Location: Position based in Wodonga, Victoria
Status: Permanent Full-time or Part-time (0.8 FTE negotiable)
Flexibility: Hybrid mix of on-site and remote work from home options
Are you a strategic HR leader who believes that psychologically safe, trauma-informed workplaces create stronger teams, and that organisational values and culture are at the heart of sustainable connections and performance?
Upper Murray Family Care (UMFC) is seeking an experienced People and Culture Manager to lead our Human Resources and Client Experience functions and strengthen our trauma-informed, values-led organisation.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who can combine strategy, governance and operational excellence, while fostering psychological safety, engagement and accountability across a complex community services environment.
Key Deliverables
This role is critical to ensuring UMFC remains compliant, sustainable and an employer of choice in regional Victoria.
Experience, Knowledge and Skills
Most importantly, you are values-driven, calm under pressure, you use reflective supervision to support staff, and you are committed to building inclusive, accountable and high-performing teams.
Why Join UMFC?
If you are ready to lead culture with clarity, intent and impact, we would love to hear from you.
For more information or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact Melinda Carlyle (Executive Director, Care and Legal Services) at mcarlyle@umfc.com.au
If you would like a copy of the position description, please email peopleandculture@umfc.com.au
After submitting your resume, you will receive an email with a link to complete the screening questions. Applications cannot progress without the completion of these questions.
Applications will be assessed upon receipt.
As part of our recruitment process, we conduct comprehensive screening checks. All employment with UMFC is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Police Check and relevant 'Employee' Working with Children's Check.
At UMFC, child safety is at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be a Child Safe and inclusive organisation, welcoming people of all backgrounds.
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, individuals with disabilities, and people of all genders.
Join a team that reflects and celebrates the community we serve!
From humble beginnings in 1979, UMFC has grown into a vibrant and diverse organisation, with a primary purpose of supporting children, young people, families and individuals throughout the Victorian Ovens and Murray and NSW Southern Riverina regions.
Under the legal entity of Upper Murray Family Care Limited (branded as UMFC) we are an independent, non-government, community managed agency, offering a range of quality services that are responsive to the varying needs of communities extending from the cities of Albury/Wodonga, Wangaratta and Benalla, to townships throughout the Towong, Mansfield, Alpine and Indigo shires.
Our purpose is to supporting families and communities so that we hear the voices of children, young people, families and individuals to support them to heal, rebuild and lead meaningful lives.
