About us

We are the state’s largest provider of Out Of Home Care services and provide therapeutic care to young people across over 28 residential homes in Melbourne and Victoria. Within each house, a team of between 8 and 12 staff provide trauma informed therapeutic care to young people which includes responding to the young person’s emotional and functional needs, the development of their personal skills, all administrative requirements and household duties.

The aim is to provide a safe and nurturing home environment while supporting the young people to be the best they can be.

Your role:

Overseeing three residential homes you are required to provide oversight of Residential Care providing day to day support & supervision for House Coordinators and Residential staff in a fixed term role covering a maternity leave backfill for around the next 12 months.

Provide leadership, support and supervision to residential care staff and play a lead role in the creation of a culture that promotes healing from the range of traumatic experiences of the young people.

The skills you will use day to day:

• Completing Case Reviews
• Oversight of rosters and timesheets
• Overseeing culture and staff wellbeing
• Managing finance and budgets for residential homes
• Building rapport with external stakeholders
• Placement planning
• Implementation of safety planning
• A high level knowledge of adolescent and child development and the theories relating to Trauma and Attachment as the aftermath of abuse and neglect
• Highly developed skills in managing the challenging and confronting behaviours that arise from this; in a calm and consistent manner and modelling this to staff
• Strong understanding of therapeutic support and crisis intervention.
• The ability to provide strong leadership, direction and coaching to residential care staff.

Qualifications

To be considered for this role you must hold:

• Tertiary Qualification at diploma or degree level in social work, psychology or behavioural science or equivalent.

Or

• A relevant tertiary qualification which is recognised under the Residential Care Workforce Training Initiative, and a willingness to undertake top up training to meet the qualification requirements of the Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and Out of Home Care).
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Victorian Drivers License

What makes this such a great role for you:

• You get a salary of $129,763 plus super.
• Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
• SCHCADS award level 8.3
• Full time fixed term contract to May 2026
• You will be required to support the team after hours on occasion outside of the standard 9am-5pm
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say- “AV is an organisation where if you want to challenge yourself or explore opportunities, you don’t have to leave to do that. There are so many great people, programs and services, so it’s an organisation where you have great conditions for growth and development”.

Ready to take the next step:

Could you please apply for the role via the Apply Now link before the advertised closing date. 

For a Detailed Position Description please take a look here: Senior Team Leader - Residential Services (inclusive KEYS) PD RESI TL AW8 V1.1.pdf

To apply for this position all you need to do is click apply wherever you are and attach a resume and a brief cover letter that describes your motivation to apply.

To find out more or ask questions then please reach out to Leon Jordan via email to arrange a time to catch up at [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Team Leader - Youth Residential enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.