Team Leader – Home Based Care

4 weeks ago


Warrnambool, Australia Brophy Family & Youth Services Full time

Overview

We’re on the lookout for a Team Leader – Home Based Care who can see potential in every child, carer, and practitioner and lead a team to turn that potential into positive outcomes.

At Brophy, we believe every young person deserves the chance to thrive, not just survive. That’s why we take anAdvantaged Thinking approach, seeing the strengths, talents, and potential in every child, young person, and family we work with.

Benefits

- Awesome Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrificing options of up to $15,899 per FBT year.

- Portable Long Service Leave (from eligible organisations).

- Excellent Learning & Development opportunities.

- Above Award Salary – Minimum $106,562.82

- Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and professional wellbeing

- 11 Wellbeing Days to support worker wellbeing (pro-rata for part-time employees), in addition to Annual Leave

About the Role

We’re searching for a Team Leader – Home Based Care who’s ready to step into a role where leadership meets impact. This isn’t just a management job, it’s an opportunity to shape the future of Home Based Care, empower practitioners, and support foster and kinship carers to provide safe, nurturing homes where children and young people can flourish.

As one of our Team Leaders, you will be responsible for the overall management, coordination and delivery of Home Based Care services. The Home Based Care team encompasses both the Foster Care and Kinship Care programs, which are comprised of practitioners who support the care of children and their foster/kinship carers. You will lead, mentor and supervise the team and provide support, advice and guidance on a range of responsibilities including case management of the placements and supervision of the staff.

In the role of Team Leader, you are required to participate in our Out of Home Care after-hours On Call service on a rotating basis. You will also be required to undertake case management, including intake, assessment, case/care planning, case coordination, supported referrals, case reviews and case closure and monitor, establish, facilitate and maintain care teams for children and young people in Out of Home Care.

This role requires a strong understanding of relevant risk and needs assessments and the application of a number of service frameworks mainly the Best Interest Case Practice Model and Looking After Children Frameworks. You will also be required to have knowledge of trauma-informed care, as well as monitor, establish, facilitate and maintain care teams for children and young people in Out of Home Care.

This full time, ongoing position is your chance to lead with courage, compassion, and conviction and to be part of a culture that celebrates creativity, wellbeing, and the power of positive change.

Do your skills include

- Demonstrated understanding of the child protection system and its role in the service system.

- Demonstrated understanding of implementing therapeutic care to children, young peopleand their carers.

- Knowledge of and ability to comply with relevant legislation, standards, policies, practices and procedures.

- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to facilitatea team approach to achieve service objectives.

Are your credentials

- A minimum qualification of a sector recognised and accredited Bachelor of Social Work or Diploma in Community Welfare Work or equivalent. (Qualifications must be approved by recognised professional bodies: ie. AASW, Community Services Council, APS etc.)

- A current Drivers Licence.

About Brophy

Brophy Family & Youth Services has supported children, young people, families, and the southwest Victorian community for almost 50 years. We live here; this is our community; we believe in people and in their ability to create the life they want.

At Brophy, you will join a team of just over 170 employees delivering over 40 programs and services across areas including youth engagement, mental health, family violence, foster care, housing support, employment support, and disability services.

At Brophy our Vision is not just focused externally on our community – we feel just as passionate about our employees being meaningfully connected through their roles with us to create the life they want, and that as a workforce we achieve this together through innovation and healthy relationships, and by positively contributing to building an advantaged community.

Diversity and Inclusion at Brophy

Brophy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that ensures safety and a sense of belonging for everyone. We embrace individuals of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, religions, abilities, and nationalities, recognising the richness that varied experiences bring to our efforts in supporting individuals and building stronger communities.

Our commitment extends to actively listening, learning, and evolving to become an accessible, inclusive, and secure organisation for all, encompassing First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and those with culturally diverse backgrounds.

Please contact Marion Noye, Operations Manager - Home Based Care on 5561 8888 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

We’re excited to hear from interested candidates and will be reviewing applications as they arrive. To give yourself the best opportunity, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as suitable applicants may be invited to interview or offered the role during the recruitment process

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