• Key leadership opportunity to drive operational excellence
• Competitive salary packaging, conditions and benefits
• Full-time, permanent position in East Metro Melbourne

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a secular, community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations who have been providing services to the Victorian community for over 70 years. Our vision is for “positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians”.

The role

This role reports to the Senior Manager Southern and Eastern Melbourne. The successful applicant will be working in a changing environment and have operational management of two (2) RAV centres including clinical and administrative staff. Your responsibilities will include managing the delivery of high-quality services, counselling, outreach and family violence programs across the East Metropolitan region.

The role has responsibility for centre(s) planning, sourcing new income streams and developing and operationalising new programs and initiatives. This will include managing staff to meet state and federally funded contractual obligations. Membership and participation in local partnerships and sector networks is an integral part and an important facet of the role.

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Boronia with regular travel within South Metropolitan Metro areas.

About you

• Degree qualified in social work, counselling, psychology, management (or related).
• Well-developed management and leadership experience, managing staff and team performance, including recruitment, staff orientation, supervision, performance reviews, staff disciplinary action, performance development and team building.
• Well-developed financial literacy/management including managing a complex program budget.
• Sound judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills with an ability to contribute to the planning and development of the service and a capacity to manage change.
• Proven communication (verbal and in writing) skills including building and maintaining relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

We provide:-

• Competitive salary including meal/entertainment and salary packaging.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
• Generous employment conditions and benefits including additional paid leave benefits - parental, study, personal and compassionate, flexible, family violence leave as well as paid ex-gratia leave between Christmas and New Year.
• Access to professional development and training including our Registered Training Organisation programs where we provide accredited and non-accredited courses.
• Best practice clinical supervision and support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program.
• Career progression opportunities internally across Melbourne Metropolitan and Regional Victoria centres.

The base salary range is $146k-$150k per annum.

Apply

We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible by sending their application and resume so we can progress to interviews. You can view the position description for further information.

If you have a specific query contact Jackie Blake, Senior Manager Southern and Eastern Melbourne by phoning 0429 028 030.

A position description is attached.

COVID-19 compliance

Candidates will be required to provide evidence of their COVID-19 vaccination status or medical exemption during their application process.

RAV is committed to building and supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ communities and people with disabilities. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them. All staff must undergo a National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable) and Working with Children Check. RAV is a public benevolent institution.