Program Manager Support Coordination and Recovery Coaching

Community Development (Community Services & Development)

Full time

$56.13 - $58.47 p.h. + salary packaging+11%Super

Build a rewarding career with an organisation that truly puts people first

Full time ongoing opportunity based in any one of our locations

$56.13 to $58.47 per hour + 11% Super + 17.5% Leave loading + Salary Packaging up to $15,899

Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

About this Program
Consumer Directed Services (CDS) refers to services which are led by and funded by individual consumers. This includes services such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) services, iCare, Insurances and brokerage. These services provide support, care and access to services and technology for Australians with disabilities as well as their families and carers.

About the opportunity
We are currently seeking a Support Coordination and Recovery Coaching Program Manager. The Manager reports to the General Manager, CDS and in conjunction with the General Manager holds responsibility for fiscally sustainable delivery of Wellways' Support Coordination and Recovery Coaching Programs. As part of the leadership team across a number of regions, the role will support and reinforce a coordinated approach to the implementation of strategic objectives across the region, and promote a customer-focused, high-functioning and collaborative culture.

Wellways offices are often shared across a range of diverse Wellways programs or are co-located with other service providers. No matter the location, it is the role of the Support Coordination and Recovery Coaching Program Manager to ensure team members are committed to the organisation's vision, purpose and values to make Wellways a truly great place to work by fostering a positive organisational culture and investing in team member development.

In order to build a sustainable Support Coordination and Recovery Coaching Program, the Manager will be responsible for team performance against utilisation rates, using leadership and development strategies to support a high performing team.

Please note this role can be based out of VIC, NSW, QLD, TAS and ACT

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications in social work, social science, occupational therapy, psychology, business or related discipline and/ or equivalent experience
• Comprehensive experience of working in the NDIS and/ or other insurance-based services
• Experience realising organisational vision, operationalising strategic goals and measuring impact
• Experience leading/ managing diverse teams
• Current valid Driver's License and the ability to undertake travel for the role
• Current Working with Children Check/Blue Card (QLD)/Vulnerable check
• Right to Work within Australia
• Satisfactory National Police Records Check (Less than 12 months old)
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Child Safety and Personal History Screening check (Licensed Care Service - will be provided by Wellways)

About Us
Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year

Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.

What we offer

• A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
• An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing
• Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum
• Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take annual leave
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
• Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact
Nikki Wynne at 0401 117

Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.

If you'd like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, please visit our website

Wellways Australia Limited is a leading not-for-profit mental health and disability support organisation with services in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania. Our services span mental health, disability and community care, and reach thousands of people each year.

We work with a diverse range of people living with mental health issues or various disabilities, and their families, friends and carers, to bring about positive change and build good lives in their communities. This can include creating a home, securing a job and building meaningful relationships.

Our mental health, disability and rehabilitation services bring together evidence from research with an understanding of people’s lived experience—what works for them. Our mental health workforce includes clinicians, nurses, community support workers and ‘peers’—those who have a lived experience of mental illness and recovery. Together, they create an environment that focuses on hope rather than illness.

We work in partnership with people and their families to identify their own needs and goals and support them to attain a great life in the community. Our partnerships extend to clinicians, GPs, hospitals, community health organisations and government, ensuring that our services and programs reach people in the communities in which they live.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website

Wellways Australia Limited is a leading not-for-profit mental health and disability support organisation with services in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania. Our services span mental health, disability and community care, and reach thousands of people each year.

We work with a diverse range of people living with mental health issues or various disabilities, and their families, friends and carers, to bring about positive change and build good lives in their communities. This can include creating a home, securing a job and building meaningful relationships.

Our mental health, disability and rehabilitation services bring together evidence from research with an understanding of people’s lived experience—what works for them. Our mental health workforce includes clinicians, nurses, community support workers and ‘peers’—those who have a lived experience of mental illness and recovery. Together, they create an environment that focuses on hope rather than illness.

We work in partnership with people and their families to identify their own needs and goals and support them to attain a great life in the community. Our partnerships extend to clinicians, GPs, hospitals, community health organisations and government, ensuring that our services and programs reach people in the communities in which they live.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website

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