Program Manager, The Orange Door

Anglicare Victoria; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

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Flexible mix of office, The OrangeDoor

Work-from-home

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Anglicare Victoria’s The Orange Door program seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead across the western suburbs, including Werribee, with a focus on child wellbeing. This fast-paced leadership role spans Werribee, Yarraville and Footscray, coordinating across agencies to improve outcomes for children and families.

You’ll operate in a matrix governance model, provide practice leadership, and manage workforce planning, recruitment and budgets.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior leadership role across multiple sites.
• Ability to navigate complex multi-agency service environments.
• Demonstrated change leadership and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop teams with a focus on wellbeing, resilience and performance.
• Build trusted partnerships across The Orange Door internal and external.
• Navigate complex issues and make timely decisions in a high-risk, fast-moving environment.
• Lead change and contribute to ongoing development of The Orange Door model.
• Provide practice leadership and contribute to service guidelines and frameworks.
• Manage workforce planning, recruitment, budgets and performance with support.
• Represent Anglicare Victoria across sector committees and forums.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

People management

Decision making

Communication

Job description

• Lead passionate and experienced teams across The Orange Door sites
• Influence a complex, multi-agency service environment
• Full time, permanent, total remuneration package of $179,873 (includes super)

Your role

As Program Manager, you’ll lead Anglicare Victoria’s The Orange Door portfolio across the western suburbs including Werribee. Our specialist stream is Child Wellbeing.

This is a fast-paced leadership role spanning Werribee, Yarraville and Footscray, where partnership is central to the work. You’ll work across agencies and disciplines to navigate complexity, solve problems and strengthen outcomes for children and families.

At The Orange Door, you’ll work within a matrix management and shared governance model, building strong relationships across agencies and helping shape the continued evolution of the service.

We are looking for an inspiring and dedicated leader who demonstrates resilience, accountability, and initiative through their actions, fosters a culture of continuous improvement, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Make your mark

This is a role that will suit an experienced manager who is comfortable with complexity, communicates with influence and genuinely believes better outcomes come from working together.

• Lead and develop your teams, with a strong focus on wellbeing, resilience and performance.
• Build trusted partnerships across The Orange Door both internal and external.
• Navigate complex issues and make timely decisions in a high-risk, fast-moving environment.
• Lead change and contribute to the ongoing development of The Orange Door model.
• Provide practice leadership, contributing to service improvement, guidelines and frameworks.
• Manage workforce planning, recruitment, budgets and performance, with support from Team Leaders and Practice Leaders.
• Represent Anglicare Victoria across relevant sector committees and forums.

Make it work

• $179,873 total remuneration package including super.
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus entertainment card.
• Flexible mix of Anglicare office, The Orange Door and work-from-home.
• Typically, around two days at the Anglicare office, two at The Orange Door and one from home, with flexibility to manage your calendar.
• Frequent travel to Werribee required.
• Well Worth It! Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
• Discounted private health insurance.
• Dedicated learning and development opportunities.
• An inclusive workplace where people feel safe, respected and supported.
• Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say:

“It’s an amazing role where you get to work with so many different organisations and people. You have the opportunity to be really immersed in genuine partnership with other agencies and to work in a system that is trying to make things better for our clients.”

Applications close Sunday 15th November.

You can download and review the full position description here: Client Services Program Manager CS SM ICB 092025 V1.2 (1).pdf

If you’re an experienced people and program leader who thrives in complexity, builds strong partnerships and wants to influence how services work for children and families, we’d like to hear from you.

For further information or a confidential conversation about the role, please contact our Talent Coordinator Paul Ridley via email at [e-mail] or call on 03 9412 6078

Please note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this. Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation or physical ability.