Director Community and Allied Health

The Opportunity: 

Newcastle Anglican has an exciting opportunity for a passionate leader to join the Community and Allied Health team as our newest Director. You will be a critical team player in the senior leadership team and be responsible for transformational and operational requirements.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary team of professionals committed to the contemporary practice and service excellence for the people we support. The Director plays a pivotal role in steering growth, compliance, uplift and expansion in our Community Care and Allied Health services.

Why you’ll love working with us: 

At Newcastle Anglican, we don’t just offer jobs — we offer purpose-driven careers. Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

Growth & Development: Dedicated professional development support
Family Friendly: 14 weeks paid parental leave or 3 weeks partner leave + super contributions.
Smart Salary Packaging: Save on your rent, mortgage or bills – up to $611 per fortnight.
Education Perks: Up to 40% off school fees at our Anglican schools.
Wellness Boost: Access to over 300 gyms with Fitness Passport.
Mental Health Support: Free access to our Employee Assistance Program.
Career Progression: Real opportunities for advancement.
Flexibility: We support flexible work arrangements.
Impact: Lead a team that’s changing lives every day.

Role & Responsibilities:   

·       Develop and implement a commercial and competitive 2-year growth strategy to:

o Maximise profits and deliver high-quality safe services to the people we support.

o Deliver high quality core products and services.

·       Maximise our competitive advantage, by understanding customer profiling, product opportunities, risk management, competitive threats and responses.

·       Work closely with Finance to develop and establish the best funding models to increase revenue.

·       Negotiate with suppliers and vendors.

·       Build strong relations with the people we support, consumers and the community.

·       Improving the delivery of services.

·       Developing a transformational plan to structure operations, whilst improving staff productivity, capability and retention.

·       Developing the necessary business cases (aligned to strategy) for Board and/or DCE approval.

·       Leading and empowering the team to embed a culture of consumer-centric care, teamwork and community care.

·       Identifying operational efficiencies and implementing process enhancements to streamline service delivery, reduce cost and enhance experiences of the people we support.

·       Reporting success through sensible service delivery and commercial reports.

·       Actively driving activity with a focus on developing and expanding clinical services across our regions.

·       Identifying synergies with other parts of the business to reduce expenditure and increase efficiencies.

·       Driving accountability and delivery of safe and optimal resource allocation and decision-making for day-to-day resource management

·       Embedding new processes and systems

·       Meeting all legal, regulatory and accreditation obligations.

About you? 

·       Tertiary qualifications in Management, Business, Marketing or demonstrated experience in that field.

·       Experience in commercial/business reform and proven track record of meeting growth/performance targets.

·       Related qualifications or experience in the field of Aged Care, Social Services and/or Health.

·       Advanced business acumen with the ability to interpret financial and performance data and develop improvement initiatives.

·       Demonstrated comprehensive high-level knowledge of the Health, Aged Care and/or Social Sectors including funding and policy protocols, accreditation, and industrial legislation.

·       Comprehensive experience in coordinating a flexible, multi-skilled team environment with advanced interpersonal, communication and customer service skills.

Who we are?

Formerly known as the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, Newcastle Anglican is a faith-based organisation serving the people of the Hunter and the Central Coast.

We offer a leading Christian presence to our community through our parishes, four schools, Anglican Care and Samaritans.

Our vision is for people to flourish because of what we do, inspired by the way of Jesus.

We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome all applications.

For more information visit www.newcastleanglican.org.au or for enquiries and a copy of the Position Description email the talent team at careers@newcastleanglican.org.au   

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