Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Program Management

Overview

This grant opportunity will select an organisation as the IPS program manager to ensure that all headspace centres delivering the IPS program are managed effectively and are supported in their delivery of the IPS program to young people with mental health conditions. This will be achieved by: providing a framework to conduct regular networking activities, including teleconferences, with the department and IPS program sites, to keep stakeholders informed of the implementation and issues arising during the delivery of the program developing training and development modules for IPS participants, to be available on existing learning platforms which support young people in achieving outcomes, in particular, but not limited to: integrated supported employment training which focuses on building effective social skills such as developing working relationships and managing difficult situations in the workplace cognitive adaptations that provide multi-faceted approaches to improve social skills, ability to learn and executive functioning. supporting IPS sites to deliver a consistent, quality service to participants ensuring that program management activities are carried out in an efficient manner, providing reliable and timely support to headspace centres as needed.