Are you an experienced manager in housing and homelessness and/or mental health?

Can you work collaboratively with a broad range of service delivery programs to embed specialist practice and expertise?

We are looking for a flexible and resilient manager to lead our integrated housing and mental health support teams. Our integrated approach embeds specialist workers across the organisation to help people navigate service systems and find housing fast.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who excels in working across multiple disciplines to improve the lives of people facing complex issues.

About the job

• Role location: Slacks Creek
• Role type: Permanent, full-time
• Pay range: 111,268 to $115,907 a year based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available

In this role you will:

• lead YFS' integrated housing specialist and mental health support teams, working closely with multiple YFS programs
• liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the best possible outcomes for our clients
• support the advancement of our work on integrated service delivery models
• contribute to YFS' broader management team.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from yfs.org.au/work-for-us, you’ll be a great fit if:

• you are resilient, robust and skilled in working collaboratively
• you are client focused and passionate about housing and homelessness, mental health and reducing the impact of adversity on our clients
• have a keen interest in evidence-based practice and contributing to organisational and sector knowledge of integrated service models
• you have a natural 'whatever it takes' approach
• you can advocate for the best outcomes for our clients.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.

We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.

In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.

We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.

We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.

To find out more about working with us, head to yfs.org.au/work-for-us.

Contact Jamila Shah on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, are encouraged to apply.