Manager - Supporting Children and Families
Lead a high-impact Family Wellbeing program supporting children and families
We're partnering witha fantastic organisation torecruit an experiencedManager - Family Wellbeing Serviceto 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 balancepractice 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 managementto meet community need
Oversight of high-risk/critical safety matters(client risk, organisational risk, escalation and response)
Coaching and supervisionto 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 engagementacross key systems (e.g., Child Safety, schools, hospitals and partner services)
A strong safety culture,



ensuring worker safety planning and safe field practice is embedded
What you'll bring
To succeed, you will have solid leadership capability grounded in contemporary child safety / social service practice, including:
Demonstrated experiencemanaging larger teamsand driving quality, accountability and culture
Strong capability applying and critiquingsocial work / child safety frameworksin practice
Proven ability toinfluence stakeholdersand support staff to navigate complex systems
Sound judgement inrisk 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
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📌 Manager - Supporting Children And Families (Queensland)
🏢 Tradewind
📍 Queensland