Program Supervisor

We have an exciting opportunity as a Program Supervisor that has arisen in our OzChild Blacktown office in NSW within out TFCO Team.

The TFCO program is a specialised foster care model designed for young people (12-17 years old) who are at risk of entering into residential care or to transition from residential care into family-based care arrangements i.e., foster care, kinship care, home with parents (called aftercarers) or supported independent living.

For information on the TFCO Program see link attached Treatment Foster Care Oregon (tfcoregon.com)

As Program Supervisor of the TFCO-A program you will be:

• Accountable for the operational and clinical oversight and leadership of the program and oversee all aspects of each young person’s placement, including skills coaching, education support, individual & family therapy. You will develop, implement, review, and amend individual treatment plans for children, integrating information from program staff and treatment foster parents.
• Working closely with Treatment Foster Care Consultants (TFCC), the program purveyors, to ensure success and adherence to the implementation and fidelity requirements.
• Providing leadership and coaching to ensure all staff in the team have the resources, skills, and support to deliver the services to fidelity
• Overseeing the recruitment, assessment, training, and support to TFCO- A treatment foster parents
• Work closely with Department of Communities ​& ​Justice (DCJ) staff ​to ​identify ​clear ​referrals ​processes and systems based on knowledge of the cohort best served by this program
• Leading weekly treatment foster parent and clinical team meetings.
• Working with the team to identify and overcome barriers to engagement/motivation in families who are possible aftercare placement options for the children in TFCO-A.
• Provide, alongside your team members, 24 hour on call support to TFCO-A treatment foster parents as required.
• Develop good working relationships with Aboriginal agencies to ensure cultural responsiveness in the delivery of the model to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
• Ensure outcome measurements and data management systems are successfully utilised to ensure optimum performance of the TFCO-A program, reporting on, and communicating outcomes to relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for proactive stakeholder engagement and development of strong professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders such as, DCJ, other government departments and community organisations.
• Providing strength based, values driven leadership, which encourages strong teamwork
• Conduct and record supervision to ensure all employees receive support in line with OzChild’s Employee Supervision procedure.
• Lead all people, risk management and quality improvement policy and practice matters within the program
• Experience in a leadership role in NSW Child Protection Sector with an understanding of trauma and the complex needs of children in out of home care

For more details in relation to this role and requirements please see attached Position Description

Essential requirements

Degree qualified with either a Bachelor level (Masters desirable) qualification in Social Work, Psychology or equivalent, recognised in Australia.

OzChild offers:

• A Full Time permanent role
• Unique training and professional development journey
• Salary of $ 109,000 plus super , $ 15,900 car allowance and salary packaging up to $15,900
• Ex gratia days Easter & Christmas
• A unique culture promoting diversity, cultural competence and shared values
• A collaborative and cohesive working culture

How to apply:

You can apply for the role today by clicking APPLY NOW.

Please submit a resume with a cover letter addressing the selection criteria and why you would be the best person for this role

For more information, a confidential discussion about the role or simply to ask a question do not hesitate to contact Elizabeth Abdilla - Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist on 0499 655 939 or email eabdilla@ozchild.org.au, using the subject line: Program Supervisor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To be successful, you will be required to meet our Safety Screening requirements, and this will include relevant police checks, hold a valid and current WWCC.

OzChild is committed to the employment of Aboriginal people and providing a work environment in which Aboriginal peoples' cultures, beliefs and values are acknowledged and respected, and in which the individual career goals and personal aims of Aboriginal staff are identified, promoted and achieved.

OzChild is a child-safe organisation committed to protecting children and young people from all forms of abuse, bullying, exploitation and neglect, and to creating environments in all our programs and services where children are safe and feel safe.

OzChild is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply.

All shortlisted candidates will be required to provide evidence of their COVID vaccination status.

For more about OzChild please the link attached to our website for your perusal

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