Organisation : Child and Family Services Ballarat
Location : VIC Regional (Ballarat)
Work type : Part-time
Profession : Client Services, Community Services, HR & Employment Services, Program Coordination & Management, Social & Support Work
Sector : Children, Community Development, Community Support Services, Families, Men, Women, Youth & Young People
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : SW 7.1
About the role
The Team Leader Family Services has a primary responsibility for the supervision and support of Family Services Case Managers ensuring quality service delivery. This position works closely with other Family Services Team Leaders to ensure quality outcomes for children and families.
The position is responsible for exercising managerial responsibility in line with Cafs organisational goals, legislative requirements and funding requirements for the Family Services Program, leading the development of strategies to develop and expand quality Family Service Services and identify current and future opportunities for quality outcomes for children, young people and families at Cafs.
About you
As a dedicated and committed individual you will foster a strong positive team culture ensuring best case practice and therapeutic intervention enabling the achievement of program objectives, whilst demonstrating decisions in the best interest of children and families.
Qualifications
Degree appropriate to child and family practice with substantial post graduate experience in the field of specialist expertise.
At .least 2 year’s experience in a supervisory or leadership role.
Formal training in professional supervision/reflective practice is preferred.
About the organisation
Cafs is proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity organisation. We embrace it, value it, celebrate it and support it for the benefit of our employees, our volunteers, our service users and our community. We welcome applications from a range of people including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, People with disabilities, LGBTI+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
How to apply for this role
Further information
For a confidential discussion please call Tania Vincent-Wade, Coordinator Family Services on (03) 5337 3333.
How to apply
A full position description and how to submit your application through Cafs online portal is on our careers webpage https://www.cafs.org.au/available-positions You will need to prepare a current resume and a cover letter to upload. The cover letter should specify which position you are applying for and a response to each of the following questions:
- How do your values align to Cafs Values?
- Outline your experience working with children and parents within a culturally sensitive, child-centred framework.
- What will you bring to the role?
Please note applicants are not required to address the Key Selection Criteria in their application. Applications for this position close midnight 10 November 2019.
Please note all applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and will be subject to a satisfactory Police Check outcome and an employment Working with Children Check.
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