Manager - Supporting Children and Families in Brisbane

Manager - Supporting Children and Families in Brisbane

Brisbane Full-Time 131000 - 131000 $ / year (est.) On-site
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead a dynamic Family Wellbeing program supporting children and families in need.
  • Company: Join a fantastic organisation dedicated to community impact and support.
  • Benefits: $131,000 salary, car provided, and a permanent full-time role.
  • Other info: Engage with key stakeholders and drive quality outcomes in a supportive environment.
  • Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of families while leading a passionate team.
  • Qualifications: Strong leadership skills and experience in child safety or social services required.

The predicted salary is between 131000 - 131000 $ per year.

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:

  • 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 safe field practice is embedded

What you'll bring:

  • 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

Manager - Supporting Children and Families in Brisbane employer: Tradewind Recruitment Australia

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Contact Details:

Tradewind Recruitment Australia Recruitment Team

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