MCFS Alliance Facilitator

FamilyCare; Mildura; On-site; AUD 68,000 - 91,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Paid placements

Job summary

Mallee Family Care invites applications for the Mallee Child and Family Services Alliance (MCFSA) Facilitator role. The part-time position (21 hours per week) is fixed term until 30 June 2028 and involves supporting the Alliance, chairing meetings and coordinating local service delivery to improve wellbeing and safety of vulnerable children and families.

Key duties include building collaborative relationships among Alliance member agencies, planning at catchment level, and promoting effective

Qualifications

• A qualification in business or project management, human services or equivalent qualification with relevant work experience.
• Advanced Excel and data insight skills.
• A current driver’s licence and willingness to travel, with overnight stays when required.

Responsibilities

• Chair the Mallee Child and Family Services Alliance meetings and plan across the Alliance.
• Coordinate local/catchment service delivery and foster partnerships.
• Develop network links with other service sectors and monitor service improvement.
• Provide administration support across internal systems and promote system development.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Education

Business or project management qualification

Job description

Established in 1979, Mallee Family Care is a place-based agency delivering 70+ programs and services to meet the diverse needs of our community, across a catchment area of more than 160,000 km².

If you’re passionate about improving outcomes in the lives of children, families and individuals, and in building stronger communities, we would like to hear from you.

Mallee Family Care supports professional development and offers generous salary packaging and paid placements where appropriate.

We are committed to building an organisation that reflects the diversity of the communities we support.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we invite applications from people of all walks of life. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), LGBTQIA+, and people living with a disability are encouraged to apply for our roles.

Job Description

Position Objectives

The Mallee Child and Family Services Alliance (MCFSA) Facilitator will support the Alliance as part of a broader integrated service system, which contributes to the wellbeing, safety and best interests of vulnerable children and families in our community. The role is responsible for supporting the functions of the Alliance, Chairing the Alliance meetings and required planning and oversight in consultation with various levels across the Alliance.

The MCFSA Facilitator will work with both the Executive and Operational Membership of the Alliance and will have responsibility for facilitating and fostering:

• Effective, collaborative and productive relationships and communication channels with and between Alliance member agencies.
• Alliance strategic and catchment planning.
• Effective coordination of service delivery at the local/catchment level.
• Network and partnership development, including effective linkages with other service sectors.
• Demand, capacity and service improvement identification, monitoring and evaluation.

The role will also provide administration support to Child and Family Services of MFC Family Services in all aspects of the operational use of internal systems and applications across the organisation. This includes promoting and driving the use of internal systems and applications, system implementation, resource management, continuous improvement and any required change to support performance through best practice and system development.

Part Time (21 hours per week) Fixed Term until 30 June 2028

This position has a salary range of $67,906 - $90,822 (pro rata)

• A qualification in business or project management, human services or equivalent qualification with relevant work experience.
• Advanced Excel and data insight skills.
• A current driver’s licence and a willingness to travel and preparedness to be accommodated overnight when required.