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Service Delivery and Operations Manager
Pear Tree.. Ensure 100% required support coverage for scheduled participants and immediately resolve cancellations, late arrivals, and absences .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in operational management within the NDIS and Disability sector, ensuring compliance with NDIS Practice Standards and effective roster management. Capable of leading teams, optimizing operational efficiency, and maintaining high standards of participant care and safety.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Operational Management ExperienceNDIS Quality And Safeguards KnowledgeRoster Management And Shift-Fill RatesCompliance With NDIS Practice StandardsTeam Leadership And Mentoring
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Hard Skills
Roster OptimizationIncident Management WorkflowsDocumentation CompletionLabour Cost ManagementPerformance ReportingOperational AnalysisParticipant Support PlansCredential VerificationComplaint ResolutionTraining Needs Identification
Soft Skills
Decisive Problem-SolvingProactive Self-StarterClear CommunicationCollaboration With StakeholdersHigh Ethical Standards
Tools & Technologies
ShiftCareCareLink+DeputyEmployment HeroAustralian Worker Screening Databases
Certifications & Qualifications
First Aid/CPRNDIS Worker Screening CheckWorking With Children Check
Industry Keywords
NDISDisability SectorCommunity CareParticipant SafetyRegulatory Compliance
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Ensure 100% required support coverage for scheduled participants and immediately resolve cancellations, late arrivals, and absences
- Conduct daily morning roster reviews to confirm staff deployment, worker-to-participant matching, and credential verification
- Manage after-hours and on-call escalation frameworks
- Optimize roster efficiency and control labour costs, overtime, and unapproved staffing expenses within budget
- Safeguard person-centred, respectful, and safe service delivery in line with participant support plans
- Resolve participant or family complaints within one business day, or immediately if urgent
- Maintain communication with families, guardians, and Support Coordinators
- Coordinate with sales and Business Development Managers to assess capacity and onboard new participants safely
- Supervise, mentor, and direct Team Leaders and frontline support workers across all operational entities
- Oversee attendance, punctuality, and performance standards, addressing underperformance
- Ensure onboarding and induction for new support workers and identify training and supervision needs
- Maintain alignment with NDIS Practice Standards and audit-ready client documentation
- Ensure staff screening, mandatory certifications, and worker credentials are compliant before shift deployment
- Review daily progress notes and medication administration records, maintaining at least 98% documentation completion
- Lead incident management workflows, including identification, recording, investigation, and immediate escalation
- Deliver weekly operations performance reports to the Managing Director every Monday by 10:00 AM
- Chair weekly operations meetings with Team Leaders
- Conduct monthly analyses of labour utilisation, gross margins, participant retention, and compliance trends
- Present monthly operational improvement plans to reduce process waste and overhead and improve profitability
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum of 2 years of direct operational management experience within the Australian NDIS / Disability or Community Care sector
- Thorough working knowledge of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission rules, NDIS Practice Standards, and mandatory reporting frameworks
- Demonstrated track record managing high-volume rosters, shift-fill rates, and frontline care staff across distributed locations
- In-depth understanding of Australian worker screening databases, including NDIS Worker Screening Check, Working with Children Check, and First Aid/CPR
- Experience managing operations across multi-entity or federated organisational structures preferred
- Familiarity with ShiftCare, CareLink+, Deputy, or Employment Hero preferred
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Business Administration, Healthcare Management, Human Services, or related disciplines preferred
- Background collaborating with BDM/sales functions to align sales pipelines with operational onboarding capacity preferred
- Proactive self-starter who identifies operational gaps, implements solutions, and delivers results without waiting for executive instruction
- Ability to balance person-centred care with operational efficiency, budget targets, and labour cost management
- High ethical standards regarding participant safety, dignity, choice, and regulatory compliance
- Decisive problem-solving under pressure during emergencies, coverage shortages, and operational bottlenecks
- Clear verbal and written reporting skills for executive leadership, participants, families, and regulatory bodies
Benefits
Comp & perks- AU working hours and holidays