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Child Protection Team Manager

3 months ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Full time

THE ROLE

The child protection Team Manager is responsible for effective service delivery, managing resources and budget, cases awaiting allocation and small teams of practitioners.

The Team Manager has the formal delegation to endorse and review case plans to bring about the changes necessary to ensure the safety, stability and development of children and young people and to promote the achievement of case plan objectives within specified timeframes.

The position will work collaboratively with the Senior Child Protection Practitioners to strengthen case practice, provide effective service delivery and to support other practitioners.

This role may at times be required to operate outside normal office hours (at night and on weekends and public holidays) with relevant overtime or time in lieu provisions applying.


ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

  • Be responsible for the effective service delivery, managing resources and budget, cases awaiting allocation and teams of practitioners.
  • Demonstrate advanced leadership skills reflecting competence in running reports from available reporting systems, as well as using and interpreting data to understand workflow, including blockages, case drift, recording and compliance.
Please open the position description to read more.

COVID-19 VACCINATIONThe department strongly recommends (but does not mandate) that employees maintain their COVID-19 vaccination status in accordance with current ATAGI (Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation) advice, given their individual circumstances.

As of June 2023, DFFH does not require evidence of COVID-19 vaccination status.

HOW TO APPLY