Operations Manager, Victorian Family and Carer Services

Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

• Build a rewarding career with an organisation that truly puts people first!
• $63.15 ph + superannuation + salary packaging benefits
• Full time, ongoing opportunity based in Melbourne VIC

Wellways is seeking an experienced and values-driven Operations Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership across its Victorian Family and Carer Services portfolio, including Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centres and Family Respite services. This senior leadership role is responsible for driving service quality, operational performance, financial sustainability and continuous improvement across programs.

As a designated lived experience leadership position, the successful candidate must have personal lived experience as a carer, family member or supporter of someone experiencing mental health challenges and/or disability. They will bring together their lived experience and professional expertise to champion family-inclusive, carer-led and person-centred service delivery.

Reporting to the Director of Family and Carer Services, the role will lead and develop service delivery leaders, strengthen workforce capability, oversee compliance and risk management, and build strong partnerships with stakeholders and community organisations. The successful candidate will also play a key role in driving service innovation, growth and reform, ensuring Wellways continues to deliver responsive, high-quality support to families and carers across Victoria.

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Wellways Australia Limited is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Wellways must undergo a screening process prior to their successful appointment.

If you’d like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here  Reconciliation | Wellways

• Personal lived experience as a carer, family member or supporter of a person experiencing mental health challenges and/or disability, with the ability to purposefully and appropriately draw on this experience in a senior leadership context.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Social Work, Business Management or a related discipline, or equivalent senior operational leadership experience in complex human services environments.
• Demonstrated experience in senior operational or management roles within community services, disability, health, aged care or related sectors.
• Proven capability leading large-scale or multi-site service operations, balancing service quality, performance, workforce and financial requirements.
• Demonstrated experience leading and supporting managers or senior leaders, including performance management, coaching and building collaborative leadership cultures.
• Strong operational problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify system and workflow constraints and implement practical, sustainable improvements that enhance carer experience and outcomes.
• Capacity to operate flexibly in a senior leadership role, including participation in out-of-hours activities as required.
• Right to work within Australia
• Current valid Driver’s Licence and the ability to undertake some travel
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate (free online course)
• Satisfactory National Police Records Check
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Working with Children's Check (Employee/Paid)

We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. All of our teams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels. We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.