Team Manager (FaCC) - Caboolture

Mercy Community; Caboolture; Vor Ort; AUD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Salary packaging – up to $18,550 per

Blue Card & NDIS Worker Screening Card

Free confidential counselling services

Vaccination reimbursements

Employee benefits program

Zusammenfassung

Mercy Community is seeking a dynamic Team Manager for the Family and Child Connect Program based in Caboolture. This permanent full-time role works with an experienced team and Senior Program Manager to shape service delivery and regional engagement.

The successful candidate will oversee incident management, stakeholder relations with DCSYW and others, and reporting against service agreements, while supporting staff in therapeutic engagements with stakeholders.

Qualifikationen

• Tertiary degree or above in Social Work, Behavioural Sciences, Psychology or related discipline.
• Experience in safety and risk assessments, family support and intervention services.
• Knowledge of Queensland child protection system and valid Blue Card/WWCC.

Aufgaben

• Ensure program areas operate in accordance with Mercy Community and co-agency policy, procedures and values, service schedules, accreditation requirements and other relevant protocols in close consultation with the line manager.
• Oversee the management of critical and non-critical incidents in line with organisation and legislative requirements, in consultation with the Program Manager/Senior Program Manager.
• Maintain professional relationships with the Department of Child Safety, Youth & Women and other stakeholders to support MC programs.
• Prepare reporting against service agreements or other required reports and submit to management on time.
• Provide direct assistance to staff in managing their relationships and therapeutic engagements with stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Safety & risk assessments

Family support & intervention

Stakeholder engagement

Knowledge of child protection system

Ausbildung

Tertiary degree or above in Social Work, Behavioural Sciences, Psychology or related discipline.

Tools

Driver's license (Queensland Provisional Green or above)

Blue Card / Working with Children Check

Jobbeschreibung

Mercy Community are on the search for a dynamic Team Manager to guide our Family and Child Connect Program based in Caboolture. This is a Permanent Full-time opportunity, working alongside a well experienced team and Senior Program Manager.

The successful applicant will provide senior leadership in the development and implementation of high-quality service delivery, networking and regional engagement of the local service system, and ensure quality practice and strategic relationships with government and NGO services.

This role involves but not limited to -

• Ensure that the program areas operate in accordance with Mercy Community’ and co-agency policy, procedures and values, service schedules, accreditation requirements and other relevant protocols in close consultation with the line manager.
• Oversee the effective management of critical and non-critical incidents in line with organisation and legislative requirements, and in consultation with the Program Manager/Senior Program Manager.
• Proactively establish and maintain a professional and effective working relationship with the Department of Child Safety, Youth & Women (DCSYW), mandatory reporters and other key stakeholders to ensure the excellent reputation of MC programs in the broader community.
• Prepare reporting against service agreements or any other reports required and submit these reports to the manager in required timeframes.
• Provide direct assistance to employees in the management of their relationships and therapeutic engagements with all stakeholders

About you

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

• Tertiary degree or above in Social Work, Behavioural Sciences, Psychology or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in conducting safety and risk assessments, family support and intervention services; focusing on neglect and domestic violence.
• Sound understanding and knowledge of the Queensland child protection system
• Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s License
• Current and valid Paid Blue Card (Queensland Working with Children Check) or ability to apply
• Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families, young people, and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

• Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
• Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors
• Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
• Benyfits – is an employee benefits program designed to help you save money on living costs

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.

Mercy Community is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.