Village Manager

Ryman Healthcare; Ocean Grove; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leap Ryman Leaders programme

Scholarships and bursaries

Career progression opportunities

MyRyman care app

Job summary

Ryman Healthcare in Australia seeks an agile Village Manager to lead Deborah Cheetham Retirement Village in Ocean Grove. You will oversee our integrated village including independent living, serviced apartments and residential care, ensuring high-quality and compassionate care for residents.

You’ll work with an experienced leadership team and participate in the Ryman Leaders development programme, with clear career progression.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience with staff management
• Ability to build relationships quickly and engage multi-disciplined teams
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Experience leading a complex village or care facility (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Oversee the integrated Retirement Village Deborah Cheetham in Ocean Grove.
• Ensure high-quality, compassionate resident care across independent living, serviced apartments and residential care.
• Lead a dynamic management team and contribute to leadership development initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

People skills

Communication

Job description

Are you our KIND of leader? Use your leadership experience to help our residents find a new way to live!

• Use your passion and purpose to make a real difference!
• Lead an existing, dynamic and integrated retirement village ensuring high-quality care
• Enjoy great variety and challenge - No day is the same!

About the Role

We have a great opportunity for an agile and pioneering Village Manager to lead our wellestablished Retirement Village, Deborah Cheetham in Ocean Grove. You will be responsible for managing our integrated village which comprises of independent living, serviced apartments and residential care, ensuring high-quality and compassionate care is provided to all our residents. This role is supported by an experienced senior management team and gives you the scope to further develop with our Ryman Leaders programme.

About You

With extensive staff management and proven leadership experience you'll build meaningful relationships quickly by being positive, approachable and an all-round people person. You'll have experience creating, developing and managing multi-disciplined teams and will thrive in a fast-paced and varied environment. Your high energy and resilience are matched by your excellent problem solving and communication skills.

About Ryman

Ryman is a leader in retirement living and care, employing over 7,700 people in Victoria and New Zealand across a wide range of areas, including nursing, village operations, sales, technology, design, and corporate roles. We’re one of Victoria’s fastest growing employers, and we’re just getting started.

At Ryman, exceptional care is thoughtfully delivered every day. From meals and activities to maintenance and support, our teams work together so residents can feel confident everything is taken care of – because behind that promise is the standard we’ve always held ourselves to: it’s got to be good enough for mum and dad.

We’rein a period of real transformation, focusing on stronger commercial outcomes, smarter ways of working, and continuing to set the standard in retirement living and aged care.

Working at Ryman has benefits beyond providing the best care to our residents. As part of the team you will:

• Be part of our very own Leap Ryman Leaders development programme
• Access scholarships and bursaries for further education
• Work in a fun, friendly and supportive team environment
• Extensive career progression opportunities
• Enjoy using Ryman's innovative technology including our purpose built MyRyman care app
• Opportunities to work in both Australia and New Zealand

At Ryman, we support an environment where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. We embrace diversity and celebrate individual uniqueness, encouraging anyone wanting to work for Ryman to apply for our vacant positions.

If you share those values and you're looking for a career where your work truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date.

Location(s) Deborah Cheetham Retirement Village – Ocean Grove AU