Program Manager, Community Care & Health Promotion
- Provide strategic and operational leadership across community care and health promotion services.
- Manage budgets, service targets, quality indicators, and compliance requirements.
- Lead service improvement initiatives informed by evidence and community needs.
Program Manager, Community Care & Health Promotion
- Full time, Permanent position
- Make a real difference in your community.
We are seeking an experienced program leader to guide integrated community care and health promotion services that improve access, equity and outcomes for the communities we serve.
As a not-for-profit organisation, Better Health Network supports people and families at different stages of life and works with communities to strengthen health and wellbeing. We believe that better health and wellbeing is built around community.
About the role
As the Program Manager, Community Care & Health Promotion, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across Support at Home, Post Acute Care, Community Health Nursing and Health Promotion. You will lead integrated, client-centred and culturally safe services aligned with BHN’s strategic priorities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading day-to-day operations, service planning and workforce performance across community care and health promotion programs.
- Managing budgets, service targets, quality indicators, contractual obligations, reporting and funding compliance.
- Developing team capability through values-based leadership, supervision, workforce planning and succession planning.
- Strengthening referral pathways, multidisciplinary collaboration and partnerships with funders, government agencies and community stakeholders.
- Overseeing health promotion planning, delivery, evaluation and reporting, with a focus on prevention, equity and priority populations.
- Leading service improvement and service model development informed by evidence, data, feedback and emerging community need.
About you
You will be an experienced health or community services leader who can balance strategic direction with strong operational delivery, build effective partnerships and lead teams through change.
To be successful, you’ll bring:
- A degree in a relevant clinical or management field, such as business or health, or an equivalent level of practice-based experience.
- Experience managing health, aged care, community care and/or health promotion programs, including operations, service delivery, reporting and team performance.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams through change and implementing service improvement initiatives.
- Experience developing, implementing or expanding community-based health services or health promotion initiatives, including outreach, engagement and partnership strategies.
- Sound financial and operational management skills, including budgeting, performance monitoring and achievement of service and compliance requirements.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and diverse stakeholder groups.
- A client-centred, outcomes-focused approach and commitment to BHN’s values of Accountability, Collaboration, Respect and Courage.
Desirable:
- Postgraduate qualifications or relevant professional membership.
- Experience in service co-design, clinical or practice governance, accreditation or multidisciplinary team environments.
- Understanding of relevant aged care reforms.
Why join BHN?
At BHN, you’ll join a values-driven organisation that genuinely cares about its people and the communities it serves. We offer:
- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
- Salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay.
- Professional development and learning opportunities.
- A collaborative and supportive team culture.
The opportunity to shape integrated, community-based services and make a meaningful impact every day.
Location
This role is primarily based at 341 Coventry Street, South Melbourne, with travel to other BHN locations and community settings as required.
Apply now
Apply with your resume and cover letter describing why you’d like to join the team and how your experience aligns with the role.
Apply by 4 November 2026. Applications will be assessed as received, so early applications are encouraged.
For enquiries about the role, please contact Liz Riley, General Manager, Primary Care at *****************
We value Accountability, Collaboration, Respect and Courage, and we strive to create an inclusive environment that welcomes people from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse, and LGBTQIA+ communities.
Pre-employment checks include reference checks, National Police Check, Working with Children Check, evidence of the right to work in Australia, Aged Care Statutory Declaration, Aged Care Worker Banning Order Check, a current driver’s licence and Category B vaccination evidence.
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