Internal EOI - Manager, Employment

Flourish Australia are expanding and starting up new employment services with the Inclusive Employment Australia program and we are seeking a Manager, Employment to oversee these new services!

About the position:

• Ongoing full-time (76 hours/fortnight)
• Working Monday to Friday
• Based on-site within any of our ESAs, with travel required 
• Level 6 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)

About the Opportunity 

The Manager, Employment manages the provision of effective and professional employment services to ensure a high standard of service delivery to jobseekers experiencing mental health issues under the DSS contractual requirements. They provide program and practice leadership to ensure the organisation delivers high-quality, person-led recovery-oriented employment services that comply with policy, contractual, and legislative obligations.

Working closely with the Regional Manager, Employment Services, the Manager, Employment will oversee aspects of Flourish Australia’s IEA contract within their delegated area. Specifically, the Manager Employment is responsible for:

• Ensuring Flourish Australia’s Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA) program complies with contractual obligations and maintains high professional standards and high performance against the IEA quality framework and benchmarking
• Ensuring all IEA programs and services meet the minimum expectations of performance and compliance under the IEA quality assurance certification
• Ensuring that IEA programs are delivered within the principles of the Recovery Action Framework and Practice Framework, and that jobseekers are treated with dignity and respect at all times
• Work collaboratively with other managers across the IEA program to ensure consistent delivery of service

Selection Criteria

Essential:

1. A relevant degree or diploma in health, human or behavioural sciences, employment services or related discipline (as recognised by Flourish Australia)
2. A minimum of 3 years in a similar position
3. Extensive experience in the employment sector, including in DSS funded employment services
4. Advanced knowledge and demonstrated experience working within contractual guidelines
5. Demonstrate advanced understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of severe and persistent mental health issues in obtaining and maintaining open employment
6. Advanced understanding and demonstrated application of recovery-oriented services
7. Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence

Please refer to the Position Description for more information about this role including key tasks and responsibilities and full selection criteria.

For further information regarding the position, please contact Andre Maddocks, Regional Manager, Employment Services. E: andre.maddocks@flourishaustralia.org.au (please do not email applications).

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.

Please note that we may speak with your current Manager regarding your application. Please also ensure that the People and Culture team have all relevant certificates and training attendance recorded on your P&C file as this may be referenced as part of the selection process.

Applications close 5pm 15th August.