About us

Women’s Community Shelters (WCS) was established in 2012 to build community capacity and response to women’s homelessness, including Domestic and Family Violence. WCS works with communities to establish new shelters which provide short term emergency accommodation and support in a safe environment.

Under a tripartite model, WCS brings together government, community and philanthropy to fund the establishment and ongoing operation of shelters and other innovative housing solutions.

As a Tier 3 Community Housing provider, WCS relies on traditional and innovative housing solutions to achieve positive individual outcomes for women with and without children.

Our work includes education and prevention; early intervention; crisis and transitional accommodation; outreach support and recovery; and advocacy. We support women of all ages, at all stages of their journey.

• Location: Surry Hills, Sydney (next to Central Station)
• Work type: Full-Time (preferred), or part time for right candidate (with work from home flexibility)
• Reporting to: Director of Housing
• Salary type: Salary range is $120 - $130K, dependant on experience, with attractive NFP salary packaging benefits

Applications close: Please apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications as they are received and plan to hold interviews on the 30 October 2024

Role purpose

The Manager – Housing Innovation will lead WCS’s direct service delivery programs, which includes innovative short and long-term housing solutions for women with and without children experiencing homelessness, including as a result of domestic and family violence.

Working as part of a team you will play a crucial role in developing and responding to new opportunities as part of WCS commitment to flexibility and innovation. This will include developing strong working relationships and partnerships across the sector with government, not-for-profit and for-profit organisations.

In addition, you will work with internal partners and staff to embed best practice service quality with alignment to legislative and reporting obligations.

Key responsibilities include

• Leadership and management.
• Business excellence and innovation
• Relationship and partnership management
• Financial management

Skills and experience required

Essential:

• Tertiary or other qualifications within the Community Services, Social Work or similar (minimum Diploma Level) or 3 years’ experience in a comparative role.
• Demonstrated experience in management and leadership of teams.
• Excellent and demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to develop and manage formal and informal partnership arrangements.
• Understanding of relevant legislation, regulations and external standards that apply to relevant work practices.
• Demonstrated experience in budget development and management
• Demonstrated experience in project management principles and delivery.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and software operating systems.
• Hold a current NSW Drivers licence.
• Mandatory Compliance Checks including Working With Children’s Check and National Police Check.
• Being a female is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977(NSW).

What’s on offer

• Meaningful work with purpose and impact.
• Hybrid work and work life balance.
• Great team environment in Surry Hills convenient office location close to Central train station.
• Salary Sacrifice fringe benefit – meaning you can package up to $15,900 per annum of your pre-tax salary before income tax is calculated, you take home even more pay!
• Meal, entertainment, leisure and accommodation benefits.
• Additional leave days on offer during Christmas and New year.
• Wellbeing allowance.
• Supportive learning culture with career development and training opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program.

How to Apply

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• Please submit a cover letter addressing the skills and experience required and a resume (no longer than 3 pages). Applications that do not have a cover letter will not be considered.
• We seek a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
• Please note a National Police Check, Working with Children Check and proof of Covid-19 vaccinations are required for all WCS staff.
• For any questions, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Manager - Housing Innovation enquiry via EthicalJobs.