Job Description
GENERAL MANAGER - FOSTER & KINSHIP CARE
Full-Time, 130k plus super, car and laptop
We're seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a Foster and Kinship Care portfolio delivering trauma-informed, culturally responsive services for children and young people in family-based care.
You'll provide both strategic direction and hands-on leadership to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring safe, high-quality support for children, carers, and families. The role combines people leadership, service improvement, stakeholder engagement, and strong governance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a Foster & Kinship Care service in line with organisational values and child-safe principles
- Build a positive, accountable, trauma-informed culture for staff and carers
- Oversee service delivery, contracts, compliance, and Child Safe Standards
- Manage budgets, reporting, risk, and service quality systems
- Recruit, develop, and support staff within a reflective practice framework
- Lead carer recruitment, assessment, training, and ongoing support
- Work closely with government, community, and First Nations partners
- Champion culturally safe practice and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle
What You Bring
- Senior leadership experience in Foster & Kinship Care, child protection, or out-of-home care
- Strong grounding in trauma, attachment, child development, and therapeutic practice
- Proven experience working respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- Solid understanding of relevant legislation, Child Safe Standards, and HSQF
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution skills
- Experience managing budgets, risk, and program performance
Qualifications & Checks
- Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or related field
- Working with Children Check, National Police Check, LCS Check
- Current Australian Driver's Licence
Contact Melissa.Jacquier@twrecruitment.com.au for further information
