• Full time position based in Loganholme
• TRP $101,000 - $107,800 + Salary Packaging
• Flexible Friendly organisation, WFH options available

About the role

Based in Loganholme, you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of two child & youth mental health programs across South East QLD, the Child & Family Wellbeing Service and the Reach Out Parents program.

You will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team of allied health, social workers and case workers in delivering both community based and telehealth services. You will draw on your professional background in child and youth mental health to ensure service delivery is focused on best practice and delivered in an effective and sustainable way that maximises positive outcomes for children, young people, teenagers and their families. You will apply your experience in working with young people and their families and understanding of trauma informed practice to ensure your team is supporting vulnerable families in the community.

You will support your team to do their best work through flexible and adaptable strengths based-leadership, professional supervision, practice support and learning opportunities. This is no ordinary team, as we're highly engaged, despite working in a mix of office, community and WFH across South-East Queensland. Some travel between offices located across greater Brisbane will be required as per need.

Reach Out Parents Program

This is a national award winning early intervention program focused on coaching parents/carers to build their skills and confidence in supporting their teenage children who may be experiencing early signs of mental health issues.

We use a virtual service delivery model to coach parents to find positive ways to support their teenager and use effective parenting strategies and tools to strengthen their relationship with their teenager.

Learn more about our service here and our approach to working with parents in this video:

Child and Family Wellbeing Service

This early intervention program provides support to children and young people who are showing early signs of, or are at risk of developing a mental illness. Our outreach service, based in families’ homes, aims to improve the resilience and wellbeing of children and families, enabling them to better participate in their communities and reach their full potential.

Your Responsibilities

• As part of a supportive and creative leadership team you will champion service improvements and practice excellence to ensure the best outcomes for children and their parents/carers
• Maximise outcomes for staff and clients through collaboration, by capitalising on the practice experience and strengths across TBS and the two programs
• As a leader you will play an important role in fostering and supporting a positive, collaborative and outcome focused team culture
• You will model and guide your team around the setting of professional boundaries with clients
• You will use your expertise to provide advice and assistance to team members in assessments of risk, and trauma informed decision-making for vulnerable children and young people and their families

Skills and Experience

You will have a degree qualification in Allied Health, Social Work, Psychology or related discipline and:

• Program Leadership - experience managing and leading youth mental health programs in the Community Services sector
• People Leadership - experience building/maintaining an engaged, high performing team and developing their capability
• Practice Leadership - a passion for continuous improvement and implementing industry best practice into service delivery

• IT Capability - ability to lead a virtual team utilising technology within a mobile and virtual service delivery model
• Flexible & Collaborative Approach – lead this innovative team/program and engage a range of stakeholders

Our Benefits

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A best life is deeply personal. It can change as life changes.

Here are a few things you might be interested in:

• Salary Benefits - In addition to your salary you can package up to $15,900 pa pre tax and benefit from a $2,650 meals and entertainment card + discount program and packaged vehicles!
• Work/Life Balance - Flexible work arrangements including WFH + laptop & phone provided to work remotely + 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees
• Recognition and Reward - Length of Service rewards + long service leave after 5 years
• Wellness - Fitness passport + Employee Assistance Program + opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Professional development - Ongoing learning, training and career progression opportunities

To find out more about this great opportunity, contact Crystal Wheeler on 0429 877 235 for a friendly chat!

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TBS is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities and people we support and advocate for. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people of all ages, identity and abilities. We pride ourselves on being a client and child safe organisation and as such all our staff and volunteers go through security screening relevant to the role. The Benevolent Society supports vaccination as the best way to keep our clients, communities, volunteers and employees safe from COVID-19. Vaccination for COVID-19 is a condition of employment and volunteering.