Team Leader Bringing Baby Home

CatholicCare Tasmania are seeking an experienced and passionate Team Leader to Lead our Bringing Baby Home Program in Hobart

Team Leader

Bringing Baby Home Program

Location: Hobart

Part time

CatholicCare Tasmania is the primary social services agency of the Catholic Church across Tasmania. We have 60 years’ experience delivering a wide range of services and support to improve individual, family and community wellbeing. Our services are available to people of all backgrounds, religious beliefs and circumstances, and focus in particular on children, young people and families. 

We employ more than 450 staff across the state and offer a variety of programs and projects across the key areas of Children, Family, Housing, Multicultural Services, Counselling and Emergency Relief.

When you become part of the CatholicCare team you’ll be working with other community-minded people who are devoted to creating a Tasmania in which everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Learn more about us @ Home | CatholicCare Tasmania

About the Role

The Bringing Baby Home Program is a unique service working closely with Child Safety and other stakeholders to deliver accommodation and intensive support over a 12 week period.  The Bringing Baby Home Team are protective adults for the infant in the home whilst the Child Safety Service assesses parental capacity to safely care for the highly vulnerable infant.  The support provided to families over the 12 weeks is tailored to the infant and family’s needs and includes, but is not limited to, in-home parenting support, support in establishing and implementing routines, managing finances, completing referrals to internal and external service supports and establishing community connections to support sustainable changes.   

About You

The successful applicant will;

• Create a safe environment for parents and children that encourages engagement, as well as a unified and positive team approach to achieving the goals of the family including reducing or removing the need for ongoing service involvement.
• Apply extensive knowledge of practice, theory and legislation to enhance practice, procedures and policies, promote innovation, and identify new ways of working from recognised sites of excellence with a focus on building on capacity within families and increasing safety for children.
• Demonstrate experience leading, implementing and improving child/parent focussed programs and services for children, parents and their families who have complex needs.
• Demonstrate experience engaging with multidisciplinary team and stakeholders within the child and family services sector, including the ability to accurately assess staff competencies, strengths and areas of opportunity for the intention of professional learning and development.
• Sound understanding of key infant and child development and the factors that can impede a child’s development, and an understanding of the issues facing vulnerable parents in their ability to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their children.

You will be required to hold a current Registration to work with Vulnerable Persons and current Australian driver’s licence.

Why Us?

• NFP Salary Packaging - $15,900 plus Meal and Entertainment Benefits
• Family Friendly Workplace with flexible work arrangements
• Bonus Leave over the Christmas and Easter Periods
• A positive workplace culture where our workers are supported to flourish as professionals.

Apply Now

If this sounds like your kind of role and you believe you meet the above criteria, then we would love to hear from you!

With guidance from the Position Description, please address each of the selection criteria and let us know why you are the right person to fill this role (maximum two pages). Please refer to https://catholiccaretas.org.au/get-involved.

For a confidential discussion about this role, please call Stacey on 0408 469 ***

Applications close 5 pm Friday 22 March 2024.

The Archdiocese of Hobart and CatholicCare Tasmania are a child safe organisation and are committed to providing safe communities that uphold the dignity and rights of all children, young people, and vulnerable adults. As part of our commitment we require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to employment such as a requirement to hold a current registration to Work with Vulnerable People and Police Check.

CatholicCare Tasmania is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to embracing diversity. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. We promote and support a family friendly workplace.

CatholicCare Tasmania acknowledges with respect the traditional custodians of Country in Tasmania, their elders past, present, and emerging.