Team Manager
- Work in an industry leading, person-centred social care organisation
- Generous NFP salary packaging available (up to $15,900/annum)
- Generous leave provisions including birthday leave and 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service!
We Are Key Assets Australia
Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care & family services. Operating across all states, the ACT and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all of our external stakeholders.
A little about the role
Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Team Manager will look after the day-to-day operations of the Sustaining Families and After Care Program in the ACT.
Key responsibilities include:
- Play a key role in the development and establishment of the After Care Service
- Ensure the provision of high-quality services, including ensuring Child Safe Standards, performance indicators, and reporting requirements are met.
- Provide induction, training, coaching and ongoing support to Senior Social Workers/Social Workers/Case Workers in the use of the Key to Care Practice Framework.
- Monitor the compliance in relation to engagement with families and young people, including home visits, risk assessment, Child Concern Reports (when needed), internal reporting and goal settings.
- Work in liaison with the Operations Manager in negotiations with ACT and Child Youth and Families (CYF) regarding the referral of families and young people leaving care, including securing and appropriate funding arrangements for placements where required.
The base salary for this position is $115,337.04 - $120,440.32 /annum (based on 1.0 FTE) + super + vehicle & fuel card + salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum. This position is full-time, ongoing.
About you
The successful candidate will come with:
- Hold a Social Work qualification as recognised by the Australian Association of Social Workers.
- 5 years of experience as a social worker within a children and family setting, including prior experience in child protection and/or out of home care.
- Comprehensive working knowledge of all relevant legislation pertaining to children’s services, and policies and procedures in relation to Safeguarding children.
- Evidence of significant management and supervisory experience
My Key Assets
The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.
- Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
- Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance and gym memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
- Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
- Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year.
The fine print
- Applications close: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
- For further information, please contact Sachindra Singh, Operations Manager at [email protected].
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check and ACT CYF Suitability Check and hold a valid WWCC.
- Full driver’s license and travel between sites is required.
If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!
Note for our recruiter network - we’re handling this recruitment in-house and kindly ask that agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this opportunity.
Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.
Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
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