Orange Door Team Leader
Orange Door Team Leader
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Job Description
- Permanent Full-time position Based at Box Hill
- Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15900 salary packaging benefits!
- Mentor and support team members to achieve positive and effective outcomes for children and families.
Your new role
As Team Leader you will be responsible for the management and coordination of an Integrated team as well as the support mentoring development of Uniting Practitioners and Senior Practitioners in a matrix supervision model.
You will provide practice guidance and leadership to practitioners across the Orange Door in the delivery of program requirements to maintain a high quality of service to people accessing the Orange Door for support. This will involve ensuring there is close collaboration with the Orange Door Leadership team to provide an integrated and client focused service for women children young people and families experiencing family violence and families in need of support with the care development and well-being of children.
About the program
The Orange Door Program brings together workforces from Community Service organisations Aboriginal Services Family Safety Victoria and DFFH to deliver an integrated practice model and a consolidated intake point for:
- Women children young people and families who are experiencing or have experienced family violence
- People who use violence
- Families requiring support with the care development and wellbeing of unborn babies infants children and young people
Uniting focuses on providing services to vulnerable families who require extra support with the care development and wellbeing of unborn babies infants children and young people.
Benefits of working at Uniting
Our work isnt easy but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.
In addition to your salary of SCHADS Level 7 super you can access the following.
- Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
- Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning or 60% for centre staff!
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
- Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
- Our people are central - access leadership development.
- Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.
Your skills and experience
You will bring:
- A degree in social work psychology or a related tertiary qualification relevant to child and family welfare
- Significant management experience within child youth and family welfare sector.
- A sound understanding of family and parenting issues especially in the context of protective concerns
- Commitment to and understanding of working with marginalised groups including indigenous and CALD client
- Valid and current Drivers Licence
View the position description here.
How to apply
Click APPLY to submit your interest.
If this role sounds like a good fit for you please apply soon. Well review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.
For any questions please reach out to Felicity Townsend Manager of Child and Family Services Inner East on for a chat or email
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
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.
Through the recruitment process we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional however it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal a person with disability from a diverse background or LGBT. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.
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Employment Type
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