General Manager - Community Services South East (Internal Applicants Only)

  • Generous Salary Packaging
  • Employee Assistance Program available
  • Remuneration level dependent on qualifications and experience + 11.5 % Employer superannuation

 

About the position

YSAS provides practical support and evidence-based clinical services for young people experiencing serious problems and also intervenes as early as possible with those at risk to prevent problems from escalating and becoming entrenched. Services are run from 19 sites in metropolitan and regional Victoria. YSAS is the lead agency for headspace Frankston and Collingwood.

The General Manager (GM) Community Services is responsible for the strategic leadership of service delivery in the region. Specialist Programs aim to support and meet the unique and specific needs of groups of young people. The programs vary from region to region, reflecting their communities and include:

  • AOD Community Programs
  • Mental health support including headspace Programs
  • Crime Prevention Programs

The role leads the people, operational and financial performance of YSAS services in the allocated region, building internal and external key stakeholder relationships and partnerships, ensuring compliance with contractual and legislative requirements, and building a strong culture of service delivery consistent with the YSAS values. The role may also require management of key portfolios relevant to the delivery of services.

 

Some of the Key Selection Criteria for this role are as follows:

  1. Extensive experience in managing a range of multidisciplinary health and/or welfare services, including responsibility for compliance with practice frameworks
  2. Demonstrated expertise in planning, developing and implementing strategic solutions to service delivery challenges
  3. Extensive people leadership experience within complex service delivery
  4. Demonstrated networking and communication skills to sustain high level partnerships with government and other sector funders and leaders
  5. Demonstrated ability to deliver results relating to budgets, activity and access targets and other qualitative measures
  6. Commitment to YSAS’ values with a working style that reflects these

For full details of the position, please view the POSITION DESCRIPTION below

 

Please note:

  1. Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
  2. As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.
  3. You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position

 

Further Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Patrick O'Leary, Deputy CEO, on 0413459287 regarding the role of General Manager (Community Services South East) – Recruitment Ref. Number 032_2025.

  • YSAS is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
  • YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.

 

Vacancy Description - PD GM Community Services (SE) May2024.pdf (190 kB)
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