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Join us and make a positive difference to the lives of people with disabilities, and to grow your career as part of our alliance of great minds. Our shared values are Passionate, Respectful, Ethical, Curious and Courageous.

East Maitland Therapy Manager
12-month secondment opportunity starting mid-March 2024
Full time

A fantastic opportunity exists to join Cerebral Palsy Alliance in a twelve month parental leave position as the Therapy Manager of the East Maitland team from late March 2024.

The East Maitland therapy team in 2024 will consist of 15 therapists and one allied health assistant. The East Maitland clients are also supported by a team of four Client Services Consultants s who report into a Client Engagement Team Leader. A small site in terms of building foot-print, the team provides the majority of service in the community, including an out-reach service to the Upper Hunter.

In this role you will be supported not only by the Regional Manager (to whom the position reports) but by a network of therapy managers across CPA, and in particular the three other Hunter and Central Coast therapy managers. You will also have access to various modes of leadership training including online courses and face to face sessions facilitated by Regional Managers, internal business partners and external subject matter experts.

The position is site-based, with the opportunity to work from home one/day per week once settled in the role. There will also be days spent at head office in Allambie (Sydney) once every 2-3 months.

Clinical background is beneficial but not essential.

Required Skills

• Strong communication skills including conveying expectations, providing feedback, and facilitating team discussions, communicating risks and barriers to the Regional Manager, and effective engagement with stakeholders and clients to understand their needs and concerns
• Leading through guidance, motivation and support
• Ability to translate strategic priorities of the organisation into meaningful actions for your team
• Problem-Solving: troubleshooting challenges, performing logistical gymnastics and making informed decisions in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Data-driven decision-making
• Proficient user of IT
• Commitment to supporting team members to navigate daily challenges as well as their longer-term professional development.
• An understanding of the complex needs of our clients

What's in it for me?

• Exceptional professional development opportunities through CPA’s leadership academy as well as access to a suite of online courses run by MCI, a leading registered training organisation
• A relocation allowance for interstate or rural moves of $5000 to help you if you are moving for the role
• Up to $2,650/year tax-savings through meal, entertainment and venue hire benefit
• Wellbeing allowance of $100 per year (have massage on us or buy new sneakers)
• Discounted gym/fitness centre membership for your whole family
• Multiple career pathways including Research, Clinical Governance, Specialisation and Management opportunities
• Additional leave days, including bonus leave, pre-purchased leave, compassionate leave and CPA Day - an additional public holiday (occurs in the period between Boxing Day and New Year's Day)

How To Apply

Join us and make a positive difference to the lives of people with disabilities, and to grow your career as part of our alliance of great minds. Our shared values are Passionate, Respectful, Ethical, Curious and Courageous. 

We are looking for an experienced, creative, and passionate leader wanting to become a key member of our Lifestyles leadership team, by managing one of our day service centres in Sydney's North Shore.

Reporting to the Operations Manager Lifestyles, you will be responsible for leading a group of team leaders and disability support practitioners to deliver essential support, as well as engaging programs and experiences, to people with a disability. You will also have an admin assistant and supported employee in your team.

The Site Manager role is varied, rewarding and challenging, with responsibility for the complete management of the service. This includes quality service management of our clients, staff management & development, innovation in service delivery, ability to evaluate the service and make improvements, exploration of expansion & growth opportunities of the service offering, strong collaboration ability with other lifestyles service leaders, running engaging programs and activities, liaising with families, budget management, incident reporting, rostering and stakeholder management.

CPA's Lifestyles service provides a range of centre and community-based services primarily to adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, promoting community participation and integration. The role is in St Ives, with occasional travel to our other sites in the Upper Northshore and Northern Beaches area.

Our services are person-centred and support participants to explore opportunities for participation, connection, and socialisation, and help them achieve their personal goals. Your core values will reflect this philosophy.

To apply for this role please submit a one page cover letter along with your resume. 

What we can offer you:

People are at the heart of what we do! Working for us, you’ll find highly experienced, professional and creative people who share our commitment to our clients

• Leave options that will enable you to maintain a true work-life balance
• Access to a tax-free meal, entertainment & venue benefit card valued at $2,650 per year
• Flexible ways of working - compressed hours, working from home options, flexibility surrounding hours
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave
• 2 additional leave days each year
• $100 per year well-being allowance that you can use to enhance your wellbeing (eg: purchase sports equipment, have a massage, take a meditation class, the choice is yours)
• Discounted gym membership for you and your family, using Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Employee Referral Bonus Program, where you can be generously rewarded for referring a friend that joins CPA.
• Outstanding career growth opportunities and our world class training through Training Alliance, our inhouse registered training organisation -  https://trainingalliance.edu.au/
• Health and wellbeing benefits such as Fitness Passport, an annual wellbeing allowance and Employee Assistance Program 
• Access to external corporate events / conferences
• An inspiring work culture where you are valued, supported and where you truly can make a difference

What you can offer us:

• Previous demonstrated experience (minimum 5 years) in a management role, ideally in a community-based, health or disability service.
• Strong team management experience of large teams, including recruiting, on-boarding, training, coaching, as well as career & performance management of staff.
• Ability to work pro-actively to meet the need of the service in the future as well as continuing to work on the needs of the present.
• Demonstrated experience in managing budgets and sustainable / cost-effective rostering practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and customer service skills, where you will have experience liaising with key stakeholders, including families and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Foresight to predict upcoming changes in an everchanging landscape, adapting to them for the best outcome of your service.
• Excellent project management skills and attention to detail, resulting in high quality outputs.
• Well-developed conflict resolution and highly enhanced negotiation skills.
• True team player, comfortable working with a broad range of diverse stakeholders.
• Highly developed work ethic founded on integrity, transparency, and consultation.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills.
• Ability to work in a reactive environment, making decisions correctly under pressure to get the best possible result for our clients, service, and staff.
• Willingness to receive constructive feedback and to be open to adapting to it.

Licenses/certifications required:

• NSW Driver's License (minimum P2)
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement in the role)
• Current First Aid and Current CPR Certificates (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement in the role)
• Current WWCC (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement in the role).