Are you a passionate health care clinician with management experience and a forward-thinking approach to community services? Ready to drive positive change in our expanding sexual assault counselling and prevention programs? If you have 5+ years of leadership experience and hold skilled qualifications in psychology, social work, or mental health nursing, we want 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
This role is responsible for building an integrated prevention, response, and recovery support system to alleviate the harmful impact of sexual violence. The role leads the operational and strategic implementation of True’s counselling and community engagement objectives in Far North Queensland (FNQ). The successful candidate will identify partnerships and community engagement opportunities to continually support primary prevention, response, and recovery activities. And the best part? You'll get to live and work in the stunning tropical paradise of Cairns!
Key Responsibilities
• Actively contribute as a member of the management team and embed True’s values into team culture.
• Lead a safe, ethical, and compliant work environment aligned with organisational policies and procedures.
• Drive evidence-based service development, ensuring programs are evaluated and documented for quality outcomes.
• Ensure all portfolio services meet funding and accreditation requirements and deliver measurable client outcomes.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships to support prevention, response, and recovery initiatives.
• Implement continuous improvement frameworks for counselling services and community engagement programs.
• Manage budgets, reporting, and compliance activities to ensure financial accountability and efficiency.
• Identify business development and growth opportunities in response to community needs and service reforms.
• Lead and develop a high-performing, culturally responsive team, fostering capability, diversity, and wellbeing.
• Promote a learning culture and workforce development to support organisational goals and cultural safety.
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 mental health, counselling and community engagement services.
• Tertiary qualifications in social work/psychology, nursing, 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 Lisa Harrison – Director of Nursing & Health Services at lisa.harrison@true.org.au
True values the importance of providing a safe environment for all, including children, young people, and those that are vulnerable. We are committed to promoting cultural safety and to ensuring that the diverse needs of children and young people are met.
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.