A Local Lead is the kind of person motivated by the opportunity to create a thriving team and to develop the Local into a healthy small business that makes a difference in its community.

If that sounds like you, we have a brilliant opportunity opening Albany. 

What’s the work of a local lead?

The work of a local leads is dynamic and changing, however the big deliverables are:

• Creating a team environment where people are:
• Empowered to contribute their own leadership to the local.
• Taking care of their own and each other’s safety and wellbeing.
• Multi-skilling and developing competence to work with the whole community of local customers.
• Confident to show up with customers and in the community, role modelling the Chorus values and behaviours.

• Create an operating environment where:
• The customer and product mix are managed to deliver a modest surplus.
• The financial processes are being effectively managed to optimise revenue and manage costs.
• High quality data management practices are embedded.
• New systems and processes that optimise local performance and productivity are being embedded.

• Contribute to a collaborative leadership culture:
• Participate in shared policy development and decision making through one of Chorus commitment forums, as well as R’PER.

What’s skills and attributes will I need?

• You will be developing your capacity to role model Chorus’s five signature behaviours at team leadership level on the Chorus contribution diamonds. 

In addition, a successful Local Lead will need to bring:  

• A broad understanding of the in-home and community-based care sector, operational needs and opportunities, and broader emerging changes and challenges.
• Business acumen to understand local financial performance, the levers that impact productivity and how to control costs.
• Analysis skills to identify gaps in actual and target performance across all four Chorus commitments.
• A basic level of digital fluency to support Chorus ambition to become a digitally enabled provider and a wiliness to keep learning.

What should I do to Express my Interest?

Please submit your application by uploading a current resume and a cover statement saying a little about why you see the Local Lead accountability as next for you in your leadership journey.  

 What are the terms and conditions?

Local leads are classified as SCSE 4.1 which is $41.52 per hour.

Shortlisting will commence immediately.