Child Protection Intake Team Leader

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing VIC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Generous leave provisions

Training opportunities

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing VIC in Box Hill seeks a passionate Team Manager to lead Intake Services on a fixed-term, full-time basis from January 2027 to April 2028. You will supervise a small team of practitioners assessing reports about at-risk children and determine if further protection work is required.

You will manage resources and budget, provide leadership and development support, and foster a learning, supportive environment for staff, with access to salary packaging,

Qualifications

• A social work, welfare or psychology related qualification.
• 4+ years experience in child protection, youth and family welfare.
• specialist child welfare knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Developing others: promote a learning environment for team members and support skill development.
• Problem solving: enable proactive and shared problem solving, using team strengths.
• Risk assessment and analysis: authorises plans in relation to risk assessment and intervention.

Skills

Team leadership

Child protection knowledge

Staff development

Engagement with practitioners

Education

Social work / welfare / psychology qualification

Job description

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing VIC in Box Hill seeks a passionate Team Manager to lead Intake Services on a fixed-term, full-time basis from January 2027 to April 2028. You will supervise a small team of practitioners assessing reports about at-risk children and determine if further protection work is required.

You will manage resources and budget, provide leadership and development support, and foster a learning, supportive environment for staff, with access to salary packaging,