurance discounts

Wellness and preventive care programs

Job summary

Aveo is seeking a proactive Community Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of a well-established retirement village. You will drive resident satisfaction, oversee facilities, and manage a large multi-disciplinary team to deliver exceptional service.

The role requires strong financial acumen, governance of budgets, and a commitment to safety and compliance. On-site leadership and a customer-centric culture are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Experience leading operations or general management in hospitality, retirement living or related sectors.
• Strong people leadership skills and ability to manage diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to drive resident satisfaction, financial performance and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the retirement community, ensuring service excellence.
• Foster a culture of resident satisfaction through open communication and professional conduct.
• Oversee budgets, financial reporting and presentations to residents and committees.
• Collaborate with maintenance, care, legal, marketing, risk and other internal teams.
• Manage recruitment, rostering, performance coaching and development of the team.

Skills

Customer-facing leadership

Interpersonal skills

KPI attention

Financial acumen

Microsoft Office

Education

Business-related degree (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Reports to: General Manager - Operations

The Opportunity

Ocean View Retirement Living is a vibrant community perched atop Sexton Hill, with glorious Pacific Ocean views that residents can enjoy from the community centre. Just a short drive from the M1 and close to Kingscliff Beach, Tweed City Shopping Centre, Old Boat Harbour Park and local golf courses, it offers the perfect balance of tranquillity and active, outdoor living. As the Community Manager, you will lead from the front in creating a culture of customer service, driving improvements, resolving challenges with compassion, and fostering an environment where residents feel supported. You will provide resilient leadership and management by overseeing the entire day-to-day operations and performance of this community to create a positive and welcoming environment. Leading by example, you will develop a culture of impeccable resident satisfaction, financial performance, facilities management and people leadership. This is a diverse, hands-on operations role - ideal for someone with a background in Hotel, Tourism, Hospitality or Operations Management.

Your Impact:

• Take ownership and lead operations of village services, including compliance, safety & security, people leadership, facilities management and resident culture.
• Foster a culture of resident satisfaction by promoting open communication, professionalism, honesty, and regular resident connection across the community.
• Oversee and implement community finance budgets by partnering with internal finance partners, resident committees and delivering presentations to residents.
• Work closely with the on-site maintenance team, external contractors and the Aveo Facilities team to improve the facilities and grounds for the overall community.
• Display a strong sense of people leadership, including recruitment, onboarding, rostering, performance management and development of your department managers & team members.
• Demonstrate resilience and composure, making sound decisions and resolving issues effectively while managing difficult interactions, workplace risks, and compliance obligations (including DoA).
• Partner with a wide range of internal teams, including (but not limited to): Facilities, Operations, Care, Marketing, Legal, Sales and Risk.
• Enable residents to maintain their optimum level of independence and build interpersonal relations through collaboration with residents and resident committee members.

Why Aveo?

• Permanent full-time position managing the day-to-day operation of a well-established retirement community
• Laptop, phone and onboarding training provided
• Paid Parental Leave and Purchased Annual Leave options
• Two (2) additional leave days per calendar year
• Annual salary reviews and annual bonus incentive scheme
• Employee ReferralProgramand Employee Assistance Program
• Discounts to Health Insurance and Retail & Leisure partner providers
• Annual flu vaccinations and skin checks

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrated experience in a customer-facing Operations or General Manager role in a similar or adjacent industry (e.g. Hospitality, Hotel/Tourism or Retirement Living).
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with a passion for leading a large team and working with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in customer engagement and satisfaction, skilled in managing complex resident concerns with the ability to guide conversations to practical, fair and positive outcomes.
• A resilient and self-motivated attitude with a strong focus on KPI improvements, financial results, and resident satisfaction.
• Financial acumen with experience in P&L budgets and confident in presenting budgets or community updates to a very large group of residents
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn multiple software applications
• Tertiary qualification in business or related discipline (desirable, not essential)

Who we are

As a leader in retirement living, with 30 years' experience, Aveo provides the stability and confidence to try new things and keep innovating. Owned by The Living Company, we're on an exciting journey of growth. Our in-house range of services is holistic, supporting our customers in their independence for as long as possible. This helps us deliver seamless experience for our 10,000 residents across 60+ diverse communities nationwide. We're a dedicated group of over 1000 caring, friendly team members; united with our core values; Kindness, Care and Respect. Together we create thriving communities that help retired Australians be their best selves.