• Full time position, 76 hours per fortnight, located in Kalgoorlie.
• $104,800 - $118,250 + Regional allowance ($5,500 pa) + Super + Salary Packaging + Employee benefits.

About Us:

HOPE has been a community service in Western Australia for over a century, providing much needed support to people affected by alcohol and other drugs, mental ill-health, youth justice issues and socioeconomic disadvantage. Hope is the lead agency of the headspace service.

headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation supporting young people aged 12-25 years with their mental & general health care needs.

headspace provides young people with the opportunity to seek help early. headspace brings together local health services under the one roof making it easier for young people and their families to find the information they need.

About the Role:

As the Manager, you will be responsibility for the overall Clinical Governance of headspace Kalgoorlie. You will lead, oversee, and develop all operations and support the expansion of Esperance headspace service. In this role, you will work closely and collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to ensure all activities are in accordance with the headspace grant agreement, and direction provided by the lead agency, WAPHA, headspace National Office, consortium partners, the Youth Reference Group, and the Family and Friends Reference Group.

There will be a focus on building and nurturing relationships at a personal level, organisational and community level to identify needs and achieve positive outcomes for young people, their families, and significant others. You will ensure a supportive team environment is cultivated and manager staff accordingly.

Requirements of the role:

You will have a strong work ethic, as well as reflect and improve on own practice. Having a person-centred, strength-based perspective and empowerment approach will see you do well in this role. The Manager must show commitment to working in culturally secure and competent ways. You will have demonstrated experience in managing all aspects of staff and team performance, as well as a proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships internal and external stakeholders.

It is essential to hold a Tertiary qualification in behavioural/social sciences, youth work, health/mental health nursing or approved equivalent. It is highly desirable to hold professional registration with AASW or AHPRA. This ensures you have an in depth understanding of mental health challenges and experiences of young people in Australia.

Appointments will be subject to Australian residency/visa, current first aid certificate, satisfactory National Criminal Record checks, the Working With Children Check, Covid-19 Vaccination records, Current C or A class driver's license, and suitable work referees.

Please note applications may close earlier if suitable applicant is found.

OUR CULTURE

Hope strives to provide a safe workplace and promotes progressive policies that prioritise the health, safety and unique needs of our team. Hope’s ambition is to be an employer of choice by supporting staff to grow, learn, innovate and achieve their potential. We invest in developing our people to sustain the workforce built on ‘growing our own’.

Find out more about Hope on our website.

If you have specific questions about the role please reach out to Anna Parkanyi, our General Manager of Goldfields South, or Samara Clark, our headspace Manager. Email addresses as follows: [email protected] or [email protected], using the subject line: headspace Manager - Kalgoorlie enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you need support to submit your application, please email [email protected].

YOUR BENEFITS

• Knowing you are making a real difference in your community and being in a team that celebrates your successes and supports you during challenges
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Discounts with a major health insurance provider
• Free external, confidential counselling through our EAP Service and clinical supervision in counselling roles

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT

We vow to respond to every candidate that applies for a role at Hope.

If your application is shortlisted, you will receive a phone call to discuss your skill further and may be invited to attend an interview either online or in person at our local office/Hub.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

HOPE acknowledges and welcomes diversity in all its forms amongst staff and clients, including culture, language, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex variations, religion, and socio-economic and relationship status.

A position description is attached.