Manager Parenting & Families

Uniting Limited; Morwell; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Meal entertainment benefit

Purchase leave

Paid parental leave

Leave loading 17.5%

Job summary

Uniting Limited in Victoria is seeking a Manager - Parenting & Families to lead service delivery, drive performance, and build high-performing teams across Gippsland, including Morwell and Sale sites.

You will ensure quality outcomes and compliance with funding requirements, shaping continuous improvement and a strong, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor level qualifications in a relevant discipline.
• Leadership development program participation (desirable).
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in human services.
• Experience managing programs or services and reporting to senior leadership.
• Ability to manage budgets and deliver compliance with funding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead service delivery and develop high-performing teams.
• Oversee operational performance and quality outcomes.
• Ensure services meet organisational and funding requirements.
• Support teams across Gippsland and at Morwell and Sale sites.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Cross-functional leadership

Budget oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Leadership/Management

Job description

• Inspire and develop high-performing teams through effective leadership, coaching, and a strong culture of collaboration and inclusion.
• Full-Time Max Term role until 30 June 2027
• SCHADS Level 8 + Super + Salary Packaging
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to salary packaging benefits!
• Based at Sale

Your new role

As a Manager - Parenting & Families, you will play a pivotal leadership role, leading service delivery, developing high-performing teams, and championing continuous improvement. You will be responsible for operational performance, quality outcomes, and ensuring services are delivered in line with organisational and funding requirements

You will be responsible for supporting teams across Gippsland and be available to work at our Morwell and Sale sites.

Benefits of working at Uniting

At Uniting, you’ll enjoy:

• Working in a large values-led organisation with real community impact.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks ofpaid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
• Opt in or out of public holidays andbe respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a

• Bachelor level qualifications in relevant professional discipline.
• Bachelor level qualification in Leadership, Management, or a related discipline (desirable).
• Completion of a recognised leadership development program, such as McKinsey Ability to Execute (A2E) Lead Program.

You will also have:

• Demonstrated experience managing and supervising multidisciplinary teams, with the ability to build and lead high-performing work units while effectively prioritising and delegating tasks.
• Extensive experience leading and managing comparable programs or service areas within a community or human services environment.
• Proven management experience overseeing teams, managing budgets, and preparing reports and briefings for senior leadership and key stakeholders.

View the position description here.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are proud to work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply. We are committed to creating a culturally safe, welcoming and supportive workplace.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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