Careers

• Competitive base salary + $17,500 vehicle allowance + 11.5% super
• Monthly RDO & Flexible work arrangements
• Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
• Based in Sunshine (VIC) or Parramatta (NSW) work from home hybrid model

About the Organisation

Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.   

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Operations Manager to oversee our Forced Marriages Specialist Support Program (FMSSP). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing complex, trauma-informed services, particularly in the areas of domestic and family violence.

As an Operations Manager in FMSSP, you will provide support to the case management team who work intensively with individuals, families and communities involved in the FMSSP. You will lead and develop a team in a newly established program and hold responsibility across multiple different program areas to ensure the team meets program specific goals.

This is a permanent full-time position based in Sunshine (VIC) or Parramatta (NSW) with work from home flexibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support team to achieve the business plan outcomes and other organisational programs and initiatives.
• Ensure delivery of program services in accordance with program budgets, Business Plans and in line with client needs and plans
• Ensure the appropriate management of risks and issues arising in the course of service management in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Maintain and develop positive and professional working relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
• Participate in community awareness activities to promote understanding and prevention of Forced Marriages

 Skills & Experience

• Degree qualification in Human Services or related discipline.
• Experience developing quality case plans or individual plans
• Demonstrated experience working autonomously with multiple clients simultaneously
• Experience working with individuals, families or groups from a culturally appropriate perspective
• High level communication, influencing, liaison, negotiation and mediation skills
• Current unrestricted drivers licence

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits.

• Competitive base salary + $17,500 vehicle allowance + 11.5% super
• $2000 annual meal & entertainment card for everyday living expenses (for example, mortgage or rent) 
• Options in a Novated Car Lease - pay no GST on the purchase price of new car or save on running costs of existing car. 
• A mobile phone and laptop
• A rostered day off per month
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest social purposes organisations.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Travel club membership & discounted health insurance 

Additional Support 

Life Without Barriers offers a dedicated After-Hours Service (AHS) for all NISS and Child Youth and Family programs. AHS ensures efficient responses to after-hours events that cannot wait until the next business day, relieving our front-line staff from on-call duties and significantly improving their work-life balance.  

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Recruitment at zina.campbell@lwb.org.au. Please note that we do not accept applications to this email.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice. Current application closing date is midnight 15^th December 2025.   

Please note: To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate.  You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.