Social Support Supervisor

**Full Time Permanent Position**

**Band 6 - Salary Range $95,073 - $103,531 per annum + 11% Super + ADO**

**Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience**

**About Melton City Council**

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

**The Opportunity**

Social Connections is seeking a highly motivated people leader, passionate about working with aged and disability community members.

In this role you lead the Morton Social Support team to deliver a range of programs and initiatives which are designed to encourage and promote independence and well-being of frail older people and people living with a disability, whilst providing respite and support to carers. This service is funded by Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) and Home and Community Care Programs for Younger People (HACCPYP).

**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead, supervise and support a team of suitably skilled staff and volunteers in the delivery of Social Support Programs.
- Facilitate the coordination of the program activity planning, implementation and evaluation of Social Support programs in line with Council Policy and Procedures and legislative requirements to achieve a high-quality service.
- Manage incoming referrals and develop, monitor, and review individual service provision plans.
- Coordinate the administrative processes required for client records, financial administration, and contribute to budget and resourcing systems of Community Care by meeting funding and service agreements within allocated budget.

To view the **Position Description**, click **here**.

**About you**

**_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_**
- Tertiary qualification in Health Promotion, Leisure and Health, Community Development or Disability with relevant experience in this field.
- Experience in supporting, leading, developing and mentoring a team to achieve departmental and organisational goals.
- Experience in activity planning, implementation and evaluation of Social Support Groups.
- Current valid First Aid Certificate (Level 2).
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
- Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.

**Culture and Values**

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture

**Benefits**

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council
- 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
- 5 weeks Annual Leave
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave **(Super is paid during parental leave)**:

- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms

**How To Apply**

If you require further information about the position, please contact **Lauren Shea**, Social Connections Team Leader on **9747 7384**.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

**To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.**

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.

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