The organisation
PossabilityGroup is a national for-purpose organisation delivering disability,childand family services across Australia.
Grounded in the belief that freedom and independence are fundamental human rights,Possabilitysupports people with disability, children, youngpeopleand families to thrive.
In late ****,PossabilityGroup and Lifestyle Solutions came together, bringing together two respected human services organisations with deep experience across disability, out-of-home care, child and family services and community-based supports.
In ****,PossabilityGroup entered into an agreement to join Independence Australia Group, creating a strengthened platform of purpose-led organisations committed to supporting people living with disability, children, youngpeopleand families.
Together, the group brings significant national reach, specialist service capability and a shared commitment to human rights, inclusion,safetyand self-determination.
The opportunity
This is an influential operational leadership opportunity to lead Child and Family Services across the West Kimberley, translating strategy into high-quality service delivery and better outcomes for children, young people and their families.
Reporting to the General Manager, the Operations Manager will provide leadership across service delivery, workforce performance, financial sustainability, quality, safeguarding and regulatory compliance.
The Operations Manager will:
Lead service delivery and performance, translating strategy into clear operational priorities and measurable outcomes across programs and services.
Drive quality, safeguarding and therapeutic practice, ensuring services meet regulatory requirements and deliver culturally safe, trauma-informed and child-centred care.
Build high-performing teams, coaching and developing leaders while strengthening accountability, engagement, capability and workforce sustainability.
Own operational performance, using financial, workforce and service data to improve budgets, rostering,



risk management and overall service outcomes.
About you
You will be an experienced operational leader who understands the complexity of delivering services to vulnerable children and young people and can balance quality care with strong operational, financial and regulatory performance.
You will bring:
Proven leadership experience within child protection, out-of-home care (OOHC), permanent care and support (PSP) or a closely aligned service environment
A relevant tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, human services or a related discipline
Strong understanding of therapeutic, trauma-informed and child-centred practice
Demonstrated capability across people leadership, service performance, budgets, compliance, safeguarding and risk
The confidence to manage complex stakeholder relationships and provide calm, decisive leadership during critical incidents
A robust commitment to culturally responsive and safe services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and families.
What's on Offer
A senior operational leadership role with genuine influence across Child and Family Services
The opportunity to directly improve outcomes for children, young people and families
Scope to shape service quality, therapeutic practice, workforce capability and operational performance
Join a large, established Australian organisation with significant capability across disability and community services
Work within a values-led culture focused on quality, safeguarding, inclusion and continuous improvement
A West Kimberley-based leadership opportunity offering meaningful work and significant operational responsibility
Applications close Friday 21 August ****
Please note applicants must have a legal right to work in Australia.
The Orchard Talent Group acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work.
We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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📌 Operations Manager (West Kimberley) - 495991 (Western Australia)
🏢 Orchard Talent Group
📍 Western Australia