• Employment Term: Permanent full-time
• Location: Based at Ipswich and working with teams across Ipswich, Gold Coast and Brisbane
• Remuneration: Attractive salary + 10.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Community

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our Family Services Senior Leadership team as a Statewide Manager you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in our UnitingCare Community team

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Statewide Manager to join our Senior Leadership Team. Working with teams based across Ipswich, Gold Coast and Brisbane, you will provide strategic leadership and operational and financial management for the Out Of Home Care services South East. You will be responsible for managing, developing and enhancing the delivery of services, scoping for new services, and being part of a collegial, highly respected leadership team in our organisation.

What makes a difference for us?

With extensive experience in the Child Safety Sector, specifically in non family-based care, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the non-profit sector. Your experience has equipped you with strong leadership skills and you have comprehensive industry and sector knowledge and networks.

Supplementing this you will present with the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Services or similar are essential.
• Tertiary qualifications in Leadership/Management are desirable.
• Demonstrated achievements in providing strategic leadership and management for strategic and service planning in a complex service delivery organisation.
• Demonstrated success in leading and managing employees; co-ordinating planning project teams and cultivating productive working relationships, partnerships and teamwork.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage services, with an understanding of specialist programs including ideally a comprehensive understanding of contemporary community services and sector reform agendas.

What makes a difference for you?

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our Family and Child Services team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Access to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits - up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Vaccination

All employees are required to comply with statutory and Government requirements and UnitingCare's COVID-19 vaccination requirements policy. The successful applicant must be able to provide a Covid-19 Certificate before commencing employment.

A position description is attached.