Social Support Program Leader

Temporary, Part time (Parental Leave); 19/11/2024 - 17/10/25
- 30.4 hours over 4 days per week (Tues-Fri)
- Salary circa - $80 k per annum (pro rata) + Super

At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community. We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.

**About Darebin City Council**
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

**About the Role**
The Program Leader works alongside Program Workers, role modelling behaviours and practice that aligns with a wellness and reablement approach, to ensure that programs and new initiatives are person-centred. Other key responsibilities of the position include:

- Leading and supporting a team in planning and implementing activities that foster client wellbeing and reablement
- Managing referrals, conducting assessments and putting in place interim support strategies where needed
- Preparing programs, organising necessary equipment and resources to undertake activities
- Responding to feedback from clients and their families by working with the Team Leader to develop programs and new initiatives that are appealing to older people across a wide age spectrum
- Monitoring client health and wellbeing and reporting any changes in status to the primary carer and/or family member
- Accurately reporting on statistical client-related data in a client management system, with ability to monitor progress and achieve funding targets
- Liaising with other service delivery teams internally and externally to respond to service needs of our participants.
- Monitoring and maintaining compliance in accordance with The Aged Care Quality Standards, Food Safety Plans, Commonwealth Home Support Program and Quality System Operating Procedures

**Skills & Experience**
- Tertiary qualification in human services areas, such as in allied health, disability or related discipline (desirable)
- Aged Care Certificate or lesser formal qualifications with relevant experience and work skills
- Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds including those with memory loss, disability, cultural diversity and social isolation.
- Level 2 First Aid Certificate
- Excellent communication skills
- Advanced skills in time management
- Demonstrated experience in program development
- Established computer skills and willingness to learn specific software programs
- Current Victorian Driver’s Licence and willingness to drive clients in a 12-seater minibus
- Bi-lingual skills and ability to speak a community language is (highly desirable)

**Culture**
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

**Benefits**
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

**How to Apply**

We’re also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

Contact Gillian Damonze on 0423375547 for a confidential discussion.

**Applications close on 21st October 2024 at 5pm**

Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply.

To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment.

Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Staff Covid-19 Vaccination Policy.