Organisation : Centacare New England North West
Location : NSW Regional (Tamworth)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Support Services
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 22 Jun, 2022
About the organisation
The Organisation
Centacare New England North West (Centacare) is an agency of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Armidale. Covering a significant portion of the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes and Plains of NSW, the Diocese covers 91,500 square kilometres, extending north of Tenterfield, south to Quirindi and as far west as Walgett and Mungindi.
Centacare aims to serve the community by developing, implementing and resourcing a range of high-quality social services to strengthen and support individuals and families of the Diocese. in delivering its services, Centacare is guided by Catholic Social Teaching and respects the dignity, worth, diversity, cultures and beliefs of all people.
The services which Centacare provides are many and varied and include Counselling and psychological support, family, workplace, and property mediation, education and skills building for children and adults, supports for people with a disability, and support for people living with mental illness.
About the role
The Role
Reporting to the Chair of the Centacare Board, you will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Centacare, to meet the needs of the diverse communities of the Diocese. A key challenge will be to ensure the sustainability of the organisation in a changing business environment, while upholding its mission to be the compassionate face of Christ to all.
You will use your influencing skills to lead and drive change, work collaboratively, build and leverage strategic partnerships. You will seek out new business opportunities and grow existing services and will provide sound advice to the Board and others about significant matters impacting the organisation and the sector.
This role is a full-time appointment for a period of 5 years with the possibility of renewal. The position will be based at either Tamworth or Armidale.
About you
Your experience in providing strong leadership, ideally in a social services organisation, will be crucial to the role. Just as important will be your strategic thinking and planning skills and ability to think commercially.
You will be a change manager or have the capacity to drive change, have a collaborative work style and excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
You will be committed to the ethos and values of the Catholic Church and have an understanding of the mission of Christian faith-based social service organisations.
If this sounds like you and you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Chief Executive Officer via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Support_Services
