Orange Door Program Manager- Locum

Locum Program Manager - The Orange Door

Contract: 3-month locum

Pay: SCHADS Level 7-8 | $75-$80 per hour + super

Location: Box Hill & Croydon

Agency: Tradewind Australia

About the Opportunity

Tradewind Australia is supporting an Orange Door service in Melbourne's eastern suburbs to recruit an experienced Locum Program Manager.

This short-term leadership opportunity is ideal for a confident manager who can step in quickly and provide senior operational and practice leadership.

About the Role

As the Program Manager, you will provide senior leadership within The Orange Door, ensuring culturally safe, high-quality responses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and families experiencing family violence or requiring child wellbeing support.

The role will be based across Box Hill and Croydon, supporting practitioners with complex decision-making, overseeing service delivery and working closely with key stakeholders.

Why This Role

• 3-month locum contract
• $75-$80 per hour + super (SCHADS Level 7-8)
• Opportunity to provide leadership within a culturally safe Orange Door service
• Immediate or near-immediate start
• Work across two established Orange Door sites

Key Focus Areas

• Provide operational and practice leadership to an Orange Door team
• Support complex risk assessment, safety planning and escalation
• Ensure practice aligns with MARAM and Orange Door frameworks
• Work collaboratively with internal leaders and external partners
• Promote culturally safe and responsive service delivery

About You

You are an experienced family violence or community services leader with the ability to step into a locum Program Manager role.

You will bring:

• Relevant qualifications (Social Work, Community Services or similar) or significant equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of family violence systems and integrated practice
• Previous leadership or management experience
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A commitment to culturally safe practice

About the Role

As the Program Manager, you will provide senior leadership within The Orange Door, ensuring culturally safe, high-quality responses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and families experiencing family violence or requiring child wellbeing support.

The role will be based across Box Hill and Croydon, supporting practitioners with complex decision-making, overseeing service delivery and working closely with key stakeholders.

Why This Role

• 3-month locum contract
• $75-$80 per hour + super (SCHADS Level 7-8)
• Opportunity to provide leadership within a culturally safe Orange Door service
• Immediate or near-immediate start
• Work across two established Orange Door sites

Key Focus Areas

• Provide operational and practice leadership to an Orange Door team
• Support complex risk assessment, safety planning and escalation
• Ensure practice aligns with MARAM and Orange Door frameworks
• Work collaboratively with internal leaders and external partners
• Promote culturally safe and responsive service delivery

About You

You are an experienced family violence or community services leader with the ability to step into a locum Program Manager role.

You will bring:

• Relevant qualifications (Social Work, Community Services or similar) or significant equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of family violence systems and integrated practice
• Previous leadership or management experience
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A commitment to culturally safe practice

About Tradewind Australia

Tradewind Australia is a multi-award-winning recruitment agency recognised for outstanding candidate experience across the Social and Community sectors. We partner with leading organisations across Victoria, providing opportunities that align with your skills, values and career goals.

What sets us apart:

• Dedicated consultants specialising in Family Services

• Access to exclusive locum and permanent opportunities

• Support throughout the entire recruitment and onboarding process

• Transparent communication and ongoing career development support

How to Apply

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For more information, please contact our Family Services Team on

Commitment to Child Safety, Inclusion and being an equal opportunities employer

Tradewind Australia is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and vulnerable people. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

All successful applicants will undergo reference checks, identity verification and Working with Children Check and further compliance requests pending the organisation's requirements.

*Tradewind considers that being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is a genuine occupational requirement as outlined in section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act and permitted as a 'special measure' under section 8 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and by articles 1(4) and 2(2) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

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