Career pathway
Welfare Centre Manager
ANZSCO 134214
Employed
1,400
Part-time share
16%
Female share
73%
Median age
47 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Welfare Centre Managers manage centres, programs or projects concerned with social welfare support.
What they typically do
- Provides overall direction and management for the service, facility, organisation or centre.
- Co-ordinates and administers health and welfare programmes and clinical services.
- Monitors and evaluates resources devoted to health, welfare, recreation, housing, employment, training and other community facilities and centres.
- Controls administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation, expenditure on supplies, equipment and services.
- Liaises with other health and welfare providers, boards and funding bodies to discuss areas of health and welfare service co-operation and co-ordination.
- Represents the organisation in negotiations, conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums.
- Controls selection, training and supervision of staff.
States and territories
Share of workers by location
NSW
30%
VIC
28.3%
QLD
18.5%
SA
7.5%
WA
7.3%
ACT
3.5%
NT
2.4%
TAS
2%
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Welfare Centre Manager.
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Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management
CHC62015 · AQF 6 · 105 providers