Opal Leadership Programs

At Opal we know that companies don’t succeed, people do.

Grow your career with Opal Enhance your potential through our leadership programs.

At Opal we know that companies don’t succeed, people do.

No matter where you are at on your leadership

journey, we have inspiring and supporting

pathways that will give you the best opportunity

to build and advance your career.

At Opal we know that great leaders are

instrumental in building a culture that attracts,

engages and retains the best people. Our internal

succession development program – GROW –

has been designed to identify our talent; enhance

their skills and capabilities and support them in

the next stage of their leadership journey.

Our Leadership Pathway brings together our best

talent across Opal to develop their individual

leadership styles through a three step program.

Our Leadership Pathway opportunities include:

• High Potentials Program

• Emerging Leaders Program

• Senior Leaders Program

If you meet the criteria, download the application

form here and submit to your manager.

You will transform the way you engage with yourself,

your teams and your home to create a culture where we

attract, engage and empower people to be the best they

can be so they can fulfill our purpose of bringing joy to

those we care for.

Leadership Program Overview Each program provides an approach to leadership development that allows participants to grow and develop in various ways:

On the job training

Designed to provide real experiences and

exposure to your career pathway.

Coaching or mentoring

Provided throughout the year by someone

from a more senior role or in a role relevant to

your selected career pathway.

Face to face workshops

Develop leadership qualities and target skills that will

help you to grow in your career with Opal.

Work based projects

Each program offers the opportunities for you to

complete a work based project that is aligned to the

Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership. Participants

completing Emerging Leaders and Master Leaders

Programs will work on projects that are presented back

to senior leadership teams.

High Potentials ProgramSet your own career path to discover your full potential

GROW offers participants who have been actively engaged in the program for 12 months and who display potential

leadership skills, the opportunity to be considered for Opals High Potentials Program.

Participants will engage in two face-to-face workshops, on the job training and coaching and will be placed on a GROW

plan that will focus on individual growth and development.

Focus and content

• Self-leadership and development

• The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership

• Business fundamentals

Who should apply?

Any person who has been identified as a high performing

team member who displays leadership potential and

wants a career pathway within Opal.

Eligibility criteria

• Permanent team member with a minimum of 12 months

service and a sound employment record

• Have demonstrated leadership potential

• Have the ability to travel for workshops and commit to

program work

Key dates

Workshops will be held in each state and hub and will

differ state to state. Participants will be notified personally

of the workshop dates.

Emerging Leaders ProgramKick start your leadership career with Opal!

The Opal Emerging Leaders Program provides a pathway for team members to fast track their career to a Clinical or

Home Leadership role.

This is a structured 12 month program where development is provided in a range of ways to support a fast track

program. Participants will engage in three face-to-face workshops, additional webinar sessions and on the job training

and coaching. Each face-to-face workshop will be conducted over two days in Sydney.

At conclusion of the program emerging leaders will prepare and present an appropriate case study on their personal

leadership challenges and how they demonstrated the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership as expressed in Kouzes

and Posner’s Leadership Challenge.

Focus and content

• Leading self

• Leading and developing others

• Leading others through change

• Leading business acumen to set up for success

Who should apply?

Registered Nurses or high performing team members

who are ready to take their career next into a Care

Manager or member of the Home Leadership team within

the next 12 months.

Eligibility criteria

• Permanent team member with a minimum of 12 months

service and a sound employment record

• Have demonstrated leadership potential

• Have endorsement from your General Manager

• Have a GROW developmental plan in place or have

acted in a leadership role

• Have the ability to travel for workshops and commit to

program work

• Have the ability to be redeployed to another care

home or location if an opportunity arose at conclusion

of the 12 months program

Key dates

The program will commence on 25 March 2020.

Applications close 24 February 2020.

Ready to apply

If you believe you fit the eligibility criteria please complete the application by the closing date at

explore.opalagedcare.com.au/leadership/

Senior Leaders ProgramGrow your leadership skills with Opal!

The Opal Senior Leaders Program provides support and personal development for those in leadership roles looking to

take their leadership skills and career development to the next level.

This is a structured 12 month program where development is provided in a range of ways to support a fast track

program. Participants will engage in three face-to-face workshops, additional webinar sessions and on the job training

and coaching. Each face-to-face workshop will be conducted over two days in Sydney.

Throughout the program participants will complete work based projects which demonstrate the 5 Practices of

Exemplary Leadership as expressed in Kouzes and Posner’s Leadership Challenge. Consideration will be given to

ensure projects are addressing real issues within the business and will drive change and efficiency.

At the conclusion of the program participants must present back their work based project in order to graduate

successfully from the program.

Focus and content

• Leading self

• Leading others to lead others

• Leading change in the industry and your community

• Leading business acumen for sustainability

Who should apply?

Someone who has been in a leadership role for more

than 12 months and who is ready to take their career to

the next level into a more senior position within Opal.

Ready to apply

If you believe you fit the eligibility criteria please complete the online application by the closing date at

explore.opalagedcare.com.au/leadership/

Eligibility criteria

• Permanent team member who is in a current

leadership role

• Have a sound employment record

• Have demonstrated the 5 Practices of Exemplary

Leadership

• Have endorsement from your Regional General

Manager or Head of Department.

• Have the ability to travel for workshops and commit

to program work

Key dates

The program will commence on 31 March 2020.

Applications close 24 February 2020.

Course overview

‘The Leadership Challenge®’ focuses on the five practices

that successful leaders put into place to bring out the

best in themselves and the best in those they lead. The

program is structured as a facilitated process to ensure

growth on a personal level as well as developing the

critical competencies of leaders. The overall purpose of

the program is to drive real commitment into going back

to the work environment, with strengthened credibility and

determination to apply these learnings for the benefit of

the teams they lead.

Course outcomes

The Leadership Challenge® addresses the five key

areas for exemplary leadership:

The Leadership Challenge

The Leadership Challenge® is a global leadership model

designed to liberate the leader in everyone. The program

is built on the belief that the team, businesses, and even

the world, get better when ordinary people enable those

around them to achieve extra-ordinary things.

1. Model the way

What leaders need to do to identify their values and to

transform these values into actions. How leaders find their

voice and to set the example by aligning actions with

shared values.

2. Inspire a shared vision

How leaders envision a preferred future and how they

involve others in this vision. Steps to take to identify

exciting and enabling possibilities and how to enlist

others by appealing to shared aspirations.

3. Challenge the process

How leaders seek out opportunities by seizing the initiative,

generating small wins and learning from mistakes.

4. Enable others to act

What can leaders do to promote collaboration through

trust and relationships. How to strengthen others

by increasing self-determination and developing

competence.

5. Encourage the heart

How leaders reward and recognise individuals,

celebrating the values and the victories through a spirit of

community. How to recognise the contributions of others

and showing appreciation for excellence.

LEADING SELF

Course content

Understanding the commercial operations and

processes within Opal can help lead to business

success. It is critical that leaders have an understanding

of commercial performance so they know how they can

contribute to business success.

Course overview

The Leading Business Acumen short course provides

a practical guide to analysing financial data and

understanding the implications of financial performance in

your business. You’ll be introduced to all aspects of Opal

financial processes from the planning stages through to

budget reviews and reporting financial outcomes.

As a leader at Opal you always need to be prepared

for change. Ongoing change is an essential component

of business in order to remain competitive. Indeed,

one of the attributes of a successful leader today is the

capability to lead teams through change processes in

order to deliver stronger business outcomes.

Course overview

This change management course will equip you with

techniques that will enable successful change. This

change can be instigated from within the organisation

or imposed by external factors. Either way, change

management needs to win over the hearts and minds of

team members to enable success. This, in turn, requires

the change leader to understand the motivational triggers

for each team member and to be flexible and creative in

satisfying these motivations so that a positive outcome is

achieved for all parties.

Course outcomes

By the end of the program, successful participants should

be able to:

• Develop the case for change

• Undertake stakeholder engagement and impact

assessment

• Identify key change success factors

• Plan and execute communications

• Develop a strategy for capability identification and

development

• Execute the change plan

• Overcome resistance and remove barriers

LEADING BUSINESS ACUMEN

LEADING CHANGE

Course outcomes

By the end of the program, successful participants should

be able to:

• Analyse a Profit and Loss statement.

• Understand key performance indicators and balance

scorecards, how they are calculated and strategies to

achieve them.

• Understand the different types of relevant contracts

and agreements

• Contribute to the preparation of annual budgets.

• Review an annual budget and key performance

indicators to assess business performance and

implement strategies to achieve results.

• Understand the process of effective forecasting and

the importance of this process.

Course overview

Focused on advanced communication techniques, this

challenging program will provide you with the skills

and confidence to address issues, provide constructive

feedback and resolve conflict. Participants are encouraged

to bring examples of challenges they have or are currently

facing in order to receive feedback and advice for

successful outcomes.

Managing challenges, situations and people

As leaders, we regularly come into contact with

challenging people and situations. Managing these events

successfully requires highly developed communication,

negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

Course outcomes

By the end of the program, successful participants should

be able to:

• Explore the communication model and encode and

decode messages for effective outcomes

• Use coaching methods to have meaningful

conversations with team members that allow them to

help you find resolutions

• Appreciate the differences between verbal and

non-verbal communication and select the mode of

communication that brings greatest understanding to

your audience

• Use appropriate constructive feedback models to

manage poor performance and resolve work difficulties

• Establish a process for handling conflict

LEADING OTHERS