Team Coordinator

**Are you looking for a career change that delivers positive social impact to your community? Join our unique Community Businesses team in Newcastle as a **Team Coordinator or** **Team Coordinator - Peer Specialist****:
The position available is:

- **12-months closed-term full-time** **(with possibility of extension)
- Working** Monday to Friday (76 hours/fortnight)**:

- Conveniently located in the **centre of Newcastle**:

- **Attractive salary package **from **$77,500p.a. + 10.5% Super + Tax free benefits**

**About the Role**:
As the Team Coordinator, you will support the Program Manager with the running of a lawn-mowing and grounds maintenance service in the Hunter and Central Coast regions. Your role will be to work in the business and direct the day-to-day running of the service. This will be achieved through your industry experience and commitment to person led recovery-oriented practices that best supports the Supported Employees in the Community Businesses.

**In this role you will**:

- Provide day-to-day supervision and support to Flourish Australia Supervisors and Supported Employees;
- Liaise with local customer representatives checking that contractual obligations are being met;
- Work with people to develop their recovery journeys, inspiring hope and facilitating the achievement of employment and recovery goals; and
- Be proactive in the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.

**Day to day, this may involve**:

- Organising equipment and consumable supplies;
- Rostering the Supported Employee work teams;
- Coordinating Customer runs;
- Supervising lawn mowing and grounds maintenance activities;
- Maintaining accurate up-to-date records; and
- Assisting with the financial administration of the community business with tasks such as quoting and invoicing.

**This role requires some commercial savvy and experience in the use of a range of gardening and pruning tools as well as relevant qualifications and sector experience. You will also help market our community businesses, promoting positive community awareness of our services, seeking participation, partnership and new customers.**

For more information on the **Team Coordinator, Community Businesses** role, please read the Position Description.

**Who we are**

Flourish Australia operates social enterprises and community businesses with the purpose of creating sustainable employment, vocational and training opportunities for people with mental health issues. We work in local communities to help people on their mental health recovery journey. Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

**Aims of the Community Businesses**
- **Social**: To create a recovery and reintegration pathway for people with mental health issues through various employment activities.
- **Economic**: To operate commercially sustainable businesses and to promote our reputation, our value and our growth in regional communities.
- **Product**: To deliver a range of quality services that meet the expectations and needs of existing and potential customers.
- **Support**: To increase awareness of mental health issues and to develop partnerships to support Flourish Australia’s Community Businesses ventures in regional communities.

**Selection Criteria**:
**_ Essential:_**
- At least 3 years practical experience working in a relevant industry.
- A strong commitment and advanced understanding of recovery-based practice in the workplace.
- A good knowledge of the local area and its health services and other community services.
- A good understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of a mental health issue.
- Good knowledge Microsoft Office and expert knowledge of data information management systems.
- Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence.

**_Desirable:_**
- A personal lived experience of a mental health issue.
- Demonstrated experience in a similar role and in supervising staff.
- Relevant experience working in mental health.
- A current First Aid Certificate.

**The Benefits**:

- **Level 4 (SCHCADS) **on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
- **Tax-Free Salary Packaging** available up to $15,900
- Generous leave provisions including **17.5% leave loading+ 2 additional days of personal leave+ extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year + paid parental leave + Accrued Days Off**:

- **Vehicle mileage allowance**:

- Exclusive personal **Fleet pricing discounts** **with Kia Motors**:

- Family-friendly and **flexible working conditions**:

- **Comprehensive infrastructure** including a laptop, mobile phone and other resources for work purposes
- Opportunities for **professional development and training** such as Mental Health First Aid, ASIST and relevant Team Leader training (wh