About the role
As the Mental Health Service Manager – CLS, you will:
- Lead and oversee the CLS service, ensuring high‑quality, trauma‑informed, recovery‑oriented support for consumers
- Provide practice leadership, supervision, and coaching to frontline staff
- Ensure fidelity to the CLS model and delivery against contractual and KPI obligations
- Maintain strong partnerships with Local Health District clinicians and community stakeholders
- Contribute directly to service delivery through a small caseload and cross‑LHD communities of practice
Key details
- Position: Mental Health Service Manager – CLS
- Award / Level: SCHADS Award – Level 6
- Location: Tweed Heads
- Employment type: Permanent, full‑time
- Great pay and benefits - Access to salary packaging to reduce your taxable income and increase your take home pay by up to $18,550, plus $ 2,650 for entertainment expenses. Enjoy novated leasing.
- Monthly Rostered Days Off (RDOs)
- Supportive organisation - you will have business partners in people and culture, finance, product and relationships, compliance, and practice integrity - so you won't have to do this alone
- Ongoing training and professional development - Grow through mentoring, skills training, and career development pathways.
- Purpose above all else - Be part of a community that values compassion, connection, and wellbeing
You will bring:
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant mental health or health discipline or Cert IV in Peer Work
- Proven experience leading a mental health service (minimum 2 years)
- Strong working knowledge of the CLS model and recovery‑oriented practice
- Exceptional communication, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience supervising and developing multidisciplinary teams
Probity Requirements
- National Police Check (within 3 months)
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
- NDIS orientation module - or willing to obtain
- Working with Children Check
- Valid NSW Drivers Licence
- Right to work in Australia