Job description
- Salary range $135,408 up to $144,524 per annum
- Full-time, fixed-term
- North, South, North West, Statewide, To be negotiated
The Opportunity
The Department for Education, Children and Young People is proudly Tasmanian Government’s core child-centred agency. This means everything we do is to support children, young people and their families.
This opportunity involves you leading and collaborating in the design, delivery and management of an integrated and innovative state-wide After-Hours Service that delivers quality services for all client-facing program areas of Services for Children and Families, within a statutory framework.
As the Manager, After-Hours, this is your opportunity to make a difference. To build a better, positive future for Children, Young People, their networks, and the community.
Key Responsibilities
Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve, but are not limited to:
- Providing leadership in the strategic design, development, implementation and continuous improvement of the new After-Hours Service.
- Fostering high level stakeholder engagement and partnerships that build relationships across government and non-government services and strengthen the services delivered by the After-Hours Service, and the broader Services for Children and Families.
- Overseeing the management of the After-Hours team, including the management of human, financial and physical resources.
- Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable people (including children and young people) and immediately report any concerns, disclosures, allegations, or suspicions of harm.
About You
Suited to an experienced, highly collaborative leader, the successful applicant will possess:
- Comprehensive knowledge of and experience in, child safety or a related human services field, with an understanding of the complex environment of community and health service delivery, and the impact of this environment on Child Safety services in Children, Youth and Families or transferrable skills from experience within a related field.
- High level interpersonal skills to advance productive partnerships and working relationships with government and non-government organisations.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate and manage change, foster collaborative partnerships, and influence the delivery of services to appropriately meet the needs of clients and of the service.
- Highly developed strategic and conceptual approach to service planning, development, and evaluation, including an ability to understand the political, social and organisational environment impacting on the department and the broader service network and identify relevant issues.
Essential Requirements
You will be required to:
- Hold a current Registration to work with vulnerable people.
- Meet pre-employment checks including conviction checks.
Why the Department for Education Children and Young People?
This is a Department built entirely for children and young people and their communities. Our ultimate goal is to work together to ensure that every child and young person in Tasmania is known, safe, well and learning. The child is at the centre of everything we do, and the way we do it.
Our values of Connection, Courage, Growth, Respect, Responsibility represent the foundation of our Department’s culture and guide us in all that we do to ensure Bright lives. Positive futures. for every child and young person in Tasmania.
We bring our values to life through our everyday behaviours and actions.
To Apply
Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button.
All applications should include:
- a statement addressing the selection criteria;
- a resume that contains relevant personal details and work history.
The cost associated with obtaining a Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (Registration Status – Employment) is the responsibility of the individual.
We strongly encourage all applicants to talk to our contact officer for an overview of the role.
Contact us for more information
Please contact Lily Bobbi, Assistant Director Strategic Improvement Projects, Children and Families
- 0419 712 068
- [email protected] using the subject line: Manager After Hours – Flexible Location, Tasmania enquiry via EthicalJobs