About us

Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is Australia’s largest and most comprehensive, youth specific community service organisation that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.YSAS is a Child Safe organisation.

We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people, and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service. Applicants must undergo rigorous screening and recruitment processes, including providing evidence of current WWCC and National Police Check.

• YSAS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
• YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.

About the Position

This newly created role will see you oversee the operations of our Residential Withdrawal Units located in Geelong, Fitzroy and Glen Iris. This will be a dynamic role as you manage the operational performance, financial, quality and risk management of these sites. You will be a supportive leader and identify trends that enable delivery of a high quality.

Your key responsibilities will include:

1. Manage the operations of the three Alcohol and Drug Residential Withdrawal Units.
2. Lead the provision of clinical oversight of the three Residential Withdrawal Units.
3. Ensure the delivery of sensitive and effective practices to meet the needs of YP, carers and staff.
4. In collaboration with the General Manager Residential and Primary Health Services, to provide high quality budgetary and resource management for the withdrawal units, including ensuring managers in your reporting line are actively engaged in managing their budgets and contracts.
5. Liaise and consult with service providers, agencies and Government Departments including liaison with all other stakeholders as required.
6. Lead the development of policies and standard operational procedures relating to residential withdrawal units.

Please note: service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.

A position description and application form are attached.