Portfolio Manager

Posted: 30/04/2025

Closing Date: 30/05/2025

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Melbourne, VIC

Job Category: Clinical Practice

**ABOUT THE POSITION**

SAL Consulting is a Clinical Practice providing clinical services within the Human Services Sectors throughout Australia. SAL Consulting has specialist expertise in working with people with intellectual disabilities who have complex trauma histories and complex needs.

We are an organisation that is committed to brave, innovative and ethical practice and we are looking for an experienced practitioner to join our Leadership team in Victoria.
- Leading clinical practice in service delivery across a variety of sectors including NDIS, Mental Health, Forensic and Child Protection;
- Providing clinical leadership and supervision to a passionate and diverse group of clinicians delivering services within Victoria and at times in other parts of Australia;
- Coordinating, monitoring and implementing State / Territory based Clinical Practice functions, including clinical supervision, clinically informed allocations processes, and practitioner development planning;
- Identifying and remediating clinical practice related challenges and building on opportunities to enhance clinical practice internally and externally;
- Establishing and implementing a Portfolio Operational Plan, policies, procedures and practice guides for the Portfolio;
- Working as part of a national leadership team with opportunities to connect with projects and initiatives across the country;
- Integrating, facilitating and supporting rollout of initiatives developed within other portfolios as required;
- Negotiating contracts, tenders and grants relevant to the Portfolio; and
- Carrying a client caseload and undertaking clinical work to maintain practice currency.

The position will be based in Ringwood and will include travel for specific client work around the Melbourne metro area. Opportunities for Regional / Remote and Interstate projects may also be available at times. There is also an option to work from home for administration / report writing

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**CRITERIA**
- Tertiary qualification in a related discipline relevant to the field of clinical practice and / or behaviour support (e.g. psychology, social work, occupational therapy, or disability), and relevant registration with the appropriate regulatory board (e.g. AHPRA, AASW, etc.).
- Minimum 5 years experience in providing clinical and / or behaviour assessment, intervention and support in forensic services, disability and / or other relevant sectors.
- Experience delivering behaviour support in the NDIS context essential, additional service provision in other contexts will be of great value.
- Registration as an Advanced Practitioner under the NDIS Quality and Safeguard Commissions Capability Framework.
- Extensive experience providing formal and structured clinical supervision to behaviour support practitioners.
- Experience in developing the capability of individual practitioners and teams through performance development initiatives (e.g. induction, training and professional development) and, where required, providing support in remediating performance concerns.
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects and achieve positive outcomes.
- Demonstrated understanding of practice standards and regulatory requirements for behaviour support in the context of NDIS. Knowledge relating to other service delivery contexts will be an advantage (e.g. child protection, education, justice system).
- Demonstrated ability to work within multidisciplinary leadership teams to achieve positive outcomes for staff and organisations.

Due to the nature of our business, it is required that our staff:

- have a current Driver’s Licence;
- have a current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening, or the ability to attain these checks;
- are willing to adhere to the Government requirements regarding vaccinations for workers in certain sectors, if applicable.

**WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU**:

- A Leadership role within an organisation committed to continuous improvement in clinical practice for people with high and complex needs
- An organisational structure that offers practitioners both support and autonomy
- Opportunity for advocacy and systems change
- A job with purpose and capacity to help positively impact lives
- Diverse caseload
- A strong and supportive workplace culture
- Flexible work hours and a family-friendly environment
- Attractive salary package and employee benefits
- Relocation support if looking to move interstate for the position

**ABOUT US**:
SAL Consulting Group is an organisation with a focus on working with complex individuals, systems and organisations across Australia. We work with children, young people and adults; people with a disability; people who have mental health support needs, people who have experienced trauma, their families, and the organisations and government departments that suppo