Program Supervisor

Salary:

- $114,000 - 119,000 neg upon exp. & car allowance
- Location:

- Blacktown
- Employment Type:

- FP - Full-Time Permanent
- Department:

- TFCO A NSW
- Closing Date:

- 30 May 2025

We have an exciting opportunity as a Program Supervisor that has arisen in our OzChild Blacktown office in NSW within out TFCO Team.

This program is a specialised foster care model designed for young people (12-17 years old) who are at risk of entering into residential care or to transition from residential care into family-based care arrangements i.e., foster care, kinship care, home with parents (called aftercarers) or supported independent living.

TFCO-A is an evidence-based treatment program which supports children ages 12-17 with a history of trauma and resulting complex behaviours, including aggression, poor school engagement, poor peer relationships, poor coping and social skills, low self-esteem, and difficulties with self-regulation. An individualised treatment plan is developed for each young person in the program with goals that focus on improving emotional and behavioural functioning; promoting positive educational outcomes; and building strong family relationships. A young person’s goals are met through close supervision, fair and consistent predictable consequences, and supportive relationships with mentoring adults. TFCO-A provides a high level of support and intervention to children in a home environment through the care of an approved and specially trained TFCO-A treatment foster parent. The TFCO-A model includes several components such as: training and support for the treatment foster parents, family therapy for the young person’s parent/aftercare family; skills training; education support, case coordination and consultation

**As Program Supervisor of the TFCO-A program you will be**:

- Accountable for the operational and clinical oversight and leadership of the program and oversee all aspects of each young person’s placement, including skills coaching, education support, individual & family therapy. You will develop, implement, review, and amend individual treatment plans for children, integrating information from program staff and treatment foster parents.
- Working closely with Treatment Foster Care Consultants (TFCC), the program purveyors, to ensure success and adherence to the implementation and fidelity requirements.
- Providing leadership and coaching to ensure all staff in the team have the resources, skills, and support to deliver the services to fidelity
- Overseeing the recruitment, assessment, training, and support to TFCO- A treatment foster parents
- Work closely with Department ofCommunities&Justice (DCJ) stafftoidentifyclearreferralsprocesses and systems based on knowledge of the cohort best served by this program
- Leading weekly treatment foster parent and clinical team meetings.
- Working with the team to identify and overcome barriers to engagement/motivation in families who are possible aftercare placement options for the children in TFCO-A.
- Provide, alongside your team members, 24hour on call support to TFCO-A treatment foster parents as required.
- Develop good working relationships with Aboriginal agencies to ensure cultural responsiveness in the delivery of the model to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
- Ensure outcome measurements and data management systems are successfully utilised to ensure optimum performance of the TFCO-A program, reporting on, and communicating outcomes to relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- Responsible for proactive stakeholder engagement and development of strong professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders such as, DCJ, other government departments and community organisations.
- Providing strength based, values driven leadership, which encourages strong teamwork
- Conduct and record supervision to ensure all employees receive support in line with OzChild’s Employee Supervision procedure.
- Lead all people, risk management and quality improvement policy and practice matters within the program
- Experience in a leadership role in NSW Child Protection Sector with an understanding of trauma and the complex needs of children in out of home care

**For more details in relation to this role and requirements please see attached Position Description**

**Essential requirements**

Degree qualified with either a Bachelor level (Masters desirable) qualification in Social Work, Psychology or equivalent, recognised in Australia.

**OzChild offers**:

- A Full Time permanent role
- Unique training and professional development journey
- Salary of $ 114,000 - 119,000 neg upon experience, plus super
- $ 15,000 car allowance
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus $ 2650 meals & entertainment
- Ex gratia days Easter & Christmas
- A unique culture promoting diversity, cultural competence and shared values
- A collaborative and cohesive working culture

**How to apply**:

Please submit a resume with a cover let