Manager (Mental Health Services)

Flourish Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 98,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Level 6 SCHCADS

Tax-Free Salary Packaging

Fleet pricing discounts

Generous leave provisions with loading

Flexible working conditions

Laptop, mobile phone & equipment

Regular supervision & mentoring

Employee Assistance Program

Professional development (e.g. MHFA &

Rainbow Network & YarnUp groups

Employee discounts at retailers

Job summary

Flourish Australia is hiring a Manager to lead the Seven Hills and Northern Sydney operations, reporting to Regional/General Managers. This full-time role drives service delivery, quality standards and growth within a recovery-oriented framework.

You will oversee budgets, staff, and property resources, ensuring high quality practice and strong stakeholder relationships across sectors. Applicants should have a relevant degree and at least 3 years in a similar role.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree (as recognised by Flourish Australia).
• At least 3-years experience in a similar role.
• Well-developed communication, negotiation, and advocacy skills.
• Demonstrated engagement, collaboration and negotiation skills, with the capability to build and maintain positive working relationships across multiple sectors with a range of organisations.
• Experience fostering and sustaining partnerships as well as ability to influence stakeholders at all organisational levels.
• 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.
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day service delivery and lead a diverse team.
• Manage a portfolio of services and KPIs across Seven Hills and Northern Sydney.
• Oversee fiscal, human and property resources within scope and guidelines.
• Ensure services meet quality standards and best practice.
• Identify opportunities for service growth with Regional/General Managers.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

Grow your career with an industry-leading mental health organisation. Lead our dedicated team and oversee the operations of our Seven Hills and Northern Sydney teams!

The position available is:

• Full-Time (76 hours/fortnight)

• Working Monday to Fridaywith some on-call responsibilities

• Overseeing our Seven Hills and Northern Sydney operations

• Level 6on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) equivalent to $115,300 per annum plus Super and Tax-Free Salary Packaging

About the Opportunity

As a Manager with Flourish Australia’s Mental Health Services, you will be responsible for the active and effective delivery of services for people with lived experience of mental health challenges. Your role is to achieve Flourish Australia’s vision by providing a high quality and responsive recovery oriented service that best supports people to achieve their hopes and dreams.

This is an exciting opportunity to oversee our established Seven Hills operations and play a key role in expanding and strengthening our growing services across Northern Sydney.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Manage, develop and lead day-to-day service provision and provide leadership in all aspects of a complex and diverse service.

• Manage a portfolio of services, and teams, with various KPIs, outputs and outcomes.

• Manage the fiscal, human and property resources of the service within the scope of the position and under the direction of the Regional Manager and General Manager, Services and the organisation’s philosophies.

• Ensure services are of a high standard and comply with standards of quality practice.

• Identify and develop opportunities for service growth, in conjunction with Regional Managers and General Managers.

More information including day to day responsibilities and full position description available within the application.

Who we are

Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations.Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

Our positions are opento all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to the participation of people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, LGBTQ+ communities and mature age candidates.

SelectionCriteria

• A relevant degree (as recognised by Flourish Australia).

• At least 3-years experience in a similar role.

• Well-developed communication, negotiation, and advocacy skills.

• Demonstrated engagement, collaboration and negotiation skills, with the capability to build and maintain positive working relationships across multiple sectors with a range of organisations.

• Experience fostering and sustaining partnerships as well as ability to influence stakeholders at all organisational levels.

• 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.

• Current Australian Driver’s Licence.

Full selection criteria available within the advertisement.

The Benefits

• Level 6 (SCHCADS)on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)

• Tax-Free Salary Packagingavailable up to $15,900

• Exclusive personalFleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier

• Generous leave provisions including 17.5% leave loading + 2 additional days of personal leave + Accrued Days Off (ADO) + Christmas/New Years Gratis Day

• Family-friendly and flexible working conditions

• Comprehensive infrastructure including a laptop, mobile phone and other resources for work purposes

• Regular supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1 mentoringand a comprehensive inductionprogram

• Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support

• Opportunities for professional development andtrainingsuch asMental Health First Aid and ASIST

• Workplace Community Groupssuch as ourRainbow Networkfor LGBTQ+ staff members & allies andYarnUpfor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members

• Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)

Applications close 5pm, 30th October.