Regional Manager - Shared Living

Lead Transformation. Drive Regional Growth. Heart Your Work.

It’s a rare opportunity to lead real change across regional Victoria and Melbourne metropolitan.

At Aruma, we support more than 5,000 people with disability to live the life they choose. As our Home & Living portfolio grows — including expanding Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) partnerships — we’re looking for a Regional Manager who can lead with commercial strength, operational discipline and genuine heart.

If you’re an accomplished senior leader from disability, healthcare, occupational rehabilitation, aged care or broader community services — and you’ve led distributed teams through growth, reform or transformation — this could be the most meaningful leadership chapter of your career.

We strongly encourage applications from people with disability, people with lived experience of disability (including caring roles), and people from diverse cultural and community backgrounds. Lived experience is leadership strength at Aruma.

Permanent Full Time | Regional Victoria & Melbourne metropolitan

Why This Role Matters

Regional Victoria is growing. Demand for high-quality disability supports and accessible housing is increasing. Communities are evolving.

You will lead a diverse, multi-site portfolio across Aruma’s Home & Living services, supporting experienced Service Managers while driving:

• Regional workforce stability and capability uplift
• Integration of new services and SDA partnerships
• High-quality, person-centred supports aligned to NDIS Practice Standards
• Strong safeguarding, governance and compliance outcomes
• Strategic partnerships with SDA providers and property developers
• Sustainable financial performance, including full P&L accountability
• Regional business development and local community engagement

This is leadership at scale — balancing people, performance and purpose.

What Success Looks Like

In your first 12–18 months, you will have:

• Built a confident, stable regional leadership team
• Successfully integrated new services and housing partnerships
• Strengthened quality, compliance and safeguarding outcomes
• Increased customer satisfaction and regional reputation
• Delivered measurable portfolio growth and improved profitability
• Become a respected regional presence across partners and communities

You’ll Be a Strong Fit If You Bring

• 7+ years leading geographically dispersed teams in regulated human services
• Proven experience delivering operational or service transformation
• Experience managing growth, new site launches or portfolio expansion
• Strong commercial acumen, including budget management and P&L oversight
• Understanding of SIL/SDA interfaces and housing partnerships
• Confidence working with developers, funders and external stakeholders
• Calm, values-driven leadership through complexity and change

Qualifications in disability, human services, health or management are highly regarded.

Why Aruma

Aruma is one of Australia’s leading disability providers — but what sets us apart is how we lead.

• We are strengthening safeguarding.
• We are expanding disability housing.
• We are investing in regional communities.
• And we are building leaders who balance head and heart.

Our BRAVE values aren’t words on a wall — they guide how we make decisions, support our people and partner locally.

In this role, you won’t just manage performance.

• You will elevate it.
• You will grow capability.
• You will shape sustainable regional impact.
• And you’ll heart your work while doing it.

Ready to Lead With Purpose?

If you’re energised by growth, grounded in governance, and motivated by meaningful impact — we’d love to hear from you.

Step forward and shape what disability services look like across regional Victoria.

Our Commitment

At Aruma, we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are focused on creating an inclusive, high-performing workplace.

Our Recruitment Approach 

We review applications as they come in and move quickly to interview great candidates, so we encourage you to apply early. While we include an indicative closing date, roles may close sooner if we find the right person. Applications received later in the process may not progress. If you’re unsuccessful and would value feedback, please feel welcome to reach out to our Talent team.

Closing Date: 11/06/2026