Centre Manager, Shepparton

• Join a dynamic team with an exceptional reputation, and an organisation committed to clinical excellence and quality outcomes for clients

• This is a unique and exciting opportunity to lead a rural centre offering a wide variety of professional counselling  and dispute resolution services

• Find your ideal work / life balance with this ongoing Part Time (0.8 EFT) role

• Extremely rewarding role, with attractive remuneration ($67,000 - $71, 000 pro rata plus 11% super)

About the Organisation

Relationships Australia (Victoria) (RAV) is a not-for-profit, secular community based organisation committed to enhancing the lives of communities, families and individuals, by being a leading provider of quality relationship support services.

Helping people build stronger relationships is what the organisation does. RAV has a long and prestigious history as a value-based organisation, and is experiencing a period of rapid growth. As relationships are the heart of the organisation's work, RAV values its staff and promotes the ideal of equitable, cooperative and nurturing relationships in the workplace as well as in families and social organisations.

RAV's central office is in Armadale and has approximately 200 professional and administrative staff located in twelve offices across Victoria.

About the Opportunity

Relationships Australia (Victoria) has an outstanding opportunity for a Centre Manager to join and lead their team in Shepparton.

The Shepparton RAV Centre is a small, rural centre, offering multiple programs such as Counselling, Family Dispute Resolution, Family Violence Relationship Education, Drought programs and Financial Management. This role will involve ensuring the smooth running of a practice which meets the needs of a range of clients, including an increasing number with diverse or complex issues.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the effective, efficient and professional operational management of the Centre, ensuring high quality professional counselling and dispute resolution services are delivered. Importantly, the Centre's development and operation should align with RAV's overall strategic direction.

Within this wide-ranging and pivotal role, some of your more specific responsibilities will include:

• Centre planning, reporting, and quality assurance processes;
• Budgetary management and financial reporting;
• Participating as a key stakeholder, contributing to organisational planning and development of initiatives and projects;
• Recruitment, performance management, professional development and motivation of staff;
• Establishing and monitoring accountability frameworks;
• Implementing communication and acknowledgement strategies; and
• Direct service delivery when required.

The successful candidate will have a tertiary qualifications in Psychology or Social Work, as well as experience or qualifications in Management. Postgraduate qualifications in a therapeutic modality are desirable, but not essential.

Your experience within the community sector will have provided you with a wide understanding of how a not-for-profit organisation works, with the ability to contribute to linking professional practice with business outcomes and client satisfaction.

You will have the leadership capacity to motivate and educate a team of professionals and there will be evidence of high level interpersonal communication, negotiation, problem solving and conflict management skills.

You will also have energy and enthusiasm for promoting quality management and the ability to develop sound working relationships with a range of other staff and organisations. Strong computer skills and a degree of flexibility will be highly advantageous.

The successful applicant must hold a current Driver's Licence and is required to undergo a police check and a Working With Children check.

Relationships Australia (Victoria) prides itself on its supportive organisational culture, and dynamic team of professional employees. This is an ongoing Part Time (0.8 EFT) role, providing you with a flexible and ideal work / life balance.

You will be rewarded with:

• A competitive salary of $67,000 - $71,000 pro rata plus 11% super
• Assistance in professional development; and
• Job satisfaction in helping others

If you want a unique opportunity to secure a senior position, enjoy working with families, and would like to make a real difference in the community by helping others, this is the role for you!

Please note: Applications close at 5pm on Monday, 01 September 2008.