Village Manager

1 week ago

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Ryman Healthcare Full time NZ$80,000 - NZ$120,000 per year

Lead our dynamic, integrated retirement village, ensuring high-quality, compassionate care. Where care meets innovation

  • Find purpose and fulfilment, empowering your team to make a positive impact
  • Immerse yourself in a culture of continuous learning and personal growth
  • Come and feel the Ryman difference

About the Role

We have a great opportunity for an agile and pioneering Village Manager to lead our well established Charles Upham Retirement Village in Canterbury. 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, and you'll bring proven financial acumen to support sound decision-making and enhance village performance.

About Ryman

At Ryman, we believe the measure of a full life is one that gets richer with age.

Ryman Healthcare is a leader in retirement living and aged care. Our driving purpose is to enhance freedom, connection and well-being for people as we grow older. We own and operate 48 villages in New Zealand and Australia and we employ approximately 7,700 team members across a range of different sectors. Additionally, we are proud to be the first healthcare company to receive the Wellbeing Tick.

At the heart of our business, everything we do must be 'Good enough for mum and dad.'

Benefits of working at Ryman Healthcare

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

  • Receive ongoing support for your professional development
  • 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 are interested in joining an organisation with a clear purpose and a commitment to innovation, kindness and excellence, we would 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 a job ad may close before the advertised close date.

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