Team Leader Family Preservation

5 months ago

Sunshine, Australia Baptcare Full time

Family Preservation Team Leader

Full-time - 5 months Contract

SCHADS Award 7

Sunshine, VIC

**About the Organisation**:
At Baptcare, we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents, customers, clients, partners, and supporters; with the very young through to the very old, the vulnerable, with families through all of life’s stages and challenges.

Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. Focused on providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.

Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness.

**About the Role**:
The Family Preservation Team Leader is responsible for managing the Family Preservation and Reunification Response Program (The Response) and the Parenting Assessment and Skill Development Service (PASDS ). The Response and PASDS programs are both funded by the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) and are innovative, evidence-based programs focussed on providing children and families with the right support, where and when they need it and with the right team of people.

The key purpose of this position is to ensure effective delivery of high-quality services to families referred, utilising leadership and management of human, financial and material resources. The position has line management responsibility, including of staff of these two programs, and reports to the Children and Family Services Manager. The position ensures that services are delivered within the relevant guidelines, budget, and reporting requirements of DFFH.

**About You**:
You are passionate about continuing to grow your career in the Family and Community Services space. Solutions focused and up for making a difference, you align your approach to strategy to achieve organisational and divisional goals.

**Essential skills**:
Tertiary Qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, or other relevant Human Services qualification and/or experience

Previous experience in Child and Family Services, not for profit, or community services sector at a leadership level.

Demonstrated ability to use a range of active engagement strategies with vulnerable and at-risk children, young people, and their families.

Advanced experience in conducting risk and needs assessments, particularly in the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

Demonstrated evidence-based family assessment skills in working with vulnerable children and families with complex issues.

Strong leadership skills with the ability to promote a reflective, learning, and supportive workplace culture in complex environments

Confident communication skills, in written and verbal English, highly impactful influencing, negotiation, persuasion and problem-solving skills.

Demonstrated ability to adjust to meet the changing situations and needs of the staff, carer and client group while maintain focus on delivery and follow-through

Excellent skills in organization and time management

Sound stakeholder management and the ability to build and maintain strong, credible relationships with relevant stakeholders.

Strong computer skills and use of full suite of Microsoft office.

**Knowledge**:
Demonstrated evidence-based informed knowledge and understanding of child development, trauma, family and child/risk assessment skills.

Demonstrated evidence-based knowledge of infant development, attachment and mental health is desirable.

Capacity to analyse complex issues, including the impact of violence and trauma, safety, and risk to provide therapeutic interventions to children, young people, and families

Knowledge of and experience working within a funding environment.

A demonstrated understanding of the complexity of the child protection, flexible funding interventions, out of home care and the family support systems and the issues involved in providing services to statutory clients.

Ability to build strong relationships with community stakeholders (i.e., DFFH, other providers, judges, schools, etc.) to ensure cooperation among service providers.

Demonstrated level of self-awareness and resilience and the ability to manage multiple demands and prioritise accordingly.

**How to Apply**:
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Criminal History check.

Must have had or be willing to get two COVID vaccinations.

Working with Children’s Check and other mentioned qualifications.

Baptcare is committed to building a respectful and inclusive workplace, appointing the best person for the role, and supporting diversity. We welcome applicants who may require adjustments.

Baptcare is dedicated to the safety, empowerment, and participation of all children. We have zer

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