South East Women and Children’s Services (SEWACS) is a feminist, community organisation providing innovative, holistic, client-focussed homelessness, domestic violence and youth support services across Bega Valley and Eurobodalla Shires.

The Position

Working closely with Management and Staff the Program Manager plays a key role in ensuring high quality and dynamic services are provided which contribute to a safer community and assist individuals and families to build a strong and sustainable future. This is achieved through crisis response accommodation (Moruya Refuge), early intervention programs, active and integrated case management, coordination of services, community linkages, support, advocacy and referral, and rapid rehousing assistance for women and children who are homeless or at risk of homelessness due to domestic and/or family violence.

The Program Manager also works at a strategic level and with other services to ensure women and children at risk receive a coordinated response and are supported to maximise their safety.

The Program Manager achieves this through:

• Providing strong program leadership;
• Promoting positive relationships and a professional and effective team through supportive management and supervision;
• Providing direct case management and crisis intervention; and
• Building collaborative working relationships within SEWACS and externally with relevant agencies and stakeholders.

Professional development opportunities exist for the successful candidate.