- Permanent Opportunity | 38 Hours per week
- $118,063 + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging
- Location: Wagga NSW 2650
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need!
Life at Mission Australia
When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together we’re building hope and possibility for all.
Find out more about us and our purpose.
Your Opportunity
Are you an experienced people leader looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community sector? We are seeking a passionate and values-driven Program Manager to lead our Families Together and Integrated Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) programs on a permanent basis.
In this leadership role, you will guide and support multidisciplinary teams, drive high-quality service delivery, and contribute to positive outcomes for families and individuals impacted by domestic and family violence. Working at the heart of our mission, you will play a key role in ensuring our programs are safe, responsive, person-centred, and aligned with community needs.
As Program Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across both programs, ensuring services are delivered to the highest standards while fostering a positive, collaborative, and accountable team culture. You will lead a team that is geographically dispersed across locations, requiring a flexible and inclusive leadership approach to support staff, strengthen connection, and maintain consistent service quality across sites. The successful candidate will also participate in an on-call roster as required to support service continuity and respond to operational needs.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation where you can make a genuine difference in the lives of families and communities. You'll work alongside experienced professionals in a supportive environment that values collaboration, innovation and professional growth.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Lead and manage the Families Together and Integrated DFV programs to ensure safe, high-quality and compliant service delivery.
- Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision and support to a multidisciplinary team, fostering a strong values-based culture.
- Lead and support geographically dispersed teams across multiple service locations.
- Participate in an on-call roster as required.
- Oversee program operations, including workforce planning, resource allocation and service delivery to achieve performance targets and positive client outcomes.
- Ensure all services are delivered in accordance with practice frameworks, funding requirements and organisational policies.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, community partners and external service providers to support integrated service responses.
- Monitor program performance, identify and manage risks, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Champion a client-centred approach that promotes safety, wellbeing and positive outcomes for families and individuals experiencing vulnerability.
Requirements for Success
- Relevant degree with experience or associate diploma with substantial experience.
- Demonstrated leadership experience within community services, domestic and family violence, family support or a related sector.
- Proven ability to lead teams and deliver safe, compliant and high-quality services aligned with best-practice frameworks and funding requirements.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build strong partnerships and influence positive outcomes.
- Strong organisational and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and navigate complexity.
- Experience in program coordination, performance monitoring, reporting and continuous improvement.
- A commitment to coaching, mentoring and developing staff to achieve individual and team success.
- Current Working With Children Check (WWCC) and a valid Driver Licence.
Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.
Your benefits
To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:
- Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
- Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
- Volunteering opportunities
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Extra leave including: Mission Australia Thank You Day & Work Anniversary Day off
Our culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.
If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.
We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]
Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.
How to apply
Click ‘Apply’ and send your application today!
As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.
Applications close at 11:59pm Monday 31st August. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you
