Job description
- Leading community services organisation
- Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits
- Full-time, Maximum term position until 31 December 2024, based in Broadmeadows
About the opportunity
As a Children and Young Person’s Practice Leader, you will work in collaboration with the Hub Manager, other practice leaders and team leaders to lead the delivery of high quality, safe and effective service responses to Victorians seeking support and services through The Orange Door.
You will hold responsibility for providing expert practice leadership on engaging children and young people, assessing risk and needs for the infant, child, young person and family, and supporting interventions for infants, children and young people impacted by family violence and/or experiencing vulnerabilities due to other factors.
In this role, will also proactively build the capability across The Orange Door workforce, working collaboratively to ensure that the experiences and voices of children and young people inform the service response in line with The Orange Door Service Model and the Best Interests Case Practice Model.
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What’s on offer
In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits.
Paid Parental Leave for up to 10 weeks.
10% discount on Kindergarten and Childcare at Uniting Early Learning Services.
About you
You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.
To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:
- Professional clinical experience and relevant qualification(s) in social work, psychology or a related discipline is essential.
- A strong knowledge and understanding of the drivers/causes of family violence and child and family vulnerability, as well as the child and family services and/or broader social services sector and their fundamental practices and theories is required.
- Demonstrated experience in developing interventions to reduce risk and vulnerabilities to infants, children and young people.
- Demonstrated experience in leading practice within complex service delivery contexts, particularly multi-disciplinary and multi-agency approaches to the provision of services to vulnerable children, families and diverse communities is required.
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders.
How to apply
Click Apply Now to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.
Please note, interviews may commence prior to application’s closing.
If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Bask Cassar – Senior Manager, Parenting and Family on [email protected] using the subject line: Children and Young Person’s Practice Leader – Broadmeadows enquiry via EthicalJobs or Amanda Exley – Group Manager, Child Youth & Families at [email protected].
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org
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.
Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.