Manager, Family Safety - Family Law

Legal Services Commission; South Australia; On-site; AUD 144,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal assistance organization in South Australia is seeking a Manager for Family Safety to provide strategic leadership in delivering integrated services to clients impacted by violence. Ideal candidates will bring over 11 years of relevant legal experience, along with proven skills in managing multidisciplinary teams and engaging stakeholders effectively. This position offers a competitive salary plus benefits and opportunities for career development in a supportive workplace.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Generous salary sacrifice benefits

Support for professional memberships

Qualifications

• Minimum of 11 years post-admission legal experience in a relevant field.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in performance management and service coordination.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight to support clients impacted by violence.
• Drive performance and coordination of multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to strategic policy and service innovation.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic management

Trauma-informed practice

Education

Unrestricted Category C Practising Certificate

Admission to the Supreme Court of South Australia

Job description

Legal Services is passionate about ensuring justice is available and accessible for all South Australians. As the largest legal assistance service in SA, we ensure that South Australians have access to a trusted lawyer when they need help to be heard, provide them with easy ways to learn about their rights and responsibilities, and answer their legal questions.

Each year over 140,000 South Australians benefit from the services we deliver.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Family Law, the Manager, Family Safety is responsible for:

• providing strategic leadership and oversight of integrated legal, allied health services and administrative staff supporting clients impacted by domestic, family, and sexual violence.
• driving the performance and coordination of multidisciplinary teams across specialist programs to deliver high-quality, client-centred outcomes.
• ensuring service delivery excellence through effective governance, compliance, and alignment with organisational priorities and legal obligations.
• embedding trauma-informed and evidence-based practice across programs and fostering strong partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• leading clinical governance, professional supervision, and the integration of psychosocial and legal services.
• contributing to strategic policy, service innovation, and continuous improvement to strengthen Legal Services’ system-wide response to violence.

Salary Range

LSC5 - $144,353 to $157,681 salary plus 12% super and leave loading. Please note: An Enterprise Agreement has been proposed with voting to take place in January 2026, for further information please speak to Human Resources on 8111 5618 .

As a not-for-profit organisation, Legal Services offers its employees attractive salary sacrifice arrangements, including up to $15,900 pre-tax each Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) each year for general living expenses.

Term of Employment

Ongoing at the LSC5 classification level

What You Need For Success

• Hold an unrestricted Category C Practising Certificate or eligible to apply for an unrestricted Category C Practising Certificate.
• Be admitted or eligible for admission as a practitioner of the Supreme Court of South Australia and High Court of Australia.
• Have a minimum of eleven years post admission legal experience in a relevant legal field.
• Have proven experience leading, mentoring, and managing multidisciplinary teams, including legal and allied health professionals, to achieve organisational objectives and deliver high-quality client outcomes.
• Have demonstrated experience in strategic and operational management, including program planning, service coordination, and performance management within a complex service delivery environment.
• Have experience in stakeholder engagement and partnership development with government, health, and community agencies to deliver integrated and trauma-informed services.

Benefits

• The opportunity to work alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues in a supportive workplace that is concerned about employee well‑being
• Generous salary sacrifice benefits (as outlined above)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Payment of Practising Certificate for legal staff
• Payment of relevant professional memberships
• Support for employees and their families through our inclusive Employee Assistance Program
• Supported training and development opportunities in areas including working with vulnerable clients, cultural sensitivity and trauma informed practice
• Access to a comprehensive in‑house Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program
• Career development opportunities within the team and the organisation
• Payment of employment screening checks

Next Steps

To apply for this role, you will need to click on the Apply Now button. Have your resume, preferably in a PDF version ready to attach and a cover letter. All applications are to be submitted by 11.59pm Sunday 18 January 2026.

Please refer to the Position Description available on the Legal Services website for further details.

Should you require any further information please direct your query to Stephen Bourne, Director, Family Law on 08 8111 5501.

We welcome applications from everyone. We are an inclusive employer, and support diversity and inclusion by recognising our staff for their unique qualities, ideas, and insights. Workplace benefits include flexible working conditions as well as access to very generous salary packaging benefits through Smart Salary (https://sagov.smart.com.au/) reducing the income tax you pay.