• Permanent full time opportunity to oversee collaborative and innovative sub-acute residential recovery service
• Showcase your engaging leadership style and support positive outcomes for program participants
• Generous employee benefits including salary packaging and leave loading

Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and peoplewho identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

If you'd like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, please visit our website

About the opportunity

This is an opportunity you will want to be part of, as we offer a rare opening for a PARC Program Manager at our North Fitzroy Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) service.

As our new PARC Program Manager, you will be responsible for leading a multidisciplinary, recovery-led mental health team in collaboration with our clinical partners and ensuring smooth day to day operations within the 10 bed residential site. You will also have operational oversight in the areas of quality improvement/service delivery performance, service development, including program design, development and evaluation, financial performance, human resources management and effective allocation of resources.

With the support of the Regional Manager, North West Melbourne, this role will form part of the Regional Leadership Team and will have the opportunity to provide input into regional planning and service development and will be working with the team along with other key stakeholders towards the ongoing development and effective implementation of both program and regional plans.

This is a fast paced role where every day is different; where you will have the opportunity to support meaningful connection, development and hope using a recovery-focused lens.

About the program

PARC is a residential step-down and step-up, sub-acute mental health service for those within the catchment areas of Yarra and Baroondara. PARC is located in a community setting and provide an option for people who are becoming unwell, or who are in the early stages of recovery from an acute illness and need a short period of additional support to strengthen their gains from spending time in an inpatient setting and to consolidate their community transition and recovery treatment plans.

The PARC service is delivered in collaboration with St Vincent's Mental Health Service, who provide the clinical support onsite, including psychiatric consultations, nursing and allied health support.

The program is staffed 24/7 and includes day, afternoon and sleepover shifts. Within the program, our Recovery teams offer an engaging program of 1:1 support, activities and a range of groups daily to up to 10 participants who stay for between 2-4 weeks.

Employee benefits

• Access to ongoing training, professional development and regular supervision
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing or dining out.
• Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take a holiday

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Qualifications in a social science or related discipline
• At least 2+ years in people management within mental health, community sector or similar field
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills to support effective program operations and initiatives
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to develop reports and participate in public speaking and formal presentations
• An understanding of the biopsychosocial model of mental health and social inclusion
• Ability to establish effective and open partnerships and develop trusting relationships
• Current valid Driver's Licence and the ability to undertake some travel
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
• Evidence of the right to work in Australia
• Evidence of, or a willingness to undergo a National Police Records Check and Working with Children Check
• Evidence of COVID booster vaccination or valid medical exemption

About Wellways

Wellways Australia exists to help all Australians lead active, fulfilling and inclusive lives in their community. We achieve this by supporting and working with individuals, families and the community to help them imagine and achieve better lives. We advocate for change to ensure people have access to the best possible care and information when they need it. We provide a wide range of services and assistance for people with mental health issues, disabilities, youth and older Australians and those requiring community care.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Vivienne Schwab, Regional Manager North West Melbourne on 0432 785 610

We encourage early applications as candidates may be contacted prior to the closing date.

Wellways Australia Limited is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Wellways must undergo a screening process prior to their successful appointment. ​

The health and safety of Wellways participants and employees is our highest priority and all Wellways roles require mandatory COVID vaccinations. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption prior to commencement.