Manager Mental Health & Disability

At Southern Cross Care WA we help people live extraordinary lives every day connected to communities. As a provider delivering care support and accommodation for West Australians in greatest need our purpose is clear and our passion is strong.

Southern Cross Care WA is a place where you can have an extraordinary impact make an extraordinary difference and be appreciated for extraordinary contributions.

We hope you will join us and become one of the people who make Southern Cross Care WA an extraordinary place to be.

About the role and where you will be working:

The role oversees a team delivering nonclinical Mental Health Recovery Services for individuals aged 1865 with severe and persistent mental health conditions.

This position holds operational responsibility and leadership of the Community Options Community Mental Health and Disability Teams to provide recovery and personcentered support in the community to individuals experiencing long term mental illness.

This position is full time located in our central office in Rivervale with the option to work from home 2 days per week.

Well also be asking you to:

• Ensure compliance requirements are effectively managed for your team keeping all documentation current and promptly uploaded to Employee Self Service.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to employees on the importance of following safety protocols offering opportunities for relevant and uptodate training and instruction.
• Demonstrate safe behavior and promote continuous improvement by utilising available resources providing coaching and documenting safety outcomes with team members.
• Develop and manage operational budgets for the Mental Health and Disability Department coordinate reporting activities across all subprogram areas and report variances and restorative activities to the Chief Operating Officer.
• Lead and coordinate personcentered planning implementation and evaluation activities; drive service development and quality improvement initiatives; provide effective leadership and mentorship to the Mental Health and Disability Team; and collaborate with senior management to lead strategic business activity unit change.
• Ensure adherence to relevant standards by leading your team to uphold clients rights responsibilities safety and privacy while acting with respect kindness and in accordance with the outlined behaviors.

About you:

Youre an experienced leader with an indepth working knowledge of relevant standards quality indicators and national standards.

Developing and mentoring staff comes naturally and you take great pride in leading by example.

With a genuine desire to make a positive difference in peoples lives youre ready to step into a new role and lead your team in achieving excellence in service and compliance.

To be considered for this role youll need:

• At least 5 years of experience in a mental health or human services environment
• Familiarity with Mental Health or NDIS funding systems
• Strong background in recoveryoriented and personcentered practices
• Proven experience in managing teams across multiple locations

Working with us:

At Southern Cross Care WA we are committed to being an employer of choice. As well as providing a positive and supportive environment we also offer the following benefits:

• Notforprofit salary packaging options of up to $15900 for general living expenses and $2650 for entertainment benefits.
• Corporate Health Insurance with HBF
• Free employee assistance program
• A diverse range of services which allows professional development and growth
• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual leave starting at 4 weeks (full time)
• Carers / Personal leave
• Service Awards for long standing employees
• Flexible working environment

How to apply:

To express your interest please apply with an uptodate resume and a cover letter outlining your experience / suitability.

Kindly note if your application progresses to an interview well be asking for:

• National Police Clearance current within 6 months (or evidence of application)
• Immunisation record (Flu)
• A completed preemployment health questionnaire
• Qualifications

About us:

Established over 50 years ago Southern Cross Care WA is a purposedriven notforprofit organisation contributing to social health and economic development in WA. We do this by enabling the delivery of integrated services in our community for the increasingly complex health care and accommodation needs of our aging population and those living with mental illness.

Our dedicated and passionate team of around 900 employees and 130 volunteers deliver care and services to over 3000 West Australians across our residential retirement village mental health community housing and home care portfolio.

Our promise to our clients residents and each other is to enable extraordinary because we;

Listen Act Do not give up Work as one.

Southern Plus and Southern Cross Housing Ltd. are part of the Southern Cross Care WA Inc. Group.

Southern Cross Care WA is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We also acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work.

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