AddressAre you passionate about making a difference?
Wanslea is seeking a Community-Focused Coordinator to join our team to work at our Wanslea office in Mandurah. This role involves providing leadership to deliver best-practice early intervention mental health services for children, young people, and their families.
About Wanslea
Wanslea was founded in Western Australia 80 years ago and offers services across the state. We are a compassionate, caring organisation that supports families and their children with a diverse range of programs. We are committed to inclusion and diversity and actively seek to engage people who share our values; we Care, we Collaborate, we are Accountable, we have Courage, we Celebrate.
The key responsibilities of this role include:
- Provide a welcoming and safe environment for children and young people
- Ensure the delivery of a professional early intervention mental health service to service to children, young people and families that meets best practice standards and complies with service agreements
- Foster the principles and objectives of the Mental Health team within the delivery of services to children, young people and their families
- Provide supervision, consultation and debriefing to the team for complex cases and situations
- Provide leadership in the development and implementation of Wanslea’s Mental Health programs’ emerging practice framework
- Provide leadership to the team of staff, students and volunteers
- Participate in the development and delivery of training and the provision of high quality supervision and case consultation to staff
- Coordinate referrals, case allocation and case reviews
- Maintain accurate notes, reports, bookings and data collection leading to the collation of reports for funding bodies as required
- Lead the induction, orientation, training and mentoring of new staff
- Ensure all reporting requirements are met in regard to any risk to child safety Actively participate in a range of strategies that continues to sustain and grow the Mental Health programs’ services to children, young people and families
- Promote the safety and well being of children and young people and embed the National Principles of Child Safety into all work undertaken
Our ideal applicant will have:
- Degree in Social Work or recognised equivalent
- Eligibility for Membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
- Extensive experience in working with children, young people and families experiencing complex situations including mental health issues, crisis and/or child protection issues
- High level knowledge and understanding of family functioning, trauma and abuse, child development and parenting skills
- Extensive experience in the supervision of staff, students and volunteers
- Demonstrated ability to work as a member of, and lead, a successful multi-disciplinary team
- Proven high level interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
- Experience in high level report writing
- Demonstrated high level administrative skills including computer literacy in Windows software
- Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships across sectors
Why join Wanslea?
"Through opportunity and community, we grow people."
At Wanslea, you’re encouraged to be your true self! People aren’t pegs, so we don’t have ‘holes’ for you to fit into. People of all cultural backgrounds, ethnicity, age, ability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, identity or other are welcome, and encouraged to apply.
We’re committed to cultivating a healthy, positive and growth enabling environment. We are proud of our wide-ranging benefits available to this role including:
- Permanent part-time position working 22.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Based at our Mandurah office with free parking onsite
- Starting salary of $112,971.47 per annum (pro rata), plus superannuation.
- Opportunity to salary package up to $18,550 per year
- Ongoing professional development opportunities
- Additional paid break between Christmas and New Year
- Unique opportunity to work in an organisation passionate about diversity and inclusion
- Amazing people and rewarding team culture with highly capable and welcoming colleagues
Apply Now
Submit your current resume and a concise cover letter addressing the full selection criteria as provided in the Position Description.
To view the Position Description for this role, please copy and paste the link below into your browser:
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To learn more about Wanslea visit: http://www.wanslea.org.au.
Applications close: 10 July 2024
Wanslea encourages applicants from all backgrounds and does not discriminate in regards to race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, marital status, family or carer responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin.
Wanslea is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.
