Community AOD Manager

Your next employer

Join a longstanding Pilbara provider delivering essential community services including youth programs, aged care, and AOD support. This values-driven organisation champions integrity, cultural respect, teamwork, continuous improvement, and innovation to deliver person-centred care across remote communities.
  
The exciting opportunity

• Provide strategic oversight for Community AOD portfolio (Sobering Up Centre, Low Medical Detox, Mingga Connectors, PIDAS)—aligned with AOD Human Services Standards and organisational goals.
• Lead culturally secure services: client pathways, assessments, referrals, through-care, with seamless collaboration to the Rehabilitation Centre.
• Drive operational excellence, contract performance, financials, risk/compliance, audits, accreditation, quality initiatives, and inter-service alignment.
• Build partnerships with funders, government, Aboriginal Corporations, health/justice providers; represent in forums and promote programs.
• Manage high-performance teams: recruitment, coaching, supervision, capability building, incident monitoring across rural/remote sites.
• Oversee budgets, assets, facilities; flexible hours with on-call, car for Pilbara travel.

What makes this great

• Exceptional package: $145k + $10.4k remote allowance + salary packaging + super; housing provided (details post-contract).
• Company car for regional travel (Pilbara-only, returned on leave); conferences/training supported.
• ASAP start in impactful leadership reporting to CEO alongside Senior Executive team—shape AOD outcomes in culturally vital region.
• Remote lifestyle with flexible 8am-4pm hours (on-call flexibility); focus on continuous improvement and Aboriginal wellbeing.
• Stable, innovative employer committed to EEO, diversity, inclusion, and professional growth.
• Hands-on role blending strategy, people leadership, and community engagement in Pilbara's unique setting.

About you

• Tertiary quals in Health, Human Services, Business (essential); 5+ years senior management in AOD, human services (AOD preferred).
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary, remote teams; expertise in standards compliance, audits, accreditation, governance.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, cultural capability (trauma-informed, Aboriginal-focused), financial/operational management.
• Excellent comms, strategic thinking, systems-savvy; experience in business development, quality improvement.
• Valid Police Clearance, WWCC, driver's licence, AOD screen; right to work in Australia.
• Excited to step into a stable program that's ready for its next phase of growth.
• Willing to relocate permanently to the Pilbara region.

Next steps

Shortlisting will commence immediately. For more information or a confidential discussion about this role or other management opportunities in aged or community care, please contact Kiran on 0424 435 *** or email *****@3drecruit.com.au. No cover letter required.
  
We are the leading recruitment agency for aged care and community services in WA. For a confidential discussion about clinical or management opportunities in residential aged care, home care, or disability, please also contact Kiran.