Summary

• Join our passionate team at Frontyard to make a difference in young families and young people's lives
• Be part of an engaging team that thrives on challenges
• Competitive remuneration package with salary packaging benefits available

About the program

The Homelessness, Justice & Family Services division consists of five conceptual domains:

• Accommodation;
• Youth and Family Homelessness;
• Frontyard Youth Services;
• Justice; and,
• Family Services.

Frontyard Youth Services is a specialist youth service providing a range of multidisciplinary programs to meet the holistic needs of young people aged between 12 and 25 years who are at risk or experiencing homelessness. Frontyard aims to support young people to meet their physical, emotional and social needs and to develop pathways out of homelessness. Many of the services at Frontyard work with young people across greater Melbourne and throughout Victoria.

About the role

The Team Leader - Intensive Support oversees the daily operations of Frontyard’s case management programs including Young Woman’s Crisis Service, Young and Pregnant Parenting Program, Detour and Reconnect. These programs provide high quality case management services to young women presenting to Frontyard, young people who are pregnant or parenting and young people who require support to improve communication, engagement and connectedness with family, education/training, work and the broader community.

Duties of this role may include but are not limited to the following:

• Continually develop, maintain and role model a positive workplace culture.
• In collaboration with the Operations Manager, create and maintain a continuous recruitment plan that ensures the ‘best-of-the-best’ staff are employed.
• Oversee the provision of best practice, solution focused case-management responses to young people presenting to Frontyard.
• Oversee the provision of support to young women, young people who are pregnant and parenting and young people requiring an early intervention response

Skills and experience

Essential:

• A bachelor qualification in social work, youth work or a related tertiary qualification.
• Experience supervising a team of case managers committed to supporting young people at risk or experiencing homelessness.
• A strong understanding of effective early intervention strategies and the role of family breakdown in youth homelessness.
• A thorough understanding of the available resources for at risk young women and their children.
• Demonstrated experience and sound understanding of supervision guidelines and best practice principals when providing staff supervision

Please refer to the position description for the full duties and key selection criteria.

How to Apply

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For more details or assistance with application submission please email: [email protected] using the subject line: Team Leader - Intensive Support enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment safety screening process as part of the MCM selection process. Appointments to MCM roles will be subject to the following safety screening checks (as applicable to the role): National (and International if applicable) Police Check (which includes Proof of Identity Check), Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, Qualification Verification Check, Employment History Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, Right to Work in Australia and current and valid driver licence. All costs associated with safety checks (except National Police Check) will be at applicants’ expense. MCM employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 consistent with the Victoria public health orders regarding COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Procedures and applicants will be required to present acceptable proof of their vaccination status as part of their application.

Our commitment to diversity

MCM embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all different backgrounds to apply regardless of age, gender, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation. We recognise the strength and value in diversity, and lived experience, actively fostering an inclusive workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Our commitment to safety

MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.

A position description is attached.