Service Manager - Gladstone Step Up Step Down (Internal Applicants Only)

Mind Australia Limited; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mind Australia Limited seeks a Service Manager to lead the Adult Step-Up Step-Down service in Gladstone. You will oversee all aspects of service delivery, ensuring recovery-oriented support for people, families and carers, in line with Mind's Model of Recovery Oriented Practice.

This leadership role includes accountability for service performance, budgets, and partnerships with clinical services and community organisations, while coaching a multidisciplinary team within a culturally safe

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in mental health or community services.
• Expertise in trauma-informed, recovery-oriented practice and evidence-based interventions.
• Experience in managing service performance, budgets, reporting, and stakeholder partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage high-quality, recovery-oriented services for people, families and carers in line with Mind's Model of Recovery-Oriented Practice.
• Provide leadership, coaching and supervision to Team Leaders and multidisciplinary teams to achieve quality service and performance outcomes.
• Oversee day-to-day service operations, including intake, assessment, recovery planning, staffing, rostering and service requirements.
• Manage service performance, budgets, reporting, contractual obligations and compliance with organisational policies and procedures.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with clinical services, community organisations, government agencies and other key stakeholders.
• Foster a positive, high-performing culture that values lived experience, continuous improvement, cultural safety and workforce development.

Skills

Leadership experience

Trauma-informed practice

Governance & budgeting

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualifications (min Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or related field

Job description

• Lead the team and oversee all aspects of service delivery, ensuring high-quality, recovery-oriented support for people, families and carers.

• Lead the team and oversee all aspects of service delivery, ensuring high-quality, recovery-oriented support for people, families and carers.
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Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

About the role

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Service Manager to lead the Adult Step-Up Step-Down (ASUSD) service in Gladstone.

In this leadership role, you will lead the team and oversee all aspects of service delivery, ensuring high-quality, recovery-oriented services are provided to people, families and carers in line with Mind's Model of Recovery Oriented Practice and organisational values.

You will be accountable for service performance, budget targets and operational requirements, while building strong relationships with clinical partners, community organisations, government agencies and other key stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage high-quality, recovery-oriented services for people, families and carers in line with Mind's Model of Recovery-Oriented Practice.
• Provide leadership, coaching and supervision to Team Leaders and multidisciplinary teams to achieve quality service and performance outcomes.
• Oversee day-to-day service operations, including intake, assessment, recovery planning, staffing, rostering and service requirements.
• Manage service performance, budgets, reporting, contractual obligations and compliance with organisational policies and procedures.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with clinical services, community organisations, government agencies and other key stakeholders.
• Foster a positive, high-performing culture that values lived experience, continuous improvement, cultural safety and workforce development.

What you'll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Leadership experience in mental health, community services, disability, health or a related sector, with ability to lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary team.
• Expertise in trauma-informed, recovery-oriented practice and evidence-based interventions.
• Experience in managing service performance, budgets, reporting requirements and stakeholder partnerships.
• Ability to provide proof of vaccination against vaccine preventable diseases, or willingness to obtain required vaccinations per Queensland Health partnership.

Interested?

this opportunity is open to current Mind Australia employees only.

Service Manager - Gladstone Step Up Step Down (Internal Applicants Only) Gladstone, QLD, AU