Working across Skylight metropolitan locations

Salary range $70,000 - $90,000

Skylight Mental Health delivers a range of recovery-oriented community mental health services by working alongside people experiencing mental illness, family and friends who care for them, and the broader South Australian community.

Skylight supports staff wellbeing and job satisfaction through fantastic work-life balance, FTE flexibility, and hybrid work from office / work from home options.

The Tenders and Contracts Coordinator position will give you the opportunity to lead exciting and complex funding applications, which will change the lives of hundreds of people living with mental health challenges. You will have the responsibility for the organisation’s grant and tender writing process, collaborating with staff at all levels, including the CEO, Executive and Service Delivery Team. As part of this process, you will seek new funding opportunities, analyse for strategic alignment and present summary Go-No Go briefings to the Management Team. In addition, you will be involved in improving processes to ensure end-to-end management of tenders and success of grant applications.

Furthermore, you will lead Skylight’s contract reporting function, in collaboration with Service Area Leads. This includes liaising with key internal and external stakeholders.

The successful applicant will have:

• A tertiary or post graduate qualification in a relevant field (e.g. Business, Communications).
• Demonstrated successful, best practice grant / tender / bid writing experience is essential.
• Exceptional communication skills, particularly written communication.
• High capability in working independently and ability to manage own workload.
• Ability to provide high-level advice and guidance on organisational funding and compliance.
• Ability to compile and produce professional reports, papers and management information.
• Experience working with budgets will be valued.
• Proven experience in comprehending and responding to contract compliance requirements.
• Highly developed ability to be flexible and adaptive.
• Understanding of the not-for-profit sector is highly desirable.
• To have or need to obtain DHS Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Check

To be considered for this position, please submit a response (limited to two pages) addressing the Selection Criteria, highlighting your expertise and experience, together with your resume.

Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, abilities, sexualities, cultures, bodies and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.

To view the job description please click here

Applications to be sent to recruitment@skylight.org.au by 5pm Friday 15^th October 2021.

About Skylight Mental Health

Skylight programs deliver a range of recovery orientated community mental health services by working alongside people experiencing mental illness, family and friends who care for them, and the broader general South Australian community. At Skylight, we firmly believe that mental health should not define someone. We value lived experience and peer-led programs, using them to enhance wellbeing and strengthen resilience.

About the Role

Skylight is recruiting multiple Support Workers who share a passion for quality, dependable, person-centred support services in the Northern Adelaide region – Elizabeth, Salisbury, Tea Tree Gully and surrounding suburbs. Shifts are across various times during the day and include weekends. Multiple casual opportunities are available.

About the Offer

What Skylight Mental Health can offer you:

• Competitive hourly rate - classified at SACS 2.4 Social Community Disability Award
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per year
• Comprehensive training and development
• Flexible working hours
• Employee Assistance Program available (including counselling)

About You

The successful applicants will have:

• Certificate III Individual Support (Home & Community) and/or knowledge and skills gained through work experience commensurate with community mental health services
• Smartphone with internet capabilities
• Current SA drivers licence and willingness to use own vehicle
• DHS Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Check (or willingness to obtain)

Enquires to Louise Ray louise@skylight.org.au

How to Apply

Please address the following questions in a maximum of one page, together with a cover letter and your resume to recruitment@skylight.org.au

1. Describe what skills you believe to be most important when delivering support to participants in the community.
2. Describe how you work through challenges and how you feel this would impact support given to participants
3. Provide example(s) of how you would create positive connections with participants across a broad range of age, groups, backgrounds and interests.

Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, abilities, sexualities, cultures, bodies and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.

Multiple Positions Available
SACS Level 2 - Casual
Multiple Locations

Skylight Programs deliver a range of recovery oriented community mental health services by working alongside people experiencing mental illness, family and friends who care for them, and the broader general South Australian community.

Skylight is keen to recruit Support Workers capable of providing individualised support to participants in the Adelaide metropolitan areas. Shifts are across various times during the day and include weekends.    

The successful applicants will have:

• Certificate III Individual Support (Home and Community) and/or knowledge and skills gained through work experience commensurate with community mental health service
• Sound knowledge and awareness of mental illness (ideally psychosocial disability) and related comorbidities and the associated impact on individuals, carers and the community
• Smartphone with internet capabilities
• Current SA Drivers Licence and willingness to use own vehicle
• DHS Working with Children check and Disability clearance
  

To be considered, please address the following questions in
a maximum of one page, together with a cover letter and your resume:

1. Describe what skills you believe to be most important when delivering support to participants in the community.
2. Describe how you work through challenges and how you feel this would impact support given to participants.
3. Provide any example(s) of how you would create positive connections with participants across a broad range of age groups, backgrounds and interests.

To view a Job Description please click here

Skylight is committed to promoting a diverse workforce and values the experience and skills of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
 
Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged.

This recruitment is open and ongoing. Applications to be sent to recruitment@skylight.org.au