• Genuine leadership role within a stable, supportive and expanding team
• Lead, develop and support skilled managers who oversee our Child and Family Safety, Family Law and Men’s Relationship Services
• Full-time permanent position based in Sydney
• Circa $130,000 negotiable, pending on skills and experience + Super + Salary packaging
• Join our accredited Family Friendly Workplace and expanding leadership team and help shape our future – make your mark!

Are you an experienced Manager looking for a new challenge? Come on board and manage our highly regarded and innovative Child and Family Services.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Manager to join our expanding Families Division and to provide oversight of our highly regarded and innovative Family Support, Family Law and Men’s Relationship Services.

Reporting to the General Manager, Families, this role is responsible for the overall strategic and operational management of service delivery teams ensuring that the clinical workforce and support services are delivering efficient and effective service outcomes that exceed their funding objectives and contribute to CatholicCare’s strategic direction of integrated, high-quality, person-centred services that are evidence and trauma Informed.

Benefits of joining us

• We support hybrid working arrangements, including flexible start/finish times and opportunities to regularly work from home

• We value your wellbeing and offer free access to a premium mindfulness app, EAP counselling, weekly yoga sessions, yearly flu vaccinations and other regular wellbeing activities to support you through your working day
• We value your professional growth and provide regular supervision and internal career development opportunities to support your career aspirations
• Access to generous salary packaging, which allows you to save on tax and increase your overall take home pay

About You

The Executive Manager role requires a business and service delivery mindset; experience in managing complex, clinical operations across multiple services; delivering and improving innovative wellbeing, health and social services (including the use of technology); an ability to build credible and effective relationships with a range of stakeholders and a genuine desire to make a difference will ensure your success in this role.

The role is a senior member of the Family Division’s Leadership and Management team(s)and will be required to work collaboratively with two other Executive Managers leading other highly regarded streams of work within the Families Division, including School Wellbeing Services and our Digital and Place Based Counselling Services.

To be a successful candidate you need to have:

• Professional clinical and / or business management qualifications suitable for the role
• Demonstrated understanding of family law, child protection, domestic and family violence and other relevant legislation
• Demonstrated experience in a service or business leadership role, managing a complex portfolio of services in family law and / or child protection
• Demonstrated understanding of clinical / practice risk management frameworks
• Demonstrated capacity to implement a person-centred approach to service delivery
• Applied experience in managing clinical service delivery across a range of technical platforms
• Experience in developing and managing to operational performance targets
• Experience developing and implementing business plans and strategies
• Sufficient IT expertise to understand and utilise technology
• A general understanding of social, health, education and/or disability sectors in Australia
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead, inspire and grow a diverse team of professionals and work with a range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to develop and grow a business or portfolio
• A proactive and action driven professional attitude and approach with the ability to generate ideas, think innovatively, challenge the status quo and problem solve
• Ability to travel

Desirable

• Tertiary qualification in strategy, management, business or a related field
• Experience designing innovative new services and funding models
• Established network of government, industry and community stakeholders

How to Apply

Click Apply to begin your online application! To be considered for this role, you will need to attach your resume and a cover letter addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as shortlisting, and interviewing for this position will commence immediately.

Need More Information? Please contact Michael Everett, General Manager on [email protected] using the subject line: Executive Manager - Child & Family Services enquiry via EthicalJobs or 0439 602 441.

The Organisation and Culture

People are at the core of everything we do: from supporting and enhancing the wellbeing of our clients to the nurturing and development of our staff and their career aspirations.

CatholicCare Sydney is a leading not-for-profit agency supporting people from all walks of life. We’re an organisation that promotes diversity and inclusion, and commits to the growth and wellbeing of our staff, empowering them to make a positive change to the community. CatholicCare is the official social services agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and also a certified Family Friendly Organisation.

At CatholicCare, we believe vaccination to be the best way to keep our people and our communities safe from Covid-19. We require all employees, volunteers and students to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition of engagement.

CatholicCare requires the preferred applicant to undertake a National Criminal History Record Check prior to employment and will also require a Working with Children Check.

CatholicCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Employer of Choice for Women. People of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply; people living with a disability are encouraged to apply.