Manager Guardianship

Department of Justice; Perth; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice in Perth is seeking a Manager Guardianship to lead guardianship services under the Public Advocate’s mandate. The role involves strategic leadership, complex stakeholder engagement, and policy development to support adults with decision-making disabilities.

The incumbent will work within the Office of the Public Advocate, collaborating with the leadership team to implement strategic directions and ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and managing staff.
• Knowledge of personal, treatment and lifestyle issues for people with decision-making disabilities.
• Ability to manage caseloads and allocate work according to needs and resources.
• Ability to interpret and apply legislation and lead policy reviews.
• Tertiary qualification in social/behavioural sciences, law, or equivalent.
• Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively.
• Ability to think critically and handle ambiguity.
• Awareness of political, social and environmental trends.
• Resilience and tenacity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage guardianship staff and their development.
• Develop strategic directions and policies for the office.
• Review legislation and policy impacting guardianship services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and clients on complex, sensitive matters.

Skills

Staff leadership

Caseload management

Legislation interpretation

Policy development

Stakeholder liaison

Analytical skills

Disability rights knowledge

Diversity and inclusion

Education

Tertiary qualification in social/behavioural sciences or law

Job description

About the role

This is a permanent, full-time vacancy.

The Office of the Public Advocate promotes and protects the rights of adults with decision-making disabilities to reduce their risk of neglect, exploitation and abuse through the provision of its statutory services in accordance with the functions of the Public Advocate under Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (the Act).

The Manager Guardianship leads and manages the provision of guardianship services in accordance with the delegations of the Public Advocate under the Act, ensuring as much personal autonomy and respect for the wishes of represented persons as possible in the making of guardianship decisions. At this level, the incumbent is expected to have considerable liaison and negotiation ability to work with stakeholders and clients in relation to complex, sensitive or difficult matters. The Manager Guardianship is a member of the leadership team, assisting the Public Advocate in the development and implementation of the strategic directions and policies for the office, and reviews of legislation and policy impacting on guardianship services, as well as with the functions of the office as a whole.

Suitability Requirements

Through the recruitment process, we will be looking for a candidate who can demonstrate skills, experience and attributes in relation to the following:

• Role specific requirements:
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing staff and facilitating their effective development
• High level knowledge of personal, treatment and lifestyle management issues as they affect people with decision-making disabilities
• Demonstrated ability to ensure effective caseload management, including the ability to distribute work according to needs and available resources, and the meeting of benchmarks
• High level proven analytical and research skills including the ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation and to lead the formulation and review of policy and legislation
• Possess a relevant tertiary qualification within social or behavioural sciences, legal disciplines and/or equivalent knowledge, skills, and years of experience.
• Lead collectively: Seek and build key relationships, work together and focus on the greater good.
• Think through complexity: Think critically, work with ambiguity and uncertainty, assess solutions and impacts, and take calculated risks.
• Dynamically sense the environment: Be in tune with the political, social and environmental trends that impact the work; understand and recognise the needs of others and leverage relationships for desired outcomes.
• Deliver on high leverage areas: Identify priorities, pursue objectives with tenacity and be resilient in the face of challenges.
• Build capability: Proactively develop others; share learning to promote efficiency and effectiveness; and champion diversity and inclusion.
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