Team Leader

Ongoing position
- Full time hours
- Randwick location with regular travel to Gosford, Parramatta, Nowra

About Red Cross
Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
About the role
Australian Red Cross Young Parents Program (YPP) works to ensure best outcomes for children and families by improving the capacity of young parents with complex needs to live and parent independently.
The Family Education Community Supports (FECS) team provides in house services that complement case management support. These services include vocational and parenting education, playgroups, child development assessments and specialised interventions, referral to allied health services, student placements and the community volunteer program. The Team Leader FECS is part of the YPP Management Team alongside the Team Leader Residential, Team Leader Outreach & Aftercare, and YPP Manager, and is a regular participant in the YPP on call roster.
The Team Leader - Family Education Community Supports (FECS) manages the educational wrap around services available within YPP across all four sites. The role includes direct provision of individual and group interventions to YPP clients, as well as project and staff management. Travel will be required to travel to support YPP’s regional teams.
What you will bring
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience in social work, psychology, youth work, welfare, health, education, child protection and/or early childhood or less formal qualifications with specialised skills in relevant field
- Excellent understanding of child protection and child development needs, including best practice working with vulnerable children, adolescents and families
- Demonstrated knowledge of the complex needs of the vulnerable young people and children, including barriers to learning and development and strengths based, client centred practice
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills including demonstrated analytical, report writing, presentation and planning skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with, and manage teams to provide, accessible and safe support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability
- Strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including demonstrated ability to develop and maintain systems to ensure consistent delivery of program KPIs, contractual compliance and data informed program development initiatives
- Working with children check
- Drivers licence
- Current first aid qualification

Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity
**Financial wellbeing**: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
**Health & Wellbeing**: You can tap into specialist advice for nutrition, sleep, resilience and mindfulness. And access guided meditation and other wellbeing programs.
**Work/Life Flexibility**: You can access flexible working arrangements, paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options
**Career development**: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 5.
For additional enquiries, please contact Jessica Lorkin on 0419 413 246 for a confidential discussion.
Applications close at close of business 22 October 2024.
**Job Ref #**: 11568
Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with different lived experiences, abilities, gender, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
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