Team Manager

**Full Time**:

- **Application Closes 31 Aug 2025**:

- **Manawatu - Whanganui**:

- **Social or Community Service Manager**

**Team Manager - Family Works Whanganui - Full Time**
- **Support with Professional Practice + On-going Personal Development**:

- **Autonomy + Peer Supported Environment + Agile working**:

- **Access to Healthcare Insurance + Retailer Discounts + Employee Assistance Programmes**

**About us**

Family Works is a family-focused social service agency supporting children, young people, families and communities to thrive and reach their full potential. We help families and whānau through challenging and confusing times to make positive lasting change. Family Works has a long history of supporting people from all walks of life. We’ve helped many children and families who have experienced trauma, family violence, separation, poverty, stress and anxiety, to have a safer and brighter future.

Our approach is flexible, responsive and non-judgemental and engages the whole whānau with services for both individuals and the family unit. Family Works services include social work and advocacy, counselling and therapy, family violence prevention and safety, as well as parenting education and support.

We are looking for an exceptional manager to provide leadership, support, guidance and coaching to Family Works staff in Whanganui to deliver high quality client-centric social services and counselling. If this sounds like you read on

**About the role**

This full-time role is responsible for overseeing a small team of social service professionals to make a meaningful and positive contribution to addressing social need and improving the wellbeing of children, families and whānau in the Whanganui district.

In the role you will:

- Successfully recruit, develop, manage, and motivate your team and build a positive and thriving workplace culture.
- Ensure contract and statutory requirements, and policy and best practice guidelines, are understood and complied with.
- Provide financial oversight of budgets, reporting and annual business planning; and implement remedial actions as required.
- Carry a small caseload and provide professional supervision to your team
- Establish and maintain strong local connections and networks within the communities that Family Works Whanganui is based.

We are looking for someone who:

- Holds a tertiary qualification in social work, counselling or a related field.
- Has experience in an NGO social services environment and understands the delivery of services within funding contracts
- Has experience leading and managing the performance of their team
- Has advanced competence in working with children, families and whānau where family violence is a concern.

You will also:

- Be passionate about supporting tamariki, families and whānau.
- Have a deep understanding of the complexity of issues your team will deal with.
- Have sound cultural competence to guide and support appropriate service delivery.
- Be able to build trust and respect with all those you work with.

**What’s in it for me?**

You will be part of the Family Works team delivering high quality social services across the lower North Island. Your days will be diverse and interesting, and you will be able to influence outcomes for the team and those we serve with your fresh thinking. You will be part of a supportive and engaging management team committed to your on-going professional development.

Job satisfaction is guaranteed for someone keen to embrace our future and develop our team.

We would love to talk to you about this role, so get in touch with Carmel McKee 027 2269 789

Applications close Wednesday 31 August 2025.