Job Description

Looking for a career development opportunity? Gain valuable skills and experience in an Acting Manager position overseeing the Queensland CPS teams!

The position available is:

• Closed-term full-time whilst recruitment is undertaken
• Working Monday to Friday
• Overseeing the Queensland CPS teams across the Hervey Bay, Gympie, Emerald & Rockhampton areas with the flexibility to be based at any of these hubs
• Level 6 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)

About the Role

As a Manager with Flourish Australia, your role is to achieve Flourish Australia’s vision by providing a 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 directly to the Regional Manager, you will work with people who access Flourish Australia to achieve their full potential by getting the best out of your team. You will achieve this by working with integrity and in a professional manner with the people who access Flourish Australia, your team, and interested stakeholders.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Managing, developing and leading day-to-day service provision.
• 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.
• Utilise good professional staff supervisory skills and effectively utilise staff and resources so people accessing our services receive a quality service.

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

Selection Criteria

Essential:

1. A relevant degree
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. A personal lived experience of a mental health issue.
2. A current First Aid Certificate.

For further information, please contact Trevor Matthews, Regional Manager. E: Trevor.Matthews@flourishaustralia.org.au (please do not email applications).

The Benefits

• Level 6 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement 2018
• Tax-Free Salary Packaging up to $15,900 p.a. through SmartSalary
• Generous leave provisions including 17.5% leave loading+ 2 additional days of personal leave + Flourish Australia Day + paid primary carer parental leave + purchased annual leave program
• Opportunities for professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid, & ASIST – further information found on the L&D Hub!
• Monthly reflective practice & career development through bi-annual My Plan
• Work from home opportunities available
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, Sonder, for free, confidential well-being support
• Workplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
• Personal fleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier & access to novated leasing
• Employee discounts program through Flourishing Well at over 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Booking.com, Myer, Kmart etc)
• Quarterly Reward and Recognition Awards

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please 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 (AEST) 21st September.