Your Opportunity:

Uniting is seeking a Centre Manager to join our Unifam Program in Fairfield on a full-time basis until 30 June 2020,

Uniting Unifam Counselling and Mediation helps people find new hope and new beginnings through providing professional, community based counselling and mediation. Unifam has supported families for 35 years and offers an attractive and supportive work environment for our employees.

About the Role:

You will be responsible for the day-to-day operational performance of Family Relationship Centre. This role is focused on the effective operations of the programs running in Fairfield Family Relationship Centre, ensuring a high quality standard is delivered and that all program specifications and funding requirements are met.

Essential Criteria

• Tertiary qualifications in Law, Psychology or Social Work
• 5 years’ experience in the social welfare and human services sector
• Experience (two years’) and high level skills in the management of welfare services including budgets, physical resources and administration
• High level clinical supervision skills
• Superior case management and assessment skills
• Knowledge and ability to undertake Family Dispute Resolution or Counselling/case management dependent upon area of expertise
• High level knowledge and understanding of the issues impacting on children and families during and following separation
• Demonstrated ability to translate identified needs into responsive outcome focused services
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, plan, and evaluate projects and services
• Strong ability to independently grow services to create a high profile for the Family Relationship Centre in the community
• Ability to deliver regional and organisational goals
• High Level ability to manage external relationships
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills and the ability to develop motivated, cohesive and effective work teams

Desirable Criteria:

• Post-graduate qualifications in counselling, dispute resolution or management
• An understanding of the Family Law System

Benefits & culture:

Uniting is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We work together to ensure that every employee can be the best they can be. We value you and will support you in your life and in your career by:

• Offering ongoing training and mentoring so you can continue to improve and learn new skills
• Ensuring a family friendly workplace and flexible working hours
• Regular supervision and an accessible employee assistance program to support your wellbeing