Program Manager

**$104,841 + super + not for profit salary packaging**:

- **Permanent Full Time Contract**:

- **Location**: Bentley WA 6102**:

- **Rewarding work - every day you know you are making a real difference**

**Life at Mission Australia**

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

**The NDIS**

**Your Opportunity**

Based in Bently, our amazing Program Manager will be responsible for planning, leading, managing, and developing a service delivery team to execute high quality and contractually compliant services to a wide range of participants throughout our local communities. This role will offer a level of autonomy and will require a high level of organisational skills, teamwork & collaboration, and you will have experience managing a diverse team.

**Your Key Responsibilities**
- Lead a team of approx. 15 direct reports
- Manage and allocate participant workloads relative to requirements, capacity, and capability
- Support Service Area Managers with meeting contractual requirements across each of the service areas
- Engage with local communities and develop effective positive stakeholder relationships across the area
- Provide direct service delivery to clients as required
- Ongoing development of the service through continuous improvement initiatives

**Requirements for Success**

With a significant background in leadership in Human Services and/or Disability sectors, you will be confident in your values-based leadership and workforce planning. Other requirements include:

- Minimum Diploma qualification in allied health, social work, human services or equivalent
- 3-5 years' experience in disability services, human services, allied health, community or
- equivalent
- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing teams
- Experience in provision of strengths based/goal based planning, person-centred and information and referral services
- Compelling experience in staff supervision of a service delivery team
- Demonstrated ability to deliver service outcomes on time and in compliance with funding requirements
- Strong ability to develop and maintain effective, positive relationships with key stakeholders
- Experience in budget and financial management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated interest in community and social outcomes
- Lived experience of disability, encouraged
- A personal alignment with the values of Mission Australia
- NDIS Worker Screen Clearance
- Must have a full driver licence with no restrictions

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

**Our Culture**

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.

We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

**Your Benefits**

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:

- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
- Generous employee discounts with health insurance and major retailers
- Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support.
- Volunteering opportunities
- Extra leave available including an additional public holiday and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

**How To Apply**

**Applications for this role are shortlisted as received.