Job description
Helping Families to be the best they can be. 54 reasons have a great opportunity to lead a team helping carers with a range of family and parenting challenges.
You will guide our amazing staff to support carers to build better family relationships, manage child or teenager’s behaviour, stop any violence at home, budget and manage money, address alcohol, drug or gambling problems and access housing, health care or access to other community or government services. This is a free service for all families.
54 reasons is Australia’s leading child rights organisation – no ordinary not-for-profit.
A place where your purpose matters. Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we’re here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.
With the child’s voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers, advocating with them so that children develop, learn, and are connected, safe and confident. Our people are proudly local, reflective of the communities we serve – in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities.
It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation- yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services – this is the place to realise your purpose.
A place to make a difference
In this Full-Time maximum term role (through to December 2025) you’ll be empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing, and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems. We are looking for an inspired, trauma informed and experienced leader.
You will make a difference by:
- Overseeing the day-to-day operational and administrative requirements of the Family and Child Connect Program, including the Local Level Alliance and the Family Integrated Case Management services.
- Lead a team of practitioners throughout all stages of the employee lifecycle, including provision of expert support and advice in Supervision sessions
- Role model and facilitate a learning culture by proactively maintaining knowledge of relevant research, network’s programmatic themes and opportunities to enhance team skills and capability
A place to feel valued
We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow.
Bringing your best every day, means:
- You will have demonstrated working with children and families; families experiencing family and domestic violence; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.
- You must hold a bachelor’s degree in a related field (Social Work, Community Development etc.)
A place to belong
54 Reasons is proudly part of Save the Children Australia. We are a learning organisation that invests in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 1100 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.
It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:
- Award rate salary (Level 6.1 – $51.90 per hour) plus full salary packaging benefits – use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!
- Professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions
- Health and wellbeing support, including EAP and professional supervision, as well as internal networks to support our diverse workforce
- Individual learning plans to assist in your career development
Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.
Does this sound like the place for you?
We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on the “Apply Now” button.
Position Description: Team Leader
For more information about this position, please contact Edwina Andrew on 0400 614 165 or [email protected] using the subject line: Team Leader – Family and Child Connect – Mount Isa enquiry via EthicalJobs.
We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.
Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.
Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.