Contract type: Full-time
- Location: Sydney
About us
Wesley Mission is a high profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with the most disadvantaged in our community, providing over 200 services across New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) – from aged care, homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training and education, through to health services.
Our vision is “A Spirit-led disciple-making movement: doing all the good we can because every life matters”.
About the Portfolio
Our Children and Family Services portfolio strengthens families and supports children and young people through early-intervention services that prevent escalation into crisis or statutory systems. It spans a continuum of support – from universal early childhood programs through to targeted help for families experiencing vulnerability. Services include Families Together (family support and parenting programs), Children & Youth Services and Out-of-School Hours Care (OOSH), and we are looking for a leader who will identify further opportunities to serve children and families in NSW.
About the Role
We are seeking an Executive General Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership of the Children and Family portfolio. You will be the internal and external face of Wesley Mission’s children’s and family services – driving high-quality, evidence-based services that build family resilience and reduce the need for statutory intervention, while leading and growing a values-aligned team and managing funding contracts and portfolio performance.
This is a child-related position. The role leads services that engage directly with children and young people – including out-of-school-hours care, children’s and youth programs and family support – and is accountable for embedding child-safe, trauma-informed and culturally safe practice across the portfolio. Wesley Mission is a child-safe organisation that provides an environment in which children can feel safe and are valued.
Essential Criteria
- Extensive senior leadership experience in family support, early intervention, children’s or youth services
- Sound knowledge of the NSW early-intervention and family services system, including Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and – for OOSH – Department of Education requirements
- Demonstrated expertise in evidence-based, trauma-informed and culturally safe family and children’s programs
- Proven ability to lead high-quality, compliant service delivery across multiple program streams, including out-of-school-hours (OOSH) care
- Strong financial acumen, including managing budgets and government and philanthropic funding contracts
- Experience using data and evaluation to demonstrate and improve service outcomes.
- Demonstrated success in business development and service innovation
- Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and engage multidisciplinary teams.
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement skills with government, funders and community organisations
- As this is a key role within the organisation, you will have an active Christian faith, seeing this role as a vocation and expression of your faith (desirable) or otherwise you will demonstrate explicit support for Wesley Mission’s faith and purpose (essential)
Desirable Criteria
- Experience in a not-for-profit or community service organisation
- Knowledge of emerging reforms such as Thriving Kids
- Knowledge and experience of other programs and services that might support Children and Families
- Experience working within a faith-based organisation
Qualifications and Checks
- Tertiary qualification in social work, social science, early childhood, human services, management or a related discipline
- As this is a child-related position, a current Working with Children Check clearance is required for paid child-related employment
- Current National Criminal History Check
- Current NSW driver licence
- A minimum of two referees must be provided
- An international police certificate may be required
Remuneration
This is a Non-Award salaried position. As a Public Benevolent Institution, Wesley Mission offers generous salary packaging to increase your take-home pay.
How to Apply
For a confidential discussion or role related questions, please contact Simon Wybenga or Sarah Curran at The Orchard Talent Group at [email protected]. To apply, please submit your current CV and a statement of suitability on the following link or email address quoting job reference #001.
Applications close Sunday 26th July 2026, however, will be assessed as they are submitted.
Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Code of Conduct. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued.
The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number). Wesley Mission is committed to diversity, inclusion and reconciliation. Guided by our vision of doing all the good we can because every life matters, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and social demographics, and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
