Organisation : Aftercare
Location : Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Support Services, Health – General, Mental Health
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 5 May, 2018
About the organisation
Founded in 1907, Aftercare is the longest serving national mental health charity. We provide wide range of services supporting people’s journeys to social and emotional wellbeing.
Aftercare is a values-driven organisation. Our people are passionate about their work. Our culture is professional, fun, friendly, rewarding and collaborative. We have over 500 staff in 40 locations across Queensland, NSW and Victoria.
We offer:
- Competitive salary package including tax-effective salary packaging
- Paid parental leave and flexible working conditions
- Commitment to your ongoing learning & development
About the role
- Are you a leader in mental health or clinical services management with a passion for outcomes and outstanding people skills?
- Do you want to demonstrate your leadership skills as part of a senior management team with a plan for action?
- Do you want to be part of an organisation with 110 years history and a huge appetite for innovation in delivering positive outcomes?
If yes to the above, and if you want to be part of a fantastic culture creating change in people’s lives then this role is for you…
Aftercare is undergoing wide-ranging change brought about in particular by sector reforms including the NDIS and is looking to recruit a General Manager, Service Delivery. As part of Aftercare’s dynamic executive leadership team in this role you will:
- Lead community outreach and residential mental health services including over 250 staff and $35m pa in budgets.
- Lead and manage a team of committed and passionate Regional Managers.
- Help to identify and capitalise on traditional and new/innovative funding opportunities (working with service managers and business development team members).
- Demonstrate sector leadership in the provision of outstanding mental health services and outcomes.
The Right Fit…
This role would suit someone with a demonstrated mental health service leadership and outstanding management skills. The successful candidate will have
- Tertiary qualifications in Management, Social Work, Psychology or related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in a similar role/s providing operational leadership in a multi-site human services environment.
- Demonstrated understanding and commitment to recovery oriented practice in mental health service delivery. Experience in delivering community-based mental health services with a recovery focus is essential.
- Outstanding stakeholder relationship skills (internal and external) and interpersonal skills; highly effective people-management and change management skills.
- Strong financial and business management skills – a capability to manage large budgets and support service managers doing the same; ability to lead and manage in market-based funding environments (NDIS or similar).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; experience in winning funding including proposal or tender writing.
- Passion, an innovative spirit and a can-do approach.
A very competitive remuneration package will be offered to the right candidate.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: General Manager Service Delivery via Pro Bono Australia.
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