Team Leader

• $96,080 + super + not for profit salary packaging benefits
• Permanent Full Time Contract
• Location: Victoria Park WA 6101
• Rewarding work – every day you know you are making a real difference

Life at Mission Australia
When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more and .
Your Opportunity
The (YASS) provides support, assistance and accommodation for young people who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness. The service provides support to vulnerable young people by connecting them to school, work, vocational training, and other support services whilst assisting them to obtain long term housing.
You will be responsible for leading a team of 5 Residential Youth Workers who provide intensive support to youth who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to alcohol and/or other drug use, to secure long-term stable accommodation. This role will provide supervision, guidance and support to the team as well as be responsible for auditing of case notes and ongoing reporting functions for both the crisis and transitional accommodations.
Your Key Responsibilities

• Respond to referrals of clients to the service from internal and external support services and conduct over the phone and formal face to face assessments of suitability for support
• Undertake assessments and intakes for clients, including all necessary paperwork and application forms
• Provide expert advice to internal stakeholders on a range of complex and sensitive issues and assist others in the resolution of conflict
• Assist staff with the day-to-day running of the service by providing supervision and programme support in line with program outcomes
• Provide intensive ongoing person-centred case management in line with MA’s National Case Management Approach and review progression against case plan.
• Contribute to staff performance discussions when required including setting priorities and outcomes, planning and organising work and monitoring workflows

Requirements for Success
With a significant background in leadership in the community services and/or child, youth & family sectors, you will be confident in your values-based leadership and workforce planning. Other requirements include:

• Relevant university degree with relevant experience or other appropriate qualifications or experience acceptable to Mission Australia to perform the role
• Demonstrated experience and sound understanding of working with vulnerable people and the issues impacting them such as AOD, FDV, Homelessness and Mental Health issues
• Exceptional experience leading teams, developing a positive team culture and effective people management
• A positive and person-centred approach with a strong guiding belief about everyone’s capacity to grow within and beyond their current circumstances
• Ability to manage a range of tasks including those which fall outside of case management in order to ensure others provide the support required for clients accessing the service
• Full driver licence with no restrictions

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.
Our Culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.
We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you are skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.
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We encourage applications from people with disability and Indigenous Australians.
If you have a disability and need support to submit your application, please email .
Your Benefits
To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via

) * Free external, confidential counselling and access to
. * Volunteering opportunities

• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

How To Apply
To be considered for this opportunity, click ‘apply’ and send your application today!
As a committed employer, we will respond to your application.
Applications for this role are shortlisted as received and we are interviewing through the advertising period.
Apply quickly to be considered for this rare, exciting, and diverse role.