Family Violence Team Lead

Tradewind Australia; Greater Dandenong; Híbrido; AUD 104.000 - 127.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work from home 1 day per week

Laptop and mobile phone provided

Free street parking

3 extra days off between Christmas and

Salary packaging

Descripción de la vacante

Tradewind Australia is partnering with a community-based organisation to appoint an experienced Team Lead for their family violence service. You will guide a team of up to six practitioners delivering wrap-around supports to women from multicultural communities impacted by violence.

You will provide day-to-day operational leadership, supervision and risk consultation, ensuring services align with MARAM, trauma-informed and survivor-centred practice.

Formación

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work or related discipline per REC209 Mandatory Minimum Qualifications.
• Minimum 12 months direct leadership experience in high risk/complex case services.
• Demonstrated experience with women and families impacted by family violence.
• Strong knowledge of Victoria Family Violence sector, MARAM principles, trauma-informed and strengths-based practice.
• Full driver's license and access to own vehicle.
• This position is open to females only as per Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 2010 exceptions.
• Lived experience within multicultural communities and/or experience with culturally diverse communities.
• Fluency in a language other than English relevant to target population.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, supervise and develop a team of specialist family violence practitioners.
• Oversee daily program operations, service delivery, caseloads and complex risk management.
• Ensure best-practice service delivery aligned with MARAM, trauma-informed and survivor-centred frameworks.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and strengthen cross-sector collaboration and referral pathways.
• Monitor service performance, compliance and client outcomes, driving continuous improvement.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Cultural responsiveness

Educación

Social Work degree

Descripción del empleo

Tradewind Australia is partnering with a community-based organisation to find an experienced Team Lead for their family violence service; providing holistic, client-led supports to women from multicultural communities impacted by family violence. Be part of a close-knit, collaborative organisation where your voice matters, your ideas help shape the future and you have a genuine seat at the leadership table.

As a Team Lead, you will lead a team of up to six practitioners delivering wrap-around support services to women from multicultural communities impacted by violence. You will provide day-to-day operational leadership, practice supervision, mentoring and family violence risk consultation, while fostering a supportive, inclusive and culturally responsive team culture. We're looking for someone with strong family violence risk assessment, safety planning and complex case practice experience, alongside a genuine commitment to developing and empowering other practitioners.

Lived experience of migration or the refugee journey is highly valued, as is a deep understanding of the strengths, barriers and complexities experienced by migrant and refugee women. You'll be adaptable, self-led and resourceful - comfortable working within the realities of a grassroots organisation, taking initiative, thinking creatively and finding solutions without always having a roadmap.

• $115,345 + super & salary packaging.
• Work with a values-led, close-knit team.
• Hybrid work-from-home 1 day per week after completing probation period.
• Free street parking and convenient location close to shops and café's.
• 3 additional days-off between Christmas and New Year.
• Laptop and mobile phone provided.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, supervise and develop a team of specialist family violence practitioners.
• Oversee daily program operations, service delivery, caseloads and complex risk management.
• Ensure best-practice service delivery aligned with MARAM, trauma-informed and victim-survivor-centred frameworks.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and strengthen cross-sector collaboration and referral pathways.
• Monitor service performance, compliance and client outcomes, driving continuous improvement.

What You'll Bring:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work or related discipline in line with REC209 Mandatory Minimum Qualifications.
• Minimum 12months direct leadership experience, ideally of similar high risk and complex case management services.
• Demonstratable experience working with women and families impacted by family violence.
• Strong knowledge and understandings of Family Violence sector in Victoria, including relevant legislation, MARAM principles, trauma-informed and strengths-based practice, client led recovery models, and duty of care.
• Full drivers licence and access to own vehicle.
• This position is open to females only. This organisation's conduct falls within the exceptions contained in sections 28 and 88 of the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
• Lived experience within a multicultural community and/or demonstrated experience working with culturally diverse communities.
• Fluency in a language other than English relevant to target population.

Commitment to Child Safety, Inclusion and to be an equal opportunities employer.

Tradewind Australia is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and vulnerable people. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

All successful applicants will undergo reference checks, identity verification and Working with Children Check and further compliance requests pending the organisation's requirements.