Who we are
Flintwood Disability is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to creating and enhancing opportunities for people with disability to live varied and fulfilling lives within the community. We place participants and their families at the centre of everything we do, working collaboratively to maximise potential and independence. Our innovative and culturally sensitive supports go beyond expectations to help individuals achieve their goals and aspirations.
The opportunity
Flintwood Disability Services is seeking an experienced and purpose-driven General Manager to join the team and provide strategic and operational leadership to a portfolio of disability services. This role is central to ensuring that participants and their families remain at the heart of everything we do, driving high-quality, person-centred outcomes and meaningful community inclusion.
Reporting to the CEO, the General Manager will be accountable for:
Strategic & Organisational Leadership
Lead divisional strategy aligned to organisational goals and participant outcomes, driving innovation, continuous improvement, and sustainable impact in a changing disability landscape.
Participant & Family-Centred Outcomes
Design services and delivery with a strong focus on participant choice, control, dignity, and family engagement. Maintain a strong focus on measurable outcomes, experience, and quality of life for adults with disabilities.
Service Delivery, Quality & Compliance
Develop and maintain high-level partnerships with government, community organisations, and sector leaders. Drive consistent, high-quality practice across the portfolio.
Strategic Partnerships & External Engagement
Identify and leverage partnerships that enhance participant outcomes and organisational capability.
People, Culture & Leadership
Lead and mentor a team of managers, fostering accountability, high performance, and values-aligned leadership. Build a strong organisational culture that prioritises ethical practice, inclusion, and participant-centred service delivery.
Financial, Systems & Technical Governance
Hold accountability for financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation.
Ensure effective utilisation of CRMs, participant management systems, and financial platforms. Use data, technology, and performance insights to drive evidence-based decision-making.
Executive Profile
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Selection Criteria
Why join us
To apply
Write a cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria (max 2 pages) and attach a detailed resume.
Applications will be reviewed as received and interviews scheduled accordingly.
You must have the right to live and work in Australia.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
