Out of Home Care (OOHC) Manager

Location: Albury (or negotiable)

Employment Type: Full Time

Lead Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People

At Kirinari, we are committed to creating safe, nurturing and therapeutic environments where children and young people can thrive. Guided by our values of Connection, Balance, Innovation, Respect and Accountability, we work alongside children, families, carers and communities to deliver high-quality supports that make a meaningful difference.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Out of Home Care (OOHC) Manager to provide operational leadership across our OOHC services. This is an exciting opportunity for a capable leader who is committed to child safety, therapeutic care and achieving positive outcomes for children and young people.

About the Role

Reporting to the General Manager RPSS, the OOHC Manager is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of Out of Home Care services, ensuring safe, high-quality and financially sustainable service delivery across multiple locations. The role provides leadership to Team Leaders and Case Managers while overseeing service performance, safeguarding, workforce capability, quality, compliance and stakeholder engagement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the operational delivery of OOHC programs and services.
• Driving therapeutic, trauma-informed and child-safe practice.
• Supporting placement stability and positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Leading and developing Team Leaders and Case Managers.
• Managing service performance, budgets, contracts and reporting requirements.
• Maintaining compliance with legislative, regulatory and safeguarding obligations.
• Building strong relationships with government departments, community organisations and sector partners.
• Supporting continuous improvement, quality initiatives and service development activities.
   

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Bachelor qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, Community Services, Welfare or a related discipline, or equivalent experience supported by demonstrated management experience in OOHC or child and family services.
• Significant operational leadership experience within Out of Home Care, child protection, residential care or related services.
• Strong knowledge of therapeutic care, child-safe practice, safeguarding requirements and relevant legislation.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and driving service excellence.
• Strong financial, operational and risk management capability.
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Current unrestricted Australian Driver Licence.
• NSW Working With Children Check.
• National Criminal History Check.
• Ability to travel across multiple service locations.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualifications in leadership, management or human services.
• Formal training in therapeutic care, trauma-informed practice or Therapeutic Crisis Intervention.
• Experience supporting new service implementation, tenders, commissioning or accreditation activities.

Why Join Kirinari?

Opportunity to lead services that change the lives of children and young people.
Be part of a values-driven organisation committed to excellence and innovation.
Work alongside highly skilled practitioners and leaders.

Opportunity to influence practice, service development and continuous improvement.
Supportive leadership culture focused on learning, collaboration and professional growth.
Make a genuine impact in the communities we serve.

Apply Now

If you are an experienced leader who is passionate about creating safe, therapeutic and positive environments for children and young people, we would love to hear from you.

Join Kirinari and help us deliver exceptional Out of Home Care services that support children and young people to achieve their goals, maintain important connections and build brighter futures.