Job Description
General Manager – NDIS Early Childhood Approach
Lifestart Disability Services – Rhodes NSW
Build your future while empoweringchildren,familiesandcommunities.
AtLifestart, you will joinone of Australia's leading disability service providersand contribute to work shaped bystrong values and lived experience.
Founded in **** by eightfamilies,Lifestartnowoperatesacrosseight NSW locationsand supports more than13,000 children, young people,familiesand carers across Australia.
We deliver the NDIS Early Childhood Approach acrossfiveNSWregions,partneringwithfamilies and communities toconnectchildren with disability,developmentaldelayordevelopmentalconcernstothesupportstheyneed toreach theirpotential.
The Chance
This is an opportunity foran experienced,values-driven GeneralManagertojoinLifestartona12-month fixed-termcontractandleadourEarlyChildhoodApproachprogramacross five NSW service areas.
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and working as a key member ofLifestart'sExecutive Team, you willguidean experienced EarlyChildhoodleadershipteam, including five Service Area Managers and key program-wide leadership roles.
You will have the scope to influence the future ofLifestart'sEarly Childhood services during a period of continued evolution across the NDIS and disability sector.
Bringingtogetherstrategy,peopleleadershipandoperationalexpertise,youwillstrengthenservicesandhelp delivermeaningful outcomes for children and families.
WhatYou'llLead
Provide strategic and operational leadership across the EarlyChildhoodApproach,supportingconsistent,high-quality service delivery across all five NSW regions.
Lead,coachand develop five Service Area Managers and the broader EarlyChildhoodleadershipteam,building leadership capability and a high-performing culture.
Drive performance against NDIA contractual requirements and the Performance Management Framework,helping achievekey serviceandorganisationaloutcomes.




Guidethe department through NDIS reform and change,translatingsectorchangesinto effective operational practice while supporting leaders and teams through transition.
Oversee budgets,workforceplanningandresource allocationtoenableoperationalperformance and financial sustainability.
Use data and performance insightstoidentifyopportunities,respond tochallengesand drive continuous improvement across the program.
Maintainstrong governance across quality, safeguarding, child safety, risk,complianceand regulatory requirements.
Buildandmaintainstrategicrelationships with the NDIA,governmentagenciesandsectorstakeholders,representingLifestartinkeyforums and meetings.
Partnerwith the CEO and Executive Team to contribute to Lifestart's broader strategyandorganisationalpriorities.
About You
You areasenior leader who combines strong operational capability with strategic thinking and a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for children and families.
Youareconfidentleadingat scale, navigating complexity and change, and working collaboratively with executives,governmentagenciesandmultidisciplinary teams.
WhatYou'llBring
Arecognisedtertiaryqualification in Education, Allied Health, Social Sciences or another relevant discipline.
Extensive leadership and management experience within the NDIS, disability, earlychildhoodor broader community services sector.
Strong knowledge of the NDIS and Early Childhood Approach, with NDIA/PITC experience highly regarded.
Demonstrated experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams through senior leaders and managers.
Strong experience in strategic,operational,financialandresource management.
Demonstrated successleadingorganisationalchangeand navigating reform,policyor legislative change.




Experience drivingperformance,accountabilityandcontinuous improvement using data and operational insights.
Strong understanding of quality,safeguarding,riskandcompliance within a regulated service environment.
Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credible relationships atexecutive,governmentandsector level.
You willalsorequirefullAustralianworking rights, a current Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, DriverLicenceand access to a reliable, insured vehicle.
Why JoinLifestart?
AtLifestart,your leadership will helpchildren and young people living withdisabilityparticipateinclusivelyand meaningfully in theircommunities.
Ourorganisationwas founded by families, and30 years later,working inpartnership with children, families andcommunitiesremainscentralto everything we do.
You will be part ofanorganisationguidedbyEmpowerment,Equity,CollaborationandImpact—values that shapehow we work, how we lead and the outcomes weseekto achieve.
You will alsobenefitfrom:
Acompetitiveexecutivesalary plus superannuation.
NFP salary packaging of up to $15,900 tax-free, plusamealsand entertainment allowance of up to $2,650.
One week of paidgiftedleave each year.
Anadditionalweek of personal leave, providing15 daysin total, plusCultural& Ceremonial leave.
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
Access to novated vehicle leasing and travel allowances.
AnEmployee Assistance Program with complimentary counselling sessions.
Professional development and leadership support.
The opportunity to influence the future direction of one ofLifestart'slargest service areas and make a meaningful impact for thousands of children and families.
Lifestartisan Equal Opportunity Employer.
We welcome applications frompeople withdisabilityor lived experience, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI+ community and people who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
AtLifestart,we valueeach individual'sunique contribution.

📌 General Manager - Ndis Early Childhood Approach (New South Wales)
🏢 Lifestart Disability Services
📍 New South Wales