Job description
- Full Time Permanent Role Available
- Salary + Super/Pro Rata + RDO + Flexible Working
- Heidelberg and Thomastown
Kids First have a prominent 125-year history of safeguarding children achieved through an unwavering commitment to people and transformation. If you want to contribute to enhancing the trajectories of children and young people, and are looking for meaning and substance working for an organisation that acknowledges your value by offering great working conditions and flexible working arrangements, then this could be your next opportunity.
Your new role
Work with a dynamic team to foster solid, beneficial working relationships with partners, to ensure best outcomes for children and their families. Your new role will include:
- Lead day to day operations of the infant and family services programs and associated service agreements.
- Provide leadership, support and supervision of the Infant and Family Services Team Leaders.
- Support a culture of collective leadership and provide daily leadership to embed the Kids First vision and strategic plan.
- Support integrated practice and integration of services across streams.
- Develop and sustain a strong stakeholder network.
About you
As the successful candidate you will have the following personal attributes:
- Highly developed management skills including managing employee reviews, supervision, coaching and feedback to ensure employees are supported, develop and engaged.
- Demonstrated experience in motivating and supporting employees in a change and reform environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Sound report, policy and procedure development and writing skills.
- Demonstrated personal value set that is aligned with Kids First organisational values.
How we reward you
- An organisation that truly lives its values
- Kids First understands the importance of flexible working and has a policy to support this
- Be nurtured in your career, including professional development in specialist evidence-based models, such as Promoting First Relationships (PFR)
- Enjoy ‘not for profit’ benefits such as salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
- We know how important it is to spend time with family which is why you get 3 additional leave days at Christmas
- Purchased leave and portable long service leave options
- Access our Staff Wellbeing Program
Don’t delay, apply now!
Only applications submitted via our website will be considered.
To view a full position description or to apply, please visit the Kids First website.
For inquiries about the position: Monique Yeoman, State Manager, Child Youth and Family Services
Kids First is an Equal Opportunity employer that respects and values diversity and inclusion. Kids First welcomes everyone to apply, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, and physical ability.
Kids First is a Child Safe Organisation, employment is conditional on satisfactory referee checks, a current Working With Children Check, National Criminal History check, proof of the right to work in Australia and a pre-employment medical (if applicable).