Manager, Pilbara Services

About the role:

The Manager Pilbara Services is responsible for oversight coordination and management of all staff and programs in the Pilbara. The Manager will work with the General Manager and State Director WA other Mackillop staff and the Department of Communities to ensure the development and implementation of therapeutically oriented culturally appropriate and safe services. The Manager oversees all service delivery to children and families and is responsible for liaising with key stakeholders and Aboriginal Controlled Community Organisations (ACCOSs) for the service as well as reporting to the Department.

This is a Full-Time opportunity based in Port Hedland WA within our WA & NT Services Program. The position reports to the General Manager Pilbara Services.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role the incumbent will have:

• A knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values and an awareness of the current issues faced by Aboriginal children young people and their families.
• An appropriate tertiary qualification in Counselling Psychology Social Work or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated staff supervision and service management experience in Community sector services with excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• A dedication to working with keys stakeholders in particular ACCOs and a commitment to the West Australian ACCO policy when applying for tenders transitioning services and providing post transition support where needed.

For a full position listing please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.

For more information please contact:

Natasha Bargeus at

Our offer:

• Generous Salary Packaging (helps increase your take home pay)
• Ongoing Career Development Education and Training
• Employee Assistance Program free and confidential counselling coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• ClickHEREto find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You must have a:

• Valid and current Drivers Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every persons ability cultural or linguistic backgrounds ethnicity sexual orientation gender identity gender expression intersex status relationship status religious or spiritual beliefs socio-economic status and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe culturally competent and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children young people families and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.