Are you a passionate, forward-thinking leader in community services? Ready to drive positive change in our expanding counselling and sexual assault prevention programs? If you’re eager to make a real impact, True wants to hear from you!

Position Details:

Hours: 76 hours per fortnight, with the potential to be worked over 9 days.

Location: Cairns.

About True

True Relationships & Reproductive Health (True) was established in 1972 and is a profit-for-purpose organisation. Our goal is to achieve substantial, positive social impact by improving reproductive and sexual health and promoting safe and respectful relationships.

True Relationships and Reproductive Health (True) is a leading provider of reproductive and sexual health services to people in Queensland. True offers expert clinical services, education, and counselling across Queensland.

True is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and values social and cultural diversity.

About the role

With unprecedented government investment in expanding frontline staff, reforming the legal and justice systems, and enhancing health and service support. This role has the opportunity to ensure True is at the forefront of these services.

The role is responsible for building an integrated prevention, response, and recovery support system to alleviate the harmful impact of sexual abuse. The role leads the operational and strategic implementation of True’s counselling and community engagement objectives in Far North Queensland (FNQ). This role will identify partnerships and community engagement opportunities to continually support primary prevention, response, and recovery activities.

The Manager Counselling & Community Engagement collaborates closely with the Director Strategic Development & Impact as a key advisor assisting with the portfolio’s strategic planning and special projects/initiatives.

And the best part? You'll get to live and work in the stunning tropical paradise of Cairns!

A contribution to relocation may also be considered.

How to Apply

• Please submit a cover letter addressing each of the below selection criteria and your CV, include the names and contact numbers of two referees.

Selection Criteria

• Accomplished manager (5+ years' experience) with relevant industry experience in counselling and community engagement services.
• Tertiary qualifications in social work/psychology, health or behavioural sciences, and eligibility for registration with that respective discipline.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trauma-informed counselling frameworks that are culturally responsive and safe for children, young people, and adults.
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislation and policy guiding sexual assault prevention, responses, and recovery in Queensland and nationally.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and successfully implementing strategic and operational plans and providing strategic options and advice to senior leaders.
• Demonstrated capability to analyse, develop and review policy, implement new integrated programs, and pursue commercial opportunities.
• Experience in funding contract management, data management, program planning, budgeting, and evaluation.
• Experience in consultation and collaboration with government and community organisations, and the development of partnerships to achieve strategic goals.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

For further information about the position, please contact Alex Clements – Director Strategic Development and Impact on 0410 026 202 or [email protected] using the subject line: Manager - Counselling and Community Engagement - Cairns enquiry via EthicalJobs.

This position is being actively recruited and applications will be reviewed upon submission. True reserves the right to withdraw this advertisement before the closing date.