Senior Manager Residential Mens Behaviour Change

The Role:

We have an exciting newly created position to lead operational excellence and grow impact and reach in delivering residential men's behaviour change programs. Communicare are looking for a Senior Manager Residential Mens Behaviour Change to join our dynamic residential men's behaviour change teamon a full-time permanent capacity in our Cannington office, with travel across metro and regional WA required.This role leads residential programs for men using family violence, ensuring safe, structured, and therapeutic interventions that promote accountability and positive behaviour change.

The Senior Manager Residential Mens Behaviour Change is responsible for the effective delivery of contracted service programs through strong leadership of service teams. The role ensures services are delivered to contract, meet quality and safety standards, and achieve positive outcomes for clients and communities. The role supports the development and ongoing strengthening of program logics, the expansion of existing services and the identification and procuring of new business opportunities, including proposal and tender submissions.

Your responsibilities include:

• Lead and contribute to tender and grant submissions, ensuring proposals are strategically positioned, evidence-informed, and aligned with funding requirements, organisational capabilities, and long-term service objectives.
• Provide high level advice and guidance to stakeholders on aspects relating to residential programs for men using family violence, ensuring safe, structured, and therapeutic interventions that promote accountability and positive behaviour change
• Lead and build a high-performance culture, by providing support, supervision and effective role modelling of behaviours that exemplifies values-based leadership.
• Oversee end-to-end program delivery with a focus on compliance, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Lead incident management, crisis response, and behavioural complexity management in line with organisational policy and clinical governance standards.
• Ensure safe 24/7 residential operations, duty of care and safeguarding standards are adhered to.

Your Experience

You are a passionate individual, keen to make a positive impact in the community to keep women and children safe from harm. You'll hold a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology or a human services field. In addition, your experience will reflect:

• Residential Services Expertise: Experience managing residential or 24/7 environments, including safeguarding, crisis response, and trauma-informed care.
• Leadership in Service Delivery: A proven ability to manage teams across the community services sector, fostering collaboration and high performance.
• Stakeholder engagement and advocacy: Skilled in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders, while championing principles of harm minimisation, social justice, and ethical practice.
• Contract Management: Strong track record in contract management and compliance, with an eye for continuous improvements.
• Operational and strategic capability: Financial and risk management skills with proven experience in budget management, financial oversight coupled with strong financial acumen with ability to analyse and evaluate information, identify issues and develop or approve appropriate solutions.

Why Join Us?

• Generous NFP Salary Packaging: Option to package up to $15,900 for general living expenses and an additional $2,650 for entertainment benefits per annum.
• Extra Leave: 5 days of extra paid leave per annum (pro rata for part-time).
• Paid Parental Leave: Paid leave and return to work incentives.
• Support for FDVA: Family Domestic Violence and Abuse leave, financial assistance, and structured support for any employees who have experienced FDVA incidents.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted Health Insurance with HBF, free confidential counselling services through our Employee Assistance Program, and an annual Flu Vaccination Program.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for growth and development within a supportive and inclusive team culture.

Who are we

Communicare delivers over 45 people-focused services that support individuals, families and communities to thrive and create better futures. With over 48 years of experience, we have built a strong reputation for genuinely caring about the people we help.

We are an organisation driven by our values of Everyone Is Welcome, Doing What We Say, Above and Beyond, and Stronger Together. Communicare is committed to inclusion, cultural safety and empowering the people we serve.

If you are a purpose driven individual and this sounds like something you want to be a part of, please apply with an updated resume. A cover letter will be highly regarded to outline key achievements and experience relevant to the role however not mandatory.

Applications close Monday 6 October 2025, shortlisting may begin immediately.

Communicare values diversity and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQI+ individuals, and people with disabilities.

This role is designated under Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA) to promote equality; Aboriginal people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Shortlisting will begin immediately, and the role may close without notice. Unsolicited agency contact will not be accepted.