Join our Family Services Team.

• Inspire and develop high-performing teams through effective leadership, coaching, and a strong culture of collaboration and inclusion.
• Full Time Ongoing role
• SCHADS Level 8 + Super + Salary Packaging
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to salary packaging benefits!
• Work from any Uniting office in the Hume Meri-Bek or Wimmera region

Your new role

Lead services that make a real difference. As Manager, The Orange Door(TOD), Hume Meri-Bek and Wimmera you will oversee a portfolio of programs, driving service excellence, strong client outcomes, and operational performance. You'll provide leadership to a dedicated team, champion continuous improvement, and ensure services are delivered safely, effectively, and in line with organisational and regulatory requirements.

Benefits of working at Uniting

At Uniting, you’ll enjoy:

• Working in a large values-led organisation with real community impact.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background

Your skills and experience

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Minimum Qualification Requirement in line with Victorian Government requirements, applicants must hold a relevant degree qualification in Social Work or a related family violence discipline (AQF Level 7 or above).

Please refer to the Mandatory Minimum Qualifications Policy for full details, including alternative experience and qualification pathways.

• Bachelor level qualifications in human/community services. (essential)

You will also have:

• Demonstrated experience managing and supervising multidisciplinary teams, with the ability to build and lead high-performing work units while effectively prioritising and delegating tasks.
• Extensive experience leading and managing comparable programs or service areas within a community or human services environment.
• Proven management experience overseeing teams, managing budgets, and preparing reports and briefings for senior leadership and key stakeholders.

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest, and we’ll get in touch shortly. If this role sounds like a good fit for you, apply soon. We'll be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert early.

For any questions about this opportunity, please email Amanda Exley on amanda.exley@vt.uniting.org

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are proud to work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply. We are committed to creating a culturally safe, welcoming and supportive workplace.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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