Centre Manager

About the opportunity
This is a permanent full-time (35 hours/week) opportunity located at Uniting’s Family Relationship Centre in Campbelltown. Includes some flexibility to WFH.
Uniting is looking for a highly organised and motivated Centre Manager to lead, develop and support its longstanding team in practice and service delivery across Uniting’s Counselling and Mediation post-separation and family law services programs.
This role is responsible for contributing to the development of the strategy of the Directorate, in addition to organizing the planning, budgeting and reporting of activities within the Campbelltown Family Relationship Centre and counselling (FRC/UCM) teams, coordinating key processes within the Campbelltown FRC/UCM team and preparing regular management reports.
Uniting Counselling and Mediation has a long history of high-quality service delivery, being well regarded by Family Law stakeholders. You will be leading a team of 3 senior staff, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners, Child & Family Therapists, Intake / Admin Workers, and Senior Administrators.
Who we are
Uniting’s Children, Youth and Families Directorate wants children, young people and families to lead flourishing lives: to be physically and psychologically safe and healthy, to enjoy their full rights as citizens, and to live in communities that promote wellbeing.
Uniting Counselling and Mediation offers specialist counselling and mediation support for separated families including individuals, couples, children and young people who are experiencing family separation and breakdown. We also offer family and relationship counselling for personal and interpersonal issues. We are specialists in post separation support and provide a safe and supportive environment for our clients to do so
About You in the role
- Tertiary qualifications in Law, Psychology or Social Work, or other equivalent and relevant to the field of work.
- Demonstrated experience and high-level proficiency in management, including budgeting, overseeing physical resources and handling operational and administrative responsibilities
- Possess exceptional clinical supervision skills, combined with superior ability in case management and assessment
- Knowledge of and ability to undertake management of Family Law Services programs
- High level knowledge and understanding of the issues impacting on children and families during and following separation
- High level understanding of the issues impacting on children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic communities, both emerging and established
- Demonstrated ability to translate identified needs into responsive outcome focused services
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, plan, and evaluate projects and services
- Strong ability to market and promote services to create a high profile for the Centre in the community
- Strong ability to independently grow services through the building of extensive and supportive referral networks
- Ability to deliver regional and organisational goals
- High level ability to manage external relationships
- Demonstrated leadership and people management skills and the ability to develop motivated, cohesive and effective work teams
- A demonstrated passion for social change and contributing to an organisation of influence for the most disadvantaged
- Skilled at navigating a complex organization, forging relationships, and managing through influence rather than direct authority as required

Even Better
- Extensive experience in Social Welfare and Human Services Sector
- Accredited by the Australian Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, or eligible for accreditation
- Experience working as a child & family therapist.

Why Join Uniting?
At Uniting, we care for you while you care for others.
- Salary packaging benefits - increase your take-home pay.
- Wellbeing support - tools and programs to support your physical and mental health.
- Professional development - ongoing training, supervision, and career pathways.
- Inclusive and flexible workplace - we value your uniqueness and support work-life balance.
- Be part of a Child Safe Organisation and a team committed to confronting injustice and supporting community wellbeing.

Please upload a copy of your updated resume and covering letter addressing the two targeted questions below (2 A4 pages max)
**TQ1**: Describe your experience managing a large team (up to 20 people) of multi-disciplinary staff, as well as your experience clinically supervising and training staff? What do you see as the key differences between managing and supervising staff?
**TQ2**: Could you please detail your experience working with post-separation clients? Describe what you have done to stay up to date with the Family Law Services sector, as well as your experience working with other Family Law Service Providers?
**Closing date**: 11:55pm Monday 7th July 2025
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