Team Leader – Kinship Care

• Location- Morwell
• Full time
• Salary- $80,811-$84,390

The Aboriginal Kinship Care Program in Gippsland provides:

• Information and Advice Service which provides information to Kinship Care carers and takes any inquiries about kinship care.
• Case support and case management to Aboriginal children and carers involved in statutory kinship care placements

To be considered for this role you must demonstrate

• Awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal communities and culture and an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal people in contemporary Australia
• An ability to work in a culturally respectful and competent manner with young people, their families and communities to ensure that cultural connections are fostered and maintained
• A sound knowledge and understanding of issues, policies, legislation and practices in relation to child and family welfare and in particular, children in kinship care.
• Demonstrated experience and ability in the provision of a high standard of case management practice.
• Demonstrated supervision skills and ability to conduct staff appraisals.
• A demonstrated ability to mentor staff by providing them with relevant information, support, feedback about their work, and opportunities for professional development.A demonstrated capacity to work as part of a team as well as providing leadership to a team and capacity to allocate tasks.
• An ability to work effectively with Aboriginal organizations, government departments and community service organizations.
• Excellent oral and written skills, with the ability to write reports, including Incident Reports and Court Reports.
• Strong computer skills with ability to learn the CRIS and CRISSP client data systems.