Manager Practice Development

Rebuilding Shattered Lives – supporting refugees to recover from torture and other traumatic events

Your impact

• Lead an expert team of Practice Leaders
• Drive, embed and inform best practice in supporting the recovery of people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.

Foundation House is looking for a passionate and energetic Manager, Practice Development to lead its Practice Development Team. The Practice Development Team works across all areas of Foundation House providing reflective supervision, case consultation, professional learning and training opportunities for the Foundation House staff as well as actively working to build the capacity of the sector to work with communities from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds. The role is also responsible for connecting lived experience with practice through its community and client participation work participation portfolio.

Day to day the Manager, Practice Development is primarily responsible for:

• Leading the design, delivery and implementation of practice development support and programs for all Foundation House staff in collaboration and partnership with the broader leadership team.
• Lead the design and delivery of external training aimed at supporting the work of the sector and broader mental health and wellbeing services to deliver trauma-informed care to communities from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.
• Leading the coordination of quality improvement initiatives for the organisation’s service delivery arms.
• Leading the coordination and reporting of performance and quality measures to inform quality improvement initiatives and maintain a focus on practice excellence.

This position plays a key role in ensuring that our client, community capacity building, sector development support is of the highest quality and in accordance with the Foundation House Integrated Trauma Recovery Service Model, Rebuilding Shattered Lives, and international best practice.

This role is a full-time, ongoing position based in our Brunswick Head Office; some travel to our other Melbourne offices may be required.

What you’ll need to successfully apply

To be successful, you will need to positively respond to the below selection criteria:

• Post graduate qualification in psychology, counselling, social work or other related disciplines, with a practice and quality improvement focus.
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of and delivering professional learning and training in working with complex trauma.
• Leadership experience in managing and overseeing complex clinical and psychosocial assessments, case planning and counselling and advocacy responses to people with complex trauma experiences.
• Demonstrated experience in community and sector capacity-building programs, as well as quality improvement initiatives.

In return

You’ll be rewarded with:

• An attractive remuneration package of $130-140k plus superannuation.
• Salary packaging benefits of up to $18,550 and novated car leasing options.
• A role with true purpose to make a difference in people’s lives.
• A welcoming, highly diverse and supportive team environment.
• Excellent training and professional development.
• Generous leave provisions with option to purchase additional leave.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.

Foundation House is an inclusive employer

Foundation House is an equal opportunity employer; we foster a work environment that is inclusive and diverse. We are values driven and are committed to improving the life outcomes of refugees and asylum seekers.

Foundation House is a state-wide agency offering services throughout Victoria. We currently have approximately 250 staff across our five offices in Brunswick, Dallas, Dandenong, Ringwood and Sunshine, and we also provide services in partnership with other agencies in regional and rural Victoria.

Foundation House is a Child Safe organisation committed to promoting and protecting the interests and safety of children. We actively play a part in combating family violence, as reflected in our organisational policies, protocols and staff development.

Read more about our history on our website here.

How to apply

Please upload your CV and a cover letter (maximum one to two pages) outlining why you are suitable for this role and how you meet the selection criteria as described above.

Refer to the position description for detailed information about the role. For more information about our hiring process, please refer to our careers with us page https://foundationhouse.org.au/be-involved/careers-with-us/our-hiring-process/.

Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received and the role may close early.

For enquiries please contact Justin Curreen-Harris from our HR Team via [email protected] using the subject line: Manager Practice Development enquiry via EthicalJobs or by phone on 03 9389 8985.

A position description is attached.

If you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily meet all selection criteria, please still get in touch as we would love to talk with you and see if you could be a suitable fit.

Hiring is subject to satisfactory Police Check, current Working with Children Check, and proof of the right to work and live in Australia.