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Manager

Job No: FLO1392
Location: Marrickville

Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Manager to oversee our Marrickville team! 

The vacancy is full-time (76 hours/fortnight) working Monday to Friday and you will be overseeing our programs running across the Inner West and Eastern suburbs. The position is classified at Level 6 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018).

About the Role 

As a Manager with Flourish Australia, you will play an integral role in the provision of 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 to the Senior Cluster Manager, you will work with people accessing Flourish Australia's services to achieve their full potential. You will achieve this by working with integrity and in a professional manner with the people who access Flourish Australia services, your team and stakeholders.

Your main responsibilities will include:

  • Managing, developing and leading day-to-day service provision of our Coordination of Supports (COS) program, Young People's Outreach Program (YPOP) and NDIS Support Coordination program.
  • 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.

For more information on what it means to be a Manager, please review the Position Description.

Please note - Successful candidates must maintain a Class C drivers license and proof of comprehensive insurance must be provided when required. You may be directed to use your private motor vehicle in the course of performing your duties when an organisational pool motor vehicle is unavailable. You will receive the Travelling Transport and Fares Allowance when using your private vehicle for work related purposes.

Who we are

Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. For over 60 years, we have provided individual support to people with a lived experience of a mental health issue for them to live purposeful lives.

Our vision is to create communities where everyone’s mental health and wellbeing flourishes. Our purpose is to support people to flourish, believe in their futures, and become contributing members of the community.

Our positions are open to all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to the participation of people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island backgrounds, people from CALD and LGBTI communities and mature age candidates.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

  1. A relevant degree (as recognised by Flourish Australia)
  2. At least 3-years experience in a similar role
  3. Well-developed communication, negotiation, and advocacy skills.
  4. Demonstrated engagement, collaboration and negotiation skills, with the capability to build and maintain positive working relationships across multiple sectors with a range of organisations.
  5. Experience fostering and sustaining partnerships as well as ability to influence stakeholders at all organisational levels.
  6. Demonstrate understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of severe and persistent mental health issues and how providing a recovery oriented service is of benefit to people.
  7. Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and ability to fully utilise the client information management system.
  8. Current Australian Driver’s Licence.

Desirable:

  1. Experience working within the NDIS is highly regarded.
  2. A personal lived experience of a mental health issue.
  3. Experience working in Aboriginal and other diverse communities.
  4. A current First Aid Certificate.

For further information, please contact Aidan Conway, General Manager, Operations. E: aidan.conway@flourishaustralia.org.au

The Benefits

Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated by:

  • Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900;
  • Family-friendly and flexible working conditions;
  • Career development opportunities; and
  • Comprehensive infrastructure including fleet motor vehicles, laptops, mobile phones and other resources for work purposes.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please complete the questions asked. You will then be required to attach a copy of your resume on the following page, we encourage you to have your resume up-to-date and available before you commence the application.

Applications close 5pm 5th February.

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