Lead a high-impact Family Wellbeing program supporting children and families We're partnering with a fantastic organisation to recruit an experienced Manager - Family Wellbeing Service to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, culturally informed, family-led support.
This is a hands-on leadership role for a confident people manager who can balance practice excellence, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and operational performance -while building a strong, values-driven team culture.
The opportunity As the Manager, you will lead the program's model of care and day-to-day operations, with responsibility for: Referral, intake, triage and waitlist management to meet community need Oversight of high-risk/critical safety matters (client risk, organisational risk, escalation and response) Coaching and supervision to strengthen practice quality and client engagement outcomes Whole-of-service integration , linking families into wrap-around internal and external supports Performance and reporting , including building and maintaining operational dashboards Stakeholder engagement across key systems (e.g., Child Safety, schools, hospitals and partner services) A strong safety culture ,



ensuring worker safety planning and secure field practice is embedded What you'll bring To succeed, you will have strong leadership capability grounded in contemporary child safety / social service practice, including: Demonstrated experience managing larger teams and driving quality, accountability and culture Strong capability applying and critiquing social work / child safety frameworks in practice Proven ability to influence stakeholders and support staff to navigate complex systems Sound judgement in risk decision-making , including working through legislative and practice "grey zones" Confidence using data to drive performance, caseload management, and continuous improvement Mandatory requirements Successful applicants will need (or be willing to obtain): National Police Check Queensland Blue Card Current Driver's Licence Evidence of work rights in Australia Willingness to travel and work in the community as required Why apply?
$131,000 + car provided Permanent, full-time leadership opportunity Meaningful role with genuine community impact Supported recruitment process through Tradewind Apply now Submit your application today, or contact Ryan Botha at Tradewind for a confidential conversation.

📌 Manager - Supporting Children And Families (Brisbane)
🏢 Tradewind Australia
📍 Brisbane