AddressTeam Manager – Family Services
- Full-time 12-month contract with hybrid working options
- Supervise and coach a small team of Family Preservation and Reunification Response Practitioners
- Make a real and lasting impact in families and communities
- Benefit vehicle, laptop and smart phone provided
- Rapidly growing international community social care organisation
We Are Key Assets Australia
Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide services including foster carer, family services and disability services. Operating across all states and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all of our external stakeholders.
A little about the role
Our team of Social Workers and Case Workers provide service delivery throughout Victoria, across the continuum of care within our Foster Care and Family Services Programs.
We’re currently looking for a Team Manager to join our Family Services Program, leading an established team of Family Preservation and Reunification Response Practitioners on a 12-month fixed term contract.
Our Family Services team provide support and engagement which enables children and young people to safely remain with, or be restored to their families. This support includes conducting needs and risk assessments, developing time limited intervention plans, and partnering with Parents, Children and Young People, Carers and Stakeholders.
Our office is located in Clayton, however we service the Bayside/Peninsula area, facilitating direct work with families in their homes. Hybrid working options are available!
As a Team Manager in our Families team, you will be responsible for:
- In accordance with the family’s goals, support the practitioners to improve the parent(s) skills in parenting their children safely by providing, counselling, crisis intervention, psychoeducation, group work and practical support to families, paying particular attention to impacts of parental drug use, mental health problems, family violence, child abuse and neglect.
- Using the Key to Care Framework, work collaboratively with practitioners to ensure families identify goals and develop and implement therapeutic plans in their own homes.
- Work with evidence informed practice and evidence-based programs to identify any needs of the children, young people and families to increase resilience
- Provide Practitioners with appropriate levels of support and supervision to fulfil their responsibilities and meet the internal and external program requirements.
The base salary for this position is $101,205 - $105,670 per annum + super + vehicle & fuel card + NFP salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum.
About you
To be successful in this role, you’ll come with:
- Social Work, Psychology, Counselling or other relevant recognised Qualification
- Demonstrated leadership and/ or supervisory experience
- Prior experience working with and/or on behalf of children, young people and families
- Have experience and understanding of Child and Family Service, Child Protection and Court Orders
- Experience in undertaking comprehensive assessments to develop, implement, monitor, and review service delivery and support plans
- Tenacity, diligence and resilience - with the ability to adopt a creative approach to problem solving in a fast-paced environment
My Key Assets
The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.
- Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
- Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance and offer 5 weeks’ of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
- Professional Development: digital eLearning and face to face training, your continual professional development is always top of our priority list. You’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
- Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!
The fine print
- Applications close: 19 May 2024
- For further information, please contact Renee Baker, Program Manager at ***********@keyassets.org.au
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check and hold a valid WWCC and COVID vaccination or valid exemption.
- Full driver’s license and travel within the region/state required.
- Due to the nature of our work, we operate an on-call roster. As such, willingness to participate in our on-call services is essential.
If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!
Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion. Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
