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Form of workCentacare North Queensland is a not-for-profit organisation that provides counselling, family support, mediation, family dispute resolution, disability services, education and courses, crisis housing and homelessness support, youth services, community engagement and NDIS services. Centacare services the North Queensland Community from offices in Townsville, Ayr, Bowen, Mt Isa, Cloncurry, Longreach and Normanton.
Benefits you will enjoy
- SCHADS 8 Salary
- Great NFP Salary Sacrifice options available to reduce your taxable salary by $15,900 p.a. with Eziway Salary Packaging
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% leave loading
- Birthday Leave + Other Above Award Benefits
- Extensive support and investment in your Professional Development
- Relocation Assistance by negotiation
This role is focused on building and sustaining a dynamic community-based, values driven service to people living with a disability.
Joining a values-driven, supportive and inclusive team, you will:
- Provide operational oversight of program practices and service delivery
- Ensure appropriate reporting within expected timeframes
- Ensure the program performance and operation within governance frameworks, Centacare NQ Strategic and Business plans.
- Ensure quality of service through supporting employee development, training, and line management.
- Oversight and management of daily operations of the Disabilities and Community Care services and sites, including Supported Independent Living (SIL) facilities.
- Work collaboratively within the management team to seek out and share best practice strategies and approaches to service delivery across the Townsville and Mount Isa regions.
- Ensure client needs are met through all service experiences including choice, control, participation, inclusion, and connection.
- Experience managing a diverse and multi-disciplinary team in the disability or community services context.
Download the Position Description below for more important details about the position.
Desired Skills and Experience To be successful in this role you will have:- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Sciences, Psychology, or Behavioural Sciences and minimum of 5 years’ experience in social or community services management,
- Experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating program operational plans, & service evaluation processes
- Demonstrated capacity in relation to effective management of programs and employees across diverse geographic regions, disciplines, and program delivery areas.
- A current Driver Licence.
- Currently hold, and/or eligibility to obtain and maintain, both a Disability Worker Screening and a Working with Children Blue Card.
Centacare North Queensland is a Child Safe and Equal Opportunities Employer. People from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have appropriate work rights in Australia.
