Location: Bella Vista Haven – 28 Norbrik Drive, Bella Vista, NSW, 2153
Opportunity: Permanent Full-time
Reports to: Regional Operations & Resident Services Manager
The Opportunity
Bella Vista Haven offers an unprecedented retirement lifestyle in Sydney's Hills District, home to 140+ independent living apartments. With exciting developments, Bella Vista Haven offers resort styled retirement 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?
Be part of a flagship retirement community setting the benchmark for contemporary retirement living in Sydney
Permanent full-time position managing the day-to-day operation of a growing community with resort-style amenities
Laptop, phone and onboarding training provided
Paid Parental Leave and Purchased Annual Leave options
Two (2) additional 'All About Me' leave days per calendar year
Annual salary reviews and annual bonus incentive scheme
Employee Referral Program and Employee Assistance Program
Discounts to Health Insurance and Retail & Leisure partner providers
Opportunities for further career progression in a growing industry
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)
Two (2) COVID-19 vaccinations (required)
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.
What's next
Apply now and take to first step in Bringing your Passion to life We are ready to welcome you.