Facility Manager - Rathgar Lodge

Are you an experienced aged care leader ready to make your mark? Join UPA Aged Care Solutions and lead a team committed to delivering exceptional care and creating a welcoming place for residents to call home.

At UPA, we build sincere, caring partnerships that help people live purposeful lives. Our values of Compassion, Respect, Integrity, Kindness and Inclusiveness guide every decision we make.

We’re seeking a motivated and experienced Facility Manager to lead our Richmond Facility in the North Coast Region.

This is an opportunity to bring your leadership experience, clinical knowledge and passion for aged care to a role where you can shape the resident experience, develop your team and drive continuous improvement.

You’ll have the autonomy to lead, backed by an engaged and experienced regional leadership and corporate team. Your leadership will help create an environment where residents feel valued, families feel confident and staff feel supported to deliver their best.

You’re a confident, approachable leader who combines sound management skills with genuine care for residents and staff. You bring:

• Current AHPRA registration.

• Recent management experience, with the ability to lead, mentor and support a multidisciplinary team.

• A strong commitment to quality improvement and aged care accreditation standards.

• An understanding of the Aged Care Act, best practice documentation and relevant Commonwealth aged care funding instruments.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with residents, families and colleagues.

• Genuine empathy and a commitment to person-centred care.

• Previous experience as an Aged Care Facility Manager, ideally.

• Tertiary qualifications in a related field, advantageous but not essential.

• Competitive salary and salary packaging: Access not-for-profit salary packaging, including up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for entertainment, meals and accommodation.

• Supported leadership: Work alongside an experienced regional leadership and corporate team.

• Professional development: Access workplace education and support to continue developing your skills.

• AHPRA registration support: Payment of annual registration fees.

• Work/life balance: A welcoming, inclusive workplace with flexible working arrangements.

• Everyday benefits: Free on-site parking, free uniforms and corporate discounts on Medibank Private health insurance.

• Wellbeing support: Access an Employee Assistance Program.

• Meaningful work: Make a lasting contribution to residents’ lives and the wider community.

The successful candidate must have completed, or be willing to undertake, the following:

• Vaccination requirements in accordance with UPA’s Immunisation and Vaccination Policy, including proof of required doses of a TGA-approved COVID-19 vaccine and annual influenza vaccination.

• National Criminal History Check.

• Pre-Employment Medical Assessment.

• NDIS Clearance.

Appointment is subject to satisfactory criminal record, probity and pre-employment medical checks.

We’d love to hear from you. Click Apply Now and submit your resume and cover letter outlining the experience and leadership you would bring to Richmond Facility.

Discover more about working at UPA: careers.upa.org.au/working-at-upa.

UPA welcomes applications from people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally diverse communities, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disabilities.

If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at www.upa.org.au

Please note: We do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, as we work with a panel of preferred suppliers.

Advertised: 06 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 06 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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