On Offer:
Competitive salary: $100 - $110k + super + packaging
Meal and Entertainment Expenses: $2,650
Motor Vehicle Allowance or travel reimbursement
Fitness Passport - Avail of subsidised gym memberships
Opportunity for internal and external Professional Development
Laptop provided
Established Training Programme
Multi-disciplinary team
The Role:
You will provide strategic and operational leadership for a cluster of residential OOHC services in the Cairns region.
This role focuses on supporting children and young people with disabilities, predominantly ASD, ADHD, and complex trauma, who have come through statutory care systems.
You will oversee day-to-day management and long-term growth plans.
As the Senior Manager, you will lead a growing team of Service Leaders, nurturing a high-performing and culturally strong workforce.
Compliance with safeguarding, quality, and regulatory requirements will be paramount, ensuring child safety and incident management are rigorously upheld.
Collaborative partnership with frontline teams will foster trauma-informed, person-centred practices to improve outcomes for the children and young people supported.
The role requires agile decision-making to respond to evolving service and commercial demands, balancing quality care with operational sustainability.




This is a hands-on leadership position based primarily at the Cairns office, requiring some onsite presence across residential locations.
Essential Criteria:
Tertiary qualifications in Social Work or relevant equivalent experience
Demonstrated leadership in complex, quick-paced human services environments
Proven ability to manage multiple residential or program services, ideally in Out-of-Home Care, disability, child protection, youth justice, or family services sectors
Strong expertise in safeguarding practices, child safe standards, mandatory reporting, and incident management
Experience working within highly regulated environments ensuring organisational compliance
Skilled in implementing trauma-informed, person-centred care approaches to improve quality and outcomes for children and young people
Track record of coaching, developing, and retaining frontline staff and middle managers
Commercial acumen including budget management, service utilisation oversight, and workforce planning, balancing financial sustainability with quality service delivery
For a confidential discussion about this role, please call Aine Leonard on ********** or send your resume to: ******

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