Join us as a Community Access Manager in our Community Hub

Location(s): Benalla
Vacancy Type: Fulltime
Job reference: 494774

Applications close : 10am on 25th Aug

Are you searching for a leadership opportunity that offers an exceptional work/life balance while allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities? Look no further!

About the Role

Berry Street Yooralla is seeking an experienced individual to Manage its Community Access Service in the Ovens Murray Rural Region. (Benalla) You will be responsible for:

• The leadership and management of Community Access supports across a range of settings including site-based services, community-based groups, individual support and in-home supports in the Ovens Murray Region.
• The design, delivery and evaluation of cost efficient, innovative, flexible and high-quality service delivery to support positive outcomes for clients of all ages with a disability.
• Managing change and supporting the development of teams to deliver contemporary and evolving services to support clients to achieve their goals and to meet demands of new and potential clients.
• Overall performance of the service and achievement of all quality, people and financial performance targets. the manager is accountable for all domains of service provision – ensuring high-quality supports delivered by a capable and engaged workforce within an approved service budget.

About You

To be successful in this role you'll share Yooralla's Values and have:

• Management Experience: Demonstrated management experience, preferably within a community services environment.
• Sector Knowledge: Understanding of legislation and standards relevant to the disability sector.
• Person-Centered Approach: Knowledge and understanding of how to support staff in implementing contemporary and person-centered approaches to uphold the rights and support needs of individuals with disabilities.
• Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Resource Management: Demonstrated ability to manage financial and staff resources within a complex environment.
• Initiative and Organization: Excellent initiative, self-directed work practices, and highly developed organizational skills.
• A relevant qualification and/or significant experience in the human services area (Desirable)

Vacancy contact

To find out more about this role or working with Yooralla, please contact Eva Schuch on [email protected].

We Offer

• An attractive remuneration package with excellent salary packaging tax benefits
• Flexible working hours
• A rewarding career in a growing service sector
• Supportive team environment
• The opportunity to work alongside and empower people with disability to reach their maximum potential
• Ongoing training, team support and professional development opportunities

Why Yooralla?

At Yooralla, you’ll work at Victoria’s most established and recognised for purpose disability service provider with more than 100 years of experience offering high quality support services to people with disability. We work in partnership with adults and children, their families and carers to enable them to live the lives they choose. Find out more about what we do.

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies. We strongly encourage people with disability, LGBTQIA+ and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands People to apply.

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