• Provide supervision & support to a team of Youth Residential Support Workers & Case Managers 
• A SCHCADS level 8 role with a base salary of $125,061 plus super (soon to increase)
• Oversight of recruitment - critical incidents - care team meetings - budget

About us

We are the state’s largest provider of Out of Home Care services and provide therapeutic care to young people across over 30+ residential homes in Melbourne and across 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

As a senior team leader you are required to provide oversight of Residential Care providing day to day support & supervision for House Coordinators and Residential staff. Your office will be Sunshine with travel required to houses in Melton and Ballarat.

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.

• Provide supervision and support to a team of Case Managers who each have a caseload working with young people and their family.
• Focus on liaising with DFFH and managing partnerships within the residential service.
• Oversight of Care Teams who are supporting our contracted Case Management targets.
• Embed a new framework, the CARE model the details of which you can see here: https://www.cebc4cw.org/program/children-and-residential-experiences-care/detailed

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.
• 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 starting at around $125,061.04 plus super (soon to increase)
• Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
• SCHCADS award level 8.3.
• Get travel paid between houses (reimbursed KM’s).
• Your office will be Sunshine with travel required to houses in Melton and Ballarat.
• Flexibility to work from home.
• There has never been a better time to work in Residential Services with high level therapeutic support.
• 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 - “I've genuinely never thought about going to another organisation. The opportunities, the innovation, the commitment to change and working with vulnerable families, young people, communities. It sounds really cliche, but you come into this work to make a difference and you can do that here. We work really hard to make differences in those spaces.”

Ready to take the next step

Could you please apply for the role before midnight on the advertised closing date. 

For a Detailed Position Description please take a look HERE.

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

The advert is only meant to be an overview, for all the details on what makes this such a great opportunity or to ask questions contact Paul Ridley, Recruitment Specialist on 03 9412 6078 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Team Leader - Youth Residential Services enquiry via EthicalJobs to talk all things qualifications, experience and culture!

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.