Service Delivery manager

The Service Delivery Manager is an exciting leadership, management and practice-lead role that enables you the incumbent to work directly with WIRE’s dedicated volunteers and staff to deliver vital services to Victorian women and gender non-binary and gender diverse people.
The Service Delivery Manager will be responsible for the management and oversight of the Walk in Centre and the Telephone Support Line, which are the two major public-facing services WIRE provides to members of the community. The Centre and Support Line play a crucial role in WIRE’s impact in the community, shaping the research, programs and advocacy undertaken by WIRE and the identify of WIRE as an organisation.

Responsibilities and Duties of the role

Responsibility 1 –Be a service delivery practice lead within WIRE

To meet this responsibility the incumbent will;

• Foster, promote and nurture an environment that enables collaborative feminist best practice to flourish in WIRE’s Telephone Support Line and Walk in Centre ,
• Ensure service users receives high quality best practice information, support and referrals via the Walk In Centre and Telephone Support Line.
• Promote and develop, reflective, evidence based practice models
• Ensure volunteers and staff work in accordance to the WIRE service delivery model and maintain a consistent practice,
• Work collaboratively with the training coordinator to ensure that best practice service deliver practice is incorporated into WIRE’s training

Responsibility 2 – Manage of the Women’s Support Line and Walk in Centre

The Telephone Support Line provides information, support and referral to any Victorian women and gender diverse and non- binary people on any issue. Supports are provided by phone, email and online webchat.

To meet this responsibility the incumbent will;

• Provide supervision and support to Walk in Centre staff 
• Coordinate community education sessions
• Work closely with volunteers developing rapport and acting as a tangible link between volunteers and WIRE,  
• Provide a nurturing and welcoming work space for volunteers by providing supervision, debriefing and support,
• Work closely with the Training Coordinator to provide ongoing professional development to volunteers and to enable volunteer trainees to have a smooth transition into the Telephone Support Line as phone workers
• Undertake team leader shifts when a team leader or other volunteer is not available to team lead.
• Ensuring the Telephone Support Line and Walk in Centre meets its KPI’s for occasions of service
• Take responsibility for work outcomes and assist others to understand and carry out their responsibilities

 Responsibility 3 – Ensure compliance with OH&S, funding body KPI’s and quality improvement

To achieve this responsibility the incumbent must establish and maintain systems and practice which ensure compliance with Department of Health & Human Services Occupational Health & Safety and other legislation.

To meet this responsibility the incumbent will;

• Report directly to the to the CEO
• Manage services taking into account changing legislation and other emerging issues,
• Create and maintain systems and policies to ensure a high quality and consistent response,
• Establish and review systems to ensure compliance is met in a timely manner,
• Identify problems early and initiate strategies to address these problems , and
• Work collaboratively with the CEO to ensure that WIRE complies with its legislative and contractual obligations and maintains a positive and well respected reputation within the community and funders.
• Maintain, and ensure your team maintain, a clean, hygienic and safe work area.
• Be proactive in identifying and problem solving OHS matters, and nurture a culture of proactive OHS awareness in your team
• Perform any other reasonable task as required.