Team Leader Family Services

Uniting; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Meal entertainment benefit $2,650

Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave

Purchase leave program

Annual leave loading 17.5%

Public holidays opt-in

Job summary

Uniting, based in Heatherton, Victoria, is seeking a Team Leader Family Services to guide practitioners delivering wraparound, child, youth and family-centred support across our family services platform.

You will supervise staff, build capability through coaching, ensure practice quality and coordinate timely responses for families in partnership with key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor level degree in social work, psychology, social science, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience in children, youth and family services.
• Knowledge of family services, child protection and related legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of family services across the platform to provide evidence-informed support.
• Provide supervision and build staff capability through coaching and development.
• Coordinate effective, timely responses for families in partnership with stakeholders.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Family services knowledge

Staff coaching

Leadership

Education

Bachelor degree in social work/related discipline

Job description

• Full Time Ongoing position
• Salary (SCHADS Level 7) + super + Salary packaging
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
• Based at Heatherton

Your new role

As the Team Leader Family Services you will leads the delivery of high-quality services across the family services platform, guiding practitioners to provide relational, wraparound, child, youth and family centred evidence-informed support.

You will provide supervision, build staff capability through coaching and development, and ensure practice quality and model fidelity.

You will work in partnership with key-stakeholders to coordinate effective, timely responses for families.

Benefits of working at Uniting

At Uniting, you’ll enjoy:

• Working in a large values-led organisation with real community impact.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

You will bring with you:

• Bachelor level degree in social work, psychology, social science, or a related discipline.
• Current Drivers Licence valid in Victoria
• Demonstrable supervisory experience preferably in the children, youth and family sector.
• Extensive knowledge in family services, child protection and/or out of home care, including relevant legislation and regulations. An understanding of the ‘Best Interests’ Case Practice Model and Children Youth and Families Act (CYFA) 2005 and 2015 amendments.

View the position description here.

About Uniting

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.

We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are proud to work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply. We are committed to creating a culturally safe, welcoming and supportive workplace.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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