Area Manager

At BaptistCare, we believe in creating strong, caring communities where people feel valued and supported.

As our Area Manager (Property), you will play a vital role in ensuring our sites are safe, compliant, and maintained to the highest standards, supporting the comfort, dignity and wellbeing of our residents and teams across your portfolio in NSW .

About the role

Reporting to the Operations & Facilities Manager, you will lead the delivery of property maintenance and asset management across multiple sites. This is a busy, no two days the same and highly visible leadership role requiring regular travel across your portfolio of retirement living villages , community housing and community services in Southern Metro Sydney, Goulburn and Woolongong.

You will:

• Oversee reactive & preventative maintenance programs across sites

• Lead and develop maintenance teams across multiple locations

• Manage budgets, capital works and lifecycle asset planning

• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies

• Drive contractor performance and service quality

• Partner with Site Managers to minimise disruption to residents and staff

• Contribute to sustainability and ESG initiatives across the portfolio

About the team

You will join the Property Assets team, supporting operational sites through maintenance programs, compliance systems, and capital works delivery to ensure safe, high-quality environments for residents and staff.

Why Join Us?

At BaptistCare, we value our employees and foster a positive, inclusive work environment. We offer competitive salaries, tax-free salary packaging up to $18,550*, discounted gym memberships, and novated car leasing. Enjoy work-life balance with flexible arrangements and additional leave options. Benefit from our health and wellbeing initiatives, including free counselling, spiritual support, and nutrition advice. Advance your career with study assistance and access to learning and development programs and courses like LinkedIn Learning!

Your impact (what you will be doing)

You are a proactive and values driven leader who thrives in dynamic, multi-site environments.

You bring:

• A trade qualification ( essential )

• Experience in property, facilities or maintenance management

• Strong leadership capability with experience managing teams

• Proven ability to manage budgets, contractors and maintenance programs

• A hands-on and solutions-focused approach

• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills

• Strong organisational and prioritisation capability in complex environments

• A valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel intrastate regularly

Ready to make a difference?

If you are a passionate property leader looking to lead with purpose and create impact across communities, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now and help shape communities of care where people can live to their full potential

BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.

We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.

That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. The closing date is subject to change without notice

Successful candidates will be subject to a variety of background checks including a national criminal history check, reference checks and, if applicable, WWCC, NDIS worker screening check and a pre-employment medical.

BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all.

Recruitment agencies please note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting any employees directly as all communications must go through the Talent Acquisition. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Thank you.

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