Senior Manager, Melbourne North East Operations

• 525839
• Epping, VIC, 3076
• Child, Youth & Families
• Leadership
• Permanent Full Time
  

• Lead community services and practice excellence, based in our Epping office.
• Join during an exciting time – new structure, new strategy, new direction.
• Ideal for operational managers or senior practitioners ready to advance.
  
  

Your new role

With a renewed structure and our bold new 2030 Strategy – Strengthening the Foundations for Living – there’s never been a better time to bring your strategic and operational leadership to a values-driven organisation.

As a Senior Leader, You’ll Help Drive Divisional Success By Fostering a Collaborative And Accountable Culture With Your Peers, While Leading a Growing Portfolio Of Services That Deliver Real Impact, Including

• Therapeutic Children, Youth and Families Services
• Family violence and community supports
• Divisional practice leads for Children & Families, Homelessness, Mental Health & AOD
  
  

You’ll work with senior practice leaders to embed consistent, high-quality, trauma-informed approaches while also leading operational delivery, service improvement, and team performance. You’ll also help operationalise our Therapeutic Model of Care into our program and practice elements and develop strategies to improve consumer outcomes.

Whether you're a current senior manager or a senior practitioner ready to lead from the front, this is a pivotal opportunity to influence practice and systems at scale.

Benefits Of Working At Uniting

• Join during an exciting phase of renewal and strategic alignment
• A senior operational leadership role with strong practice collaboration
• Competitive salary ($145K+ neg), salary packaging and 17.5% leave loading
• Hybrid work options/flexibility to suit operational needs, with a base at our Epping office
• Strong culture of values-based leadership and professional development
• Be part of a team that’s reimagining strategic service delivery with local insight and strategic support
  
  

Your skills and experience

You’re someone who lives their values, leads with purpose, and understands the connection between strong practice, program performance and consumer outcomes. You're known for your responsiveness and ability to think differently, you challenge the status quo to create stronger consumer outcomes.

You Will Also Bring With You

• Experience in child, youth and family services, family violence or related areas.
• A passion for improving service quality through evidence-led and therapeutic models of care.
• Leadership capability – whether from an operational or practice background – and readiness to step into a senior role.
• Strong relationship skills, strategic thinking, and a collaborative approach to change.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in human/community services and a current valid driver’s license.
  
  

View the position description here.

How To Apply

Whether you’re already leading or looking for your next career step, we’d love to hear from you. Click APPLY soon. We'll review applications as they come in and might close the ad early.

For any initial questions, please reach out to Lydia Suizu, Executive Assistant on 03 9051 2669 (direct to mobile) 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 LGBTIQA+. 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.