Grow your career with an industry-leading mental health organisation. Lead our dedicated teams and oversee the operations in the New England region!

The position available is:

Ongoing Full-Time (76 hours/fortnight)

Working Monday to Friday with some on-call responsibilities

Based in the New England region overseeing the Tamworth, Moree, Inverell & Armidale teams (travel required)

Level 6 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) equivalent to $110,000 per annum plus super and NFP tax-free benefits

About the Opportunity

As a Manager with Flourish Australia, your role is to achieve Flourish Australia’s vision by providing a high quality and responsive recovery oriented service that best supports people with a lived experience of mental health issues to achieve their hopes and dreams.

Reporting directly to the Regional Manager, you will work with people who access Flourish Australia to achieve their full potential by getting the best out of your team. You will achieve this by working with integrity and in a professional manner with the people who access Flourish Australia, your team, and interested stakeholders.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Managing, developing and leading day-to-day service provision.

Providing leadership in all aspects of the operation of service.

Ensuring services are of a high standard and compliant with standards of quality practice.

Managing, developing and maintaining key partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Ensuring the programs and services you are responsible for operate according to budget.

Meeting all policy, contractual and legislative requirements and achieving good outcomes for the people who access our services.

Managing the fiscal, human and property resources of the service within the scope of the position.

Providing support to the team to enable personal growth by projecting a positive outlook, a sense of belonging, and social inclusiveness in the community.

Managing and expanding the services of the organisation in your area of responsibility.

Utilise good professional staff supervisory skills and effectively utilise staff and resources so people accessing our services receive a quality service.

The Benefits

Level 6 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)

Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900

Exclusive personal Fleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier

Generous leave provisions including 17.5% leave loading + 2 additional days of personal leave + Christmas/New Years Gratis Day + 10 weeks paid parental leave

Family-friendly and flexible working conditions

Comprehensive infrastructure including a laptop, mobile phone and other resources for work purposes

Regular supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1 mentoring and a comprehensive induction program

Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support

Opportunities for professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST

Workplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members

Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)

Who we are

Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, LGBTQ+ communities and mature age candidates.

Selection Criteria

A relevant degree

At least 3-years experience in a similar role

Well-developed communication, negotiation, and advocacy skills.

Demonstrated engagement, collaboration and negotiation skills, with the capability to build and maintain positive working relationships across multiple sectors with a range of organisations.

Experience fostering and sustaining partnerships as well as ability to influence stakeholders at all organisational levels.

Current Australian Driver's Licence.

Desirable

A personal lived experience of a mental health issue.

Full selection criteria available within the application.

Applications close 5pm, 25th September. Apply now!