• Work with an organisation that is seen as a sector leader in children, youth and family services
• Belong to a senior leadership team that makes a difference through innovation, service delivery, and excellence
• Join a growing and dynamic organisation committed to working with vulnerable children youth and families

Why Choose Anglicare Victoria?

As a sector leader in children, youth, and family services, we're not just setting the bar; we're redefining it. Join a senior leadership team that thrives on making a difference through innovation, service delivery, and excellence.

Be part of a dynamic organisation committed to the growth and empowerment of vulnerable children, youth, and families. Our continued expansion means we're investing in 2 new Director roles, and we want you to be a part of this exciting chapter.

You will join an award-winning organisation that has led major changes to the system including the acclaimed Home Stretch Reform, the Compass Social Impact Bond, and scaled new approaches for families at risk. We hope you will be a part of our continued journey towards improvement, innovation, and reform across the sector for our clients.

About the role: 

As a Director you’ll form part of the Divisions Senior Leadership Team, working with the Executive Director to manage the strategic and operational aspects of specific service delivery areas including Youth Residential Services, Home Based Care and Community Services working alongside the Director in Family and Community Services. This position whilst based in west metro covers our West Division with offices in Yarraville, Sunshine, Werribee, Ballarat and Horsham. As growth is anticipated the role may ultimately cover an expanded area across the western division.

The specific portfolio includes a range of out of home care, youth and community services including 10 Youth Residential Houses, Kinship Care, Adoption and Permanent Care, EYOP, TCP Financial Counselling, Housing and AOD. This Director position includes significant risk areas with the potential to create service delivery connections and service interventions or models across the streams of service delivery. There is potential for innovation, whilst also maintaining a strong focus on performance and risk management.

You will be responsible for delivering high quality and responsive services against our operational requirements and developing these services in line with the overall Anglicare Victoria (AV) Strategy. We want you to bring your operational, managerial and leadership skills, a committed and compassionate approach, and a growth mindset with a strategic intent, to improve the lives of vulnerable children youth and families in Victoria. 

Please download the full position description here:  Director PD STR&OD SM ICB 062026 V1.2.pdf

About our ideal candidate:

• High levels of emotional intelligence so you can lead with empathy.
• An engaging, warm, and personable approach to leadership.
• Experienced in leading large teams across varied portfolios.
• You will bring a comprehensive understanding and experience in the human service delivery system, with reference to Out of Home Care and Child Protection, and relevant theoretical frameworks and evidence-based models relating to, youth services, family services, children and young people.
• Exceptional leadership capability in respect to people, performance and outcomes in both internal operations and the delivery of great outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Capacity to foresee, manage and resolve service, financial and human resource issues at a local level and in line with organisational policies, standards and expectations proactively and expertly.

What makes this such a great role for you:

This is a career defining opportunity to join one of Victoria’s leading organisation’s that has led major change to the system through its services and impact and is an opportunity for you to be a part of our continued journey in working and servicing the needs of vulnerable children youth and families.

As a Director at AV you’ll receive:

• A total salary package of $213,869.12 broken down this is:
  Base $177,954.57
  Super $22,914.55
  Car allowance $13,000.00 OR a fully maintained vehicle
• Access to Salary Packaging of up to $15,900.
• Access to discounted health insurance and other retail discounts.
• Access to AV’s suite of Health and Wellbeing benefits, such as our Well Worth It! Program, EIP and EAP.

What our people say- “I've genuinely never thought about going to another organisation. The opportunities, the innovation, the commitment to change and working with vulnerable families, young people and communities. It sounds really cliche, but you come into this work to make a difference and you can do that here. We work really hard to make differences in those spaces.”

Ready to take the next step:

We would like to receive applications by no later than Sunday 26th July.

All you need to do is click APPLY wherever you see this advertisement which will take you to our application portal. 

To support your application, please provide us with a resume, along with a 1-page cover letter that describes you, your approach to leadership and anything else that you feel might add value to your application and set you apart.

As part of the selection process, we’ll conduct a 3-stage interview process including face to face interview, Psychometric testing and a final face to face catch-up.

We may reach out during the advertising period to discuss your application in more detail and ask some further questions. We would also invite you to do the same. Please contact Paul Ridley, Recruitment Specialist by phone on 03 9412 6078 or email paul.ridley@anglicarevic.org.au

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.