Program Manager Children Youth and Families – Lismore

Embarking on a career journey with Social Futures means becoming part of a mission that goes beyond just a job. We are a voice for social change in regional Australia, with a history spanning over 47 years.

Your role within our Children, Youth and Families stream will allow you to:

Your role within our Children, youth and fAMILIES stream, will allow you to:

• Build a team of high performing workers
• Develop and implement innovative strategies to enhance service delivery
• Foster partnerships with community stakeholders to strengthen support networks
• Lead continuous improvement measures to ensure the highest quality of service

Joining us, you’ll guide a team of dedicated individuals who are focused on providing evidence based best practice in early intervention supports. From delivering workshops within community to individual support sessions, your work will be diverse and impactful.

This hands-on leadership position will help transform your career by allowing you to:

• Enhance your strategic impact by shaping programs that serve children, young people and families
• Strengthen your network by driving key initiatives in collaboration with community stakeholders and government
• Further refine your leadership skills by guiding a diverse team in delivering positive outcomes in a complex environment

At Social Futures, we believe in the value of your voice, and we are dedicated to making positive changes every day. We’ve got your back in providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, one that celebrates diversity and promotes inclusion. Here, your wellbeing matters to us.

Among the benefits, we offer flexible working options, access to ongoing learning and development, generous salary packaging options, a staff well-being program, and the opportunity to bank additional days leave per year. Additionally, we prioritise safety and uphold that Social Futures isn’t just a workplace; it’s a community. This contract position is full-time, up to 30 June 2025.

Here, we believe in inclusivity, integrity, and learning. Why you’ll like working with us:

• Your voice will be valued and heard in our mission to support positive social change
• You’ll be part of a supportive, diverse, and inclusive environment where we celebrate individuality
• We prioritise your wellbeing, with benefits such as flexible working options and access to our wellbeing program

We are looking for an experienced leader with a desire to make a difference. The successful candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in education, health, psychology, social work, social science or social welfare, health promotion or similar
• Demonstrated experience in a management role in the social and human services sector
• Experience in supervising and leading a team in the areas of child protection including a sound understanding of current trends, legislation and child protection practice
• Experience in supervising and leading a team working with people presenting with mental health and/or other complexities
• Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-based practice in contemporary service delivery for community, family and young people
• Excellent relationship, negotiation and conflict management skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain strong and effective relationships with government/funders, service providers, staff, peers and key stakeholders in the local community
• Experience in implementation and monitoring of quality assurance processes including managing risk and program evaluation

Social Futures is an equal opportunity employer and actively recruit from key communities; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQSB, people living with a disability, people with lived experience and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Working with Children, National Police Check and COVID Vaccination are mandatory requirements for all staff.

Please send us:

• A copy of your CV
• A brief cover letter that outlines why you are a good fit for the role.

We are proud to announce that we have received recognition as an accredited Great Workplace by WRK+. Our amazing team makes our workplace special.

To access a position description please see attached.

For more information about Social Futures please visit our website.

For further information, please contact Mel Gordon on 0427 617 186.

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