• Flexible hours (4-5 days per week) Max Term until 30 June 2021
• Location: Darwin, NT
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

About Us

Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian charity that has been helping vulnerable Australians move towards independence for more than 160 years.

Every day we support people nationwide by combatting homelessness, assisting disadvantaged families and children, addressing mental health issues, fighting substance dependencies and much more.

Mission Australia is committed to the safety and wellbeing of every vulnerable person who engages with our services including children and young people. We're generously supported by our funders, partners and tens of thousands of everyday Australians, who make the work of our tireless volunteers and staff possible.

Your Opportunity

This role will see you effectively supervising a small team on the delivery of the National Psychosocial Service (NPS), Continuity of Support and NDIS Transition team and the development of cultural expertise within the Darwin office. 

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Coordinating and leading (with the support of the Program Manager) a small team of case managers to meet contractual service delivery & reporting requirements.
• Build strong networks with internal and external stakeholders across the service delivery regions.
• Oversee record management and escalate client and staffing issues where appropriate.
• Completion of administration duties, monthly reports to funder in a timely fashion.
• Oversight of the NDIS application access process for program clients

Requirements for Success

• Completed Certificate 4 in Mental Health Studies or formal qualification in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated 3 years working experience supervising and leading people in a multidisciplinary team, with proven supportive leadership qualities. 
• Demonstrated sound knowledge of the NDIS Access Process for Psychosocial Disability
• Proven stakeholder development, networking and community engagement skills.
• Demonstrated organisational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated high level of communication & interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience using MS Office software and client management databases.
• Valid NT Driver’s License to complete outreach work.
• Valid NT WWCC (OCHRE Card)
• Ability to travel overnight as required

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people. 

Culture & Benefits  

A career with Mission Australia will offer you rewarding experiences to make a difference to the lives of Australians in need. We have an innovative and supportive culture guided by our values of compassion, integrity, respect, perseverance and celebration.

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered and celebrated we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• NFP salary packaging benefits reducing taxable income (details via Advantage)
• Discounted childcare rates with participating centres
• Generous discounts with hotels, travel insurance and major retailers
• Free, confidential counselling services via our EAP
• Discounted health care with Medibank Private

Diversity & Inclusion

Mission Australia is an inclusive employer. We celebrate our diversity and strive to reflect contemporary Australian society and all the communities in which we work, in order to better serve our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people, People with Disability, Sexually and Gender Diverse people, people with lived experience of adversity and from people of all ages.

As such, if you require any adjustments to submit your application, we invite you to get in touch via email [email protected], using the subject line: Team Leader - Mental Health enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Next Steps

To be considered for this opportunity, please click ‘apply’ and send your cover letter and resume. Please note we are looking to recruit this position ASAP so if this position interests you, then please apply NOW.

For more information, feel free to view the Position Description via this link - Team Coordinator - NPS Darwin.pdf. For further information regarding working with us visit Working for Mission Australia.

If this position sounds like you, please do not wait for closing date to apply as we are reviewing applications now.