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Mental Health Team Leader. Permanent Full Time - Fremantle
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Full-time
professional certificate
Superannuation
Posted 7d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Mental Health Team Leader will oversee the daily operations of a 16-bed psychosocial rehabilitation facility and provide practice leadership to a team of 25-30 staff. Responsibilities include managing stakeholder relationships, coordinating rostering, and ensuring service delivery meets funding and legislative standards.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a diploma in mental health, community services, or a related field and possess demonstrated experience in a leadership or supervisory role within human services. The role requires strong communication skills, the ability to manage competing priorities, and a current First Aid Certificate.
Full job description
About the Organisation
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.
Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better. If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply
About the role
Ngatti House (Fremantle) is a 16 bed, psychosocial rehabilitation facility providing safe accommodation for 17–22 year-olds with complex presentations and seeking mental health recovery, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
As the Mental Health Team Leader you will lead a team of 25-30 staff to deliver great services by using your organisational and practice leadership skills in the coordination and delivery of services. This will include engagement with multiple stakeholders, meeting individual needs and preferences of residents within program guidelines and requirement whilst maintaining an efficient, safe and positive work environment for staff.
This is a permanent full-time, Monday to Friday role which requires flexibility to attend shift handovers at 7:30am. It is a requirement for this role to be part of the after-hours on-call monthly rotating roster.
Key Responsibilities
Coordination and management of the daily operations of the program
Provide services in accordance with Funding agreements and legative standards
Development and maintenance of positive relationships with all stakeholders, including families
Develop and implement individual plans, funding plans and utilise outcome measurement tools relevant to the program
Coordinate and oversee rostering and timesheet requirements according to service delivery and demand
Provide supervision, support and practice leadership to support staff
Build a positive team environment through the demonstration of good, communication, inter-personal skills and appropriate peer support
Model appropriate conflict resolution, communication and positive behaviour management skills.
Plan and facilitate regular and effective team meetings and professional development opportunities
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Diploma in relevant mental health, community services or related field and/or or relevant experience
Demonstrated experience working in a leadership, management and/or supervisory role within human services
Experience in managing competing priorities and delivering withing agreed timeframes, quality standards and regulatory requirements
Previous experience working effectively in a dynamic, high volume work environment
Experience working with people with mental illness, families and/or groups from a strength based, trauma informed and culturally appropriate perspective
Strong coordination, leadership and supervision skills
Ability to think creatively and use initiative, to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Strong written and computer skills for the creation of reports, correspondence and other documents
Established problem solving and conflict management skills
High level communication, influencing, liaison and negotiation skills
Current First Aid Certificate
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.
Salary: $95,964.59 + superannuation
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kestra at [email protected]
Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.
Applications open on Wednesday the 5th of August and close at midnight on Wednesday the 2nd of September (AWST)
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Partnering with people to change lives for the better.
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Founded
1994
Headquarters
Newcastle, NSW
LinkedIn followers
75,548
Established in 1994, Life Without Barriers is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers services in more than 300 communities across Australia. We believe in the rights of people and the importance of relationships. These foundations shape our unique approach to care and underpin our vision and values.
For more information please visit www.lwb.org.au
Do not reproduce any photos, videos or content from Life Without Barriers’ LinkedIn without the express permission of Life Without Barriers
Offices: Level 5, 352 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW 2300, AU · 1-7 Langhorne St, 2, Dandenong, VIC 3175, AU · 107 Pitt St, 6, Sydney, NSW 2000, AU · 54 Baden Powell St, Maroochydore, QLD 4558, AU · 34 Douglas Street, Milton, QLD 4046, AU
Disability ServicesSupport for Children and Young PeopleMental Health ServicesFoster CareRefugee and Asylum Seeker servicesSupported AccommodationHousing SupportAged Care ServicesReconciliationand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander support services
Partnering with people to change lives for the better.
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Founded
1994
Headquarters
Newcastle, NSW
LinkedIn followers
75,548
Established in 1994, Life Without Barriers is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers services in more than 300 communities across Australia. We believe in the rights of people and the importance of relationships. These foundations shape our unique approach to care and underpin our vision and values.
For more information please visit www.lwb.org.au
Do not reproduce any photos, videos or content from Life Without Barriers’ LinkedIn without the express permission of Life Without Barriers
Offices: Level 5, 352 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW 2300, AU · 1-7 Langhorne St, 2, Dandenong, VIC 3175, AU · 107 Pitt St, 6, Sydney, NSW 2000, AU · 54 Baden Powell St, Maroochydore, QLD 4558, AU · 34 Douglas Street, Milton, QLD 4046, AU
Disability ServicesSupport for Children and Young PeopleMental Health ServicesFoster CareRefugee and Asylum Seeker servicesSupported AccommodationHousing SupportAged Care ServicesReconciliationand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander support services