Caring Dads

About the role
- Full Time Permanent Opportunity
- Salary $ + Super/Pro Rata + RDO + Flexible Working
- Heidelberg; on the lands of Wurundjeri People

Kids First have a prominent 125 year history of safeguarding children achieved through an unwavering commitment to people and transformation. If you are wanting to significantly contribute to the lives of families in the community and are looking for meaning and substance working for an organisation that acknowledges your value by offering great working conditions and flexible working arrangements, then this could be your next opportunity.

Your new role

Great opportunity to play vital role in a vibrant, agile agency
- An exciting opportunity to provide coordination and implementation of the Caring Dad’s program in the North East catchment. The focus will be to provide passionate support, supervision, and reflective practice sessions for the programs Group Facilitators.
- In addition, the Team Leader will be required to maintain program evaluation, oversee the allocation of cases to the Clinical Group Facilitator and Children & Family Wellbeing Clinical Practitioner, and maintain equity of service provision for the primary partners and priority areas.
- The Team Leader will work with the General Manager to maintain program fidelity, liaise, and network with relevant government agencies and community stakeholders to establish effective referral pathways to the program as well as provide secondary consultations and community education sessions to the sector.

About you

You will have:

- A tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services, Counselling, Casework Practice, or a related field, with eligibility for membership with relevant professional body.
- Family Violence training is highly desirable.
- A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in client engagement and working therapeutically with affected family members, where there is a history of trauma.
- Demonstrated experience in the leadership of multidisciplinary teams, including the provision of clinical supervision and the facilitation of clinical review and performance management processes.
- Expertise in current family violence theories and practice frameworks.

How we reward you
- Be part of an organisation that truly lives its values
- Kids First understands the importance of flexible working and has a policy to support this
- Be nurtured in your career, including professional development in specialist evidence-based models, such as Promoting First Relationships (PFR)
- Enjoy ‘not for profit’ benefits such as salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
- We know how important it is to spend time with family which is why you get 3 additional leave days at Christmas
- Purchased leave and portable long service leave options
- Access our Staff Wellbeing Program

For inquiries about the position:
Name: Sam Carew
Title: Manager - Specialist Family Violence Prevention and Recovery
Phone: 0423 603 453
- Kids First is an Equal Opportunity employer that respects and values diversity and inclusion. Kids First welcomes everyone to apply, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, and physical ability._
- Kids First is a Child Safe Organisation, employment is conditional on satisfactory referee checks, a current Working With Children Check, National Criminal History check, proof of the right to work in Australia and a pre-employment medical (if applicable)._

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Profession: #Community_Services, #Management, #MentalHealth_Counseling, #Social_and_Support_Work

Sector: #Children, #Community_Support_Services, #Families, #Men, #Mental_Health