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Team Leader - Migrants In Transition

Australian Red Cross
  • Part time, 4 days per week, temporary role to June 2022
  • Join our Migration Support team in South Australia

About Red Cross

Australian Red Cross is part of the world's largest humanitarian movements seeking to build a better society based on people helping people.

Our Migration Support Programs work to assist migrants in transition to ensure they have their humanitarian needs met and are participating and included in Australian society.

About the role

As the Team Leader – Migrants in Transition, you will provide operational leadership to teams in the delivery of client services with the Emergency Relief and Support for Trafficked People Programs.

You will support and develop staff, ensure effective implementation of programs and services, lead projects to contribute to program development and strategic outcomes, and oversee budgetary processes.

You will also assume a caseload and contribute to the co-design process and adapt and innovate ways of working in order to improve Red Cross’ response to the needs of migrants in transition.

What you will bring 

  • Ability to work across multiple functions and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
  • Experience managing budgetary processes and financial monitoring
  • Demonstrated cultural competence and the ability to work with and lead teams of people from diverse backgrounds and with people who have experienced grief, loss, torture, and trauma
  • Proven capacity to be adaptive and resilient and to work independently in a self-directed manner, and also as a member of a team.
  • Ability to manage, develop and coach people and experience in creating a positive culture of collaboration and innovation
  • Proven ability to provide high quality casework support and complex case management in a variety of client practice approaches and frameworks
  • Demonstrated understanding of how to holistically assess complex client needs, including conducting risk assessments, and developing effective case plans and safety planning
  • Sound understanding of the social political issues and needs impacting migrants in transition (including people seeking asylum, trafficked people and people who have been forced into marriage)
  • Self-awareness and ability to critically reflect on practice
  • Well-developed interpersonal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated understanding of the complex needs of children and young people (desirable)
  • Qualification in Social Work or equivalent
  • A Working with Children check is a mandatory requirement for this role

Why work with us?

Work for purpose and know that your work will contribute to helping migrants in transition to participate and feel included in Australian society.

You can access flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options that can increase your take home pay by paying certain expenses using pre-tax dollars up to $15,900 a year.

Further Information

To find out more about the responsibilities and requirements for this role, please refer to the position description below.

For additional enquiries, please contact Sue McNamara on 0419 418 775 for a confidential discussion.

Position Description: PD - Team Leader - Migrants in Transition

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