CHT St Johns - Care Home Manager

CHT Care Homes; Albert-Eden; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CHT Care Homes in Auckland's Epsom area seeks a Care Home Manager to lead the St Johns facility with clinical and operational excellence. You will guide a committed team to deliver high-quality hospital and dementia care, ensuring residents feel safe, supported and at home.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will oversee budgets, workforce planning, compliance and continuous improvement while building strong ties with residents, families and the local community.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in aged care, health or related sector is essential.
• Strong operational capability including budgeting and quality management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the care home in alignment with CHT's values and strategic goals.
• Manage financial performance, workforce planning and resource allocation.
• Oversee quality, compliance and health and safety requirements.
• Build strong relationships with residents, families/whānau, employees and the local community.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, engagement and service excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Communication

Quality management

Education

NZ Registered Nurse practising certificate

Job description

CHT Care Homes is a trusted, not-for-profit organisation with more than 60 years' experience supporting older New Zealanders. With 23 care homes across the North Island, we are values-led and grounded in care, compassion, comfort, companionship, and connectedness.

We have an exciting opportunity to lead our centrally located care home, CHT St Johns in Epsom. At CHT St Johns you will lead a committed team and help ensure residents receive high-quality care in an environment where they feel safe, supported and at home.

This is a prime location with easy access to the motorways, close to Cornwall Park, retails areas, this location would suit many different commuter options.

About the role

As Care Home Manager, you'll provide operational, clinical and people leadership to ensure residents receive excellent care in our hospital care and dementia care units.

• Lead the care home in alignment with CHT's values and strategic goals
• Manage financial performance, workforce planning and resource allocation
• Oversee quality, compliance and health and safety requirements
• Build strong relationships with residents, families/whānau, employees and the local community
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, engagement and service excellence

What you will bring

We're looking for a confident, people-focused leader who can combine clinical expertise with strong operational capability.

• A current NZ Registered Nurse practising certificate
• Experience leading teams in aged care, health or a related sector
• Strong operational capability, including budgeting and quality management
• Confidence managing clinical risk, compliance and change
• A warm, collaborative leadership style with excellent communication skills

Why join CHT

You'll be supported to do meaningful, rewarding work in an organisation that invests in its people. Our benefits include:

• Long service leave entitlements and recognition of tenure
• Annual shoe vouchers for eligible roles
• Ongoing training, development and leadership support
• Access to wellbeing initiatives and EAP
• Being part of a not-for-profit organisation that reinvests in care homes, employees and resident experience