- Lead therapeutic services for children and families across Wimmera
- Join a bold and values-led organisation with a new strategy and structure
- Make a meaningful difference through operational and practice leadership
Your new role
Take on a leadership role with community impact as the Manager Residential Services Wimmera.
Lead innovation, continuous improvement and help embed our therapeutic model of care, ensuring families are empowered, supported and connected in the ways that matter most.
This key strategic role will enable you to provide hands on support, guidance, coaching, leadership, and empowerment to the staff, ensuring services provided respond to consumer needs.
Your expertise in developing strategies in collaboration with residential carers will ensure children and young people are successfully transitioned and integrated into homes.
Apply your extensive experience in the out of home care sector and make a difference to the outcomes of children and young people in our community.
Benefits of working at Uniting
Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.
In addition to your base hourly rate (SCHADS Level 8) and super, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and the ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits, which can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing, streaming services, and much more.
With our meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually, you can save on dining out and drinks, making the most of your pre-tax dollars. At Uniting, you can also access the following:
- Be part of a leadership team shaping the future of community services
- A senior operational leadership role with strong practice collaboration
- Need extra time off? Buy additional leave to increase annual leave!
- Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff!
- Hybrid work options and flexibility
- Our people are central - access leadership development.
Your skills and experience
You’re an experienced people leader or practice-informed professional, ready to step into a senior operational role.
You will also bring with you:
- Bachelor’s degree in either social work, psychology or social science
- Demonstrated experience in a management or leadership position in a health service setting or mental health sector
- Experience in developing evidence-based client programs
- Significant experience in providing advice and support on complex issues.
- Significant experience in managing organisational change
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How to apply
Click APPLY to submit your interest.
If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.
For any questions, reach out to Louise Netherway at louise.netherway@vt.uniting.org or call 0419 610 371 during business hours.
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
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.