The Opportunity
A rewarding opportunity to provide leadership within the Dementia Support Australia's behaviour support program supporting people living with dementia who are experiencing changes to behaviour
The Opportunity
A rewarding opportunity to provide leadership within the Dementia Support Australia's behaviour support program supporting people living with dementia who are experiencing changes to behaviour This role offers the chance for professional growth and exposure to a national program, making it a perfect fit for those looking to advance their career.
The role
The Regional Manager ensures that the Dementia Support Australia (DSA) behaviour support service is tailored to the needs of individual clients and ensures the service delivers on its key performance indicators.
Responsibilities
Provide professional, capable and aligned leadership for the DSA service utilising HammondCare's Mission and Mission In Action
Establish and maintain clinical supervision, governance and behaviour management systems as part of a national team, with a local and borderless service delivery ethos
Ensure the service meets its administrative, financial, risk and quality and reporting goals of the DSA program through a team-based approach
Significant stakeholder engagement during with key stakeholders in State and Commonwealth Government, the aged care sector and acute care sector leadership teams to provide details on the program, ensuring smooth partnerships for service delivery, problem solving as needed and ongoing engagement during program delivery.
Supporting Team Leaders to manage stakeholder engagement at the service level through local management in aged care and hospital settings.
Support the National Program Manager, Team Leaders and Clinical Lead to develop strategic plans for each State or portfolio and be part of the solution to continuous improvement of service delivery.




Manage and motivate the service delivery team and ensure they are service and missionally aligned
Leadership on the utilisation of data management and reporting systems and ICT platforms to support and enhance service delivery
Provide high levels of service quality through clinical supervision, governance and behaviour management role modelling
Support the National Management structure to provide line management and clinical governance to DSA
What do we need from you?
Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare's Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action
Tertiary qualifications in Nursing / Allied Health or a Health-related degree
Desirable evidence of study and or qualifications in dementia
Relevant professional registration or membership, where applicable to the candidate's discipline, is desirable.
Demonstrated high level experience and knowledge in supporting older people and carers living with dementia, with particular emphasis on psycho-social approaches to case management
Previous experience working at a senior level in a multi-disciplinary or multi-site workplace including budgeting skills, systems thinking, IT systems experience
Strong ability to manage, motivate and develop a team and effectively work with other staff
Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
High level communication and interpersonal skills, particularly between industry and government
Strong planning and organising skills with the ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
Good customer management skills for delivery of services to HammondCare and external customers
Strong administrative and computer skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Empathy and patience
DSA is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.
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📌 Regional Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 HammondCare
📍 Melbourne