• Full Time, ongoing
• $145,000 per annum + superannuation + salary packaging

what we can offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Leave Loading
• 11% employer super contribution
• Generous salary packaging scheme ($15,900 tax free salary component and an additional component of up to $2,650 tax free meals entertainment card)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cultural & Practice Supervision
• Flexible and friendly team environment

the organisation:

Since 1991, Yorganop has been Western Australia’s first Aboriginal foster care agency. Yorganop works in partnership with government agencies, Aboriginal families, and our community of carers to provide safe and secure care for Aboriginal children. For 32 years Yorganop has been providing essential services for the increasing high number of vulnerable Aboriginal children in Out of Home Care.

Yorganop’s key driver for over 32 years is to enable children, in particular, Aboriginal children in out-of-home care to fulfil their potential and thrive in life (culturally, socially, and emotionally). We achieve this by providing culturally safe, secure, stable, caring homes with carers who understand Aboriginal ways of being and doing. Yorganop carers are supported in providing culturally safe placements through Yorganop’s ongoing cultural training, and immersion in Yorganop’s carer community.  

Yorganop is a Home Stretch WA program service provider which provides young people leaving Out of Home Care with the option to continue to receive support until the age of 21. Yorganop was part of the team that co-designed the model with young people with lived experience of transitioning from care and the focus on the needs of young Aboriginal people and their families.

about THE ROLE:

You will be passionate about making a difference in the life of Aboriginal children and young people through all aspects of the service delivery of Yorganop.

You will personally demonstrate, through consistent behaviour and understanding, respect for, and compliance with culturally appropriate ways of working with Aboriginal people and their communities.

The Executive Manager Service Delivery will assist with the strategic and operational management and planning for the Service delivery to meet the objectives of the programs of the organisation.

Developing and delivering a range of programs that support Yorganop’s Strategic Objectives and enable the best possible outcomes for Aboriginal families, children and carers in relation to the child protection system.

Responsible for the leadership and supervision of staff in the Yorganop’s Placement Service Delivery, the Home Stretch Program and special projects and to ensure quality management processes are implemented with improved practices.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

To be considered for the role, you will be able to demonstrate the following experience and abilities: 

• Demonstrated stakeholder, negotiation, change and project management skills.
• Proven leadership skills with demonstrated ability to motivate and empower excellence in individuals and teams.
• Demonstrated significant experience working in clinical environments with children and young people in out of home care, child protection programs or equivalent, including understanding of trends and issues in the care of children and young people
• Demonstrated experience of building strong, respect and rapport with internal stakeholders and external networks, government agencies and funding bodies.
• Proven experience delivering socially innovative, high-standards of service that result in positive outcomes for Aboriginal children, families and communities.
• Demonstrated experience with financial management, risk management and quality management audits and processes.
• Applied knowledge of contemporary issues in Aboriginal culture in the context of community service delivery.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting organisational growth and change management.
• Personally demonstrate through consistent behaviour, an understanding of, respect for and accordance with the principles of Aboriginal community control.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal people to apply.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake a National Police Record Check , Departmental Check and have a current Working with Children Check prior to commencement of employment and periodically following commencement.

For general information about Yorganop, visit the Yorganop website.

A position description is attached.