Service Manager

atWork Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Leadership development & career paths

Quarterly social events

Wellbeing initiatives & EAP

Fitness Passport

Salary packaging & extra leave

Roadside assistance

All the tools and tech you need

Job summary

atWork Australia is seeking a Service Manager to lead a dynamic team across multiple locations, ensuring strong client outcomes and compliant performance. The role requires hands-on leadership, financial reporting, and a commitment to delivering service excellence in employment services.

You will drive KPIs, coach staff, and collaborate with regional leaders to support meaningful work for clients while upholding the company values and governance standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or a client facing role.
• Experience in management and leading a team.
• Motivating employees and working with clients in overcoming challenges.
• Confident liaising with multiple external and internal stakeholders.
• Confident working towards KPIs and overseeing placements that result in sustainable and lasting employment for clients/employers.
• An overall desire to be part of our broader atWork Australia family, with a true belief in our purpose.
• Hold a current Drivers Licence.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring team KPIs and contractual obligations are consistently met and exceeded.
• Establishing and communicating clear direction for the effective operations of your team across various locations.
• Developing and maintaining a culture of performance across the business.
• Developing the capacity of your team to perform and contribute by providing leadership, supervision, coaching/mentoring, feedback and opportunities for growth.
• Providing timely and quality monthly financial reporting and forecasting as directed by the Regional or Operations Manager.
• Being accountable and transparent to the Regional or Operations Manager with respect to business risk, governance, contractual and financial performance.
• Fostering a team environment that maintains a client focus at all times and a commitment to delivering service excellence.

Skills

Customer service experience

Team leadership

KPI & performance focus

Stakeholder liaison

Problem solving

Desire to help others

Valid Driver's Licence

Job description

Company Description

Have you ever thought, “I want the work I do to be meaningful”? At atWork Australia, that’s exactly what you’ll find because we believe work’s for everyone.

We connect people and business so both can thrive. Since 2003, atWork Australia have supported people living with disability, injury, health condition, or those needing additional support to find meaningful and sustainable employment.

We believe work has the power to transform lives and we’re passionate about helping people realise their potential.

You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of applying.

Job Description

As a Service Manager for atWork Australia you demonstrate the passion, drive and commitment to support, lead and coach a thriving team of like‑minded individuals, all driven by purpose and integrity. You model the atWork Australia values, live and breathe employment services, and genuinely believe that work's for everyone.

A day in the life of a Service Manager may include:

• Ensuringteam Key Performance Indicators and contractual obligations are consistently met and exceeded;
• Establishing and communicatingclear direction for the effective operations of your team across various locations;
• Developing and maintaining a culture of performance across the business;
• Developing the capacity of your team to perform and contribute by providing leadership, supervision, coaching/mentoring, feedback and opportunities for growth;
• Providingtimely and quality monthly financial reporting and forecasting as directed by the Regional or Operations Manager;
• Being accountable and transparent to the Regional or Operations Manager with respect to business risk, governance, contractual and financial performance.
• Fostering a team environment that maintains a client focus at all times and a commitment to delivering service excellence.

Qualifications

Attributes and Experience:

• Experience in customer service or a client facingrole;
• Experience in management and leading a team;
• Ideally, demonstrated experience of motivating employees and working with clients in overcoming challenges;
• Happy and confident liaising with multiple external and internal stakeholders;
• Confident working towards KPIs and overseeing placements that result in sustainable and lasting employment for our clients/employers;
• An overall desire to be part of our broader atWork Australia family, with a true belief in our purpose: to connect people and business, so both can thrive; and
• Hold a current Drivers Licence.

Additional Information

We believe in supporting you, so you can support others.

Enjoy a range of benefits including:

• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Leadership development & career pathways across MedHealth
• Quarterly social events & recognition programs
• Wellbeing initiatives & Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness Passport
• Salary packaging & the ability to purchase additional leave
• Roadside assistance
• All the tools and tech you need to thrive

You are welcome here.

Equal Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.

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Have you ever thought, “I want the work I do to be meaningful”?

At atWork Australia, that’s exactly what you’ll find because we believe work’s for everyone.

We connect people and business so both can thrive. Since 2003, atWork Australia has supported people living with disability, injury, health condition, or those needing additional support to find meaningful and sustainable employment.

We believe work has the power to transform lives and we’re passionate about helping people realise their potential.

Have you ever thought, “I want the work I do to be meaningful”?

At atWork Australia, that’s exactly what you’ll find because we believe work’s for everyone.

We connect people and business so both can thrive. Since 2003, atWork Australia has supported people living with disability, injury, health condition, or those needing additional support to find meaningful and sustainable employment.

We believe work has the power to transform lives and we’re passionate about helping people realise their potential.