Practice Development Manager

Practice Development Manager

Satellite Foundation | Collingwood, VIC | Full-time (1.0 FTE) | Fixed-term to 30 June 2027

Lead practice. Build capability. Make a difference.

Are you an experienced mental health or community services professional passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people and families?

Satellite Foundation is looking for an inspiring and collaborative Practice Development Manager to strengthen our practice, build workforce capability and drive continuous improvement across our organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape how we deliver safe, inclusive, trauma-informed and lived experience-informed support to children and young people aged 5–25 years.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the development and implementation of practice governance frameworks, standards and procedures.
• Drive practice improvement and strengthen mental health support approaches.
• Build workforce capability through training, coaching and reflective practice.
• Provide specialist practice guidance and support complex practice consultations.
• Lead and develop a team of two direct reports.
• Champion trauma-informed, neuroaffirming, culturally safe and lived experience-informed practice.

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements, including work-from-home options.
• Two additional gifted leave days over Christmas shutdown.
• Two wellbeing leave days annually.
• Access to Salary packaging
• Professional development opportunities and Employee Assistance Program.
• A supportive, values-driven organisation based in Collingwood, close to public transport.

About you

You bring relevant tertiary qualifications and demonstrated experience in mental health, child and family services, practice leadership or clinical governance.

You’re a collaborative leader who can translate evidence and good practice into meaningful improvements. You understand the importance of relational, strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches, and value the expertise of people with lived and living experience.

Personal lived or living experience of mental health challenges, either personally or through supporting a family member, will be highly valued.

Why join Satellite?

Satellite Foundation connects and empowers children and young people aged 5–25 years who have families experiencing mental health challenges. Our work is grounded in connection, creativity, community, inclusivity and collaboration.

If you’re looking for a leadership role where you can influence practice, support a passionate workforce and make a genuine difference, we’d love to hear from you.

We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA+ communities and people with lived and living experience of mental health challenges.

Pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check, apply.