Team Leader, Therapeutic Programs Sunshine

**About us**

Court Services Victoria provides corporate services and facilities to support the performance of the judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative functions of Victoria's courts and tribunal, Judicial College and Judicial Commission. Collectively, Victoria's Supreme, County, Magistrates', Children's, and Coroners courts, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), the Judicial College of Victoria, the Judicial Commission of Victoria, and Court Services Victoria (CSV) are referred to as the 'Courts Group'.

Our people enable the Courts Group to deliver on each jurisdictions own strategic priorities while also pursuing strategic opportunities that are interconnected and deliver benefits more broadly.

The Magistrates' Court of Victoria (MCV) is the first level of the Victorian court system and is a jurisdiction within the Court Services Victoria. It has a long history of providing justice for the people of Victoria in metropolitan and regional courts across the state. The Court determines in excess of 300,000 cases per annum at 51 locations, equating to approximately 90 percent of all cases that come before Victorian courts each year. The Court aims to be an innovative, accessible, and responsive court that provides quality services to the Victorian community.

**About the role**

In this pivotal role, you will have an opportunity to step into a leadership role supporting therapeutic programs at Sunshine Magistrates' Court. The role provides support to the manager, leading a multidisciplinary team to support court participants and contributes to improving court outcomes and lives for people experiencing complex issues presenting to the court. The Team Leader has responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of the CISP, ARC and Navigation and Triage and provides support to other programs in the team at Sunshine Magistrates' Courts. It provides leadership and support to a multidisciplinary team of case managers who provide support to people on bail with multiple and complex needs.

**Benefits**
- ; We care about your health and wellbeing and have partnered with Fitness Passport, an initiative that allows you to access significantly discounted fitness membership program
- ; A range of flexible working arrangements
- ; Peer Support Program designed to help create a safe and supportive workplace where colleagues look out for each other
- ; Koori staff network to enhance support for Koori staff and ensure that appropriate networks and services are readily available
- ; Ongoing professional development within a collaborative and supportive work environment

**About you**

You will possess:

- ; Extensive experience in the assessment and case management of clients with multiple and complex needs.
- ; Experience in the leadership and management of health and/or social welfare staff.
- ; Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
- ; Sound knowledge of evidenced informed practice models and frameworks for working with multiple and complex needs, including those with a mental illness, intellectual disability, alcohol and other drug misuse, family violence, homelessness and/or acquired brain injury, as well as triage and waitlist management

**How to apply**
- ; Resume
- ; A short cover letter

**Other information**

CSV is the employer of staff at Courts Group. CSV has a firm commitment through its Koori Employment Plan to increase participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our workforce.

We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. Those from the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of all ages, with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and those who are neurodiverse, are encouraged to apply.

We aim to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.