• Full Time, 12-Month Maternity Leave Replacement Position
• Dandenong Location
• Salary (SCHADS Level 7)
• Plus generous tax saving benefit through salary packaging up to $15,900
• Five weeks annual leave plus 17.5% leave loading and generous personal leave entitlements
• Friendly and inclusive Rainbow Tick Accredited Organisation
• Opportunity for professional learning and development

wayss is the largest provider of homelessness, housing and family violence services in the South East Melbourne area. We exist so people can live a life free from family violence and have access to safe, sustainable and affordable housing. Our vision is to be the major provider of social housing services and leading-edge client support programs in the Southern Melbourne Metropolitan region.

We deliver funded services and programs across the south-east of Melbourne including the local government areas of Greater Dandenong, Frankston, Casey and Cardinia.

Services for Young People provide transitional support and access to crisis and supported accommodation options for young people aged between 16 and 25 who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The service aims to increase the capacity of young people to live independently through: improving access to long term stable and affordable housing; providing assistance with securing income support and connecting young people with a range of social supports.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Manager Homelessness Support Services, the Manager - Services for Young People leads the delivery of all services for young people at wayss.

Duties include:

• The leadership and management of all service staff and team performance
• Ensure client services are delivered using an Advantaged Thinking approach
• Management of resource allocation to Services for Young People
• Implementation of organisational policy, standards and procedures
• Ongoing liaison and consultation with internal and external stakeholders relevant to the delivery of services for young people
• Management of the program including budgets, risk and compliance
• Driving a focus on service quality, best practice and client outcomes
• Expert program knowledge contribution to strategic and operational objectives
• Other reasonable duties as requested

About you

We are looking for a passionate, client-focused individual who can work independently and can demonstrate an ability to support young people to reach their potential.

You will have:

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Social or Behavioural Science, Psychology or other relevant discipline at degree level or above. Relevant qualification in management and leadership desirable.
• Relevant experience leading the delivery of services for young people where targets are met and risks are managed
• Demonstrated experience in leading teams to achieve high performance
• Comprehensive knowledge of the service system for young people and of relevant government policy reforms and initiatives
• Demonstrated experience in building positive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders that contribute to organisational objectives
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously under limited direction
• Demonstrated ability to initiate and contribute to improving service delivery and practice that support better outcomes for young people
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills

The candidate will need to have successfully completed wayss pre-employment screening and a police check.

Applications

Applications close by the advertised closing date, however, may close sooner if a successful candidate is selected.

Please ensure you include a covering letter, outlining your experience in relation to the criteria outlined in the "About You" section of the ad. Enquiries about the position or a copy of position description can be directed to Steve Nidenko, Senior Manager, Housing and Homelessness Services on (03) 8797 1688.

Working for wayss

Our people matter. Without them, we would be unable to make a meaningful impact in the lives of people facing homelessness and family violence. This is our motivation in creating wayss as a great place to work.

wayss is proud to be an inclusive and child safe organisation.

wayss is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to being an organisation that embraces a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce and approach to service delivery. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic communities, people of all ages and LGBTIQ people. wayss is a proud Rainbow Tick accredited organisation that welcomes everyone across the LGBTIQ community.