We are looking for an experienced and exceptional leader to fill the role of Director of Services In home care.

This is your chance to work in an organisation that is breaking new ground in service provision in Australia.

OzChild is the largest provider of evidence-based programs in the child protection sector in Australia, providing a range of programs that improve family functioning, problem behaviour in both children and adults, drug use, mental ill health, and domestic and family violence.

Role:

This role provides an opportunity for innovation and strategy with a focus on working in partnership with carers to contemporise out of home care within OzChild and the broader sector. Our Director In Home Care will advance practice, increase the participation of carers, children and young people, be part of advocacy in the sector and drive outcomes and the building of evidence about what works for children and young people in out of home care. As the Director in Home Care your portfolio will include Foster Care, Kinship Care, Treatment Foster Carer Oregon and the Circle Program, with oversight of approximately 400 carer households across Southern and Western Divisions of Melbourne.

Our vision is that all children are safe, respected, nurtured and reach their full potential.

Come on a journey with us of continuous learning where you can live your own values at work and are free to be who you are to do your best work.

Please visit our website for further information about who we are, our work, our evidence-based programs and to review our annual reports https://www.ozchild.org.au/.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Services & Practice, the Director of Services In Home Care Victoria will:

• Provide both operational and strategic leadership of OzChild’s In Home Care services.
• Successfully engage with funders, sector partners and key stakeholders at all levels to deliver positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Continually build on the capability and support for staff and carers to enhance outcomes for children and young people; the capability and capacity of teams to deliver.
• Seek opportunities for growth and expansion of In-home care services through evidence-based programs and approaches.
• Key to success will be the ability to lead a large portfolio in a highly competitive and evolving sector, ensuring the highest levels of services are provided within a demanding financial, regulatory and compliance landscape.
• Optimise our strategic relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
• Use and facilitate evidence-based decision making.
• Build the OzChild profile and set us up for success.

About us

For 172 years, OzChild has been committed to ensuring all children and young people are safe, respected and nurtured, and reach their full potential. We work hard every day to provide a better future for the people in our care with the belief that every young person deserves the chance to shine. OzChild is committed to improving the lives of at-risk children, young people and families in our community by keeping families together where possible through a variety of programs and services aimed at strengthening and repairing relationships. Today OzChild employs over 700 staff, carers and volunteers in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT, deliveringprograms and services to over 10,000 children, young people and family members each year.

If you want to be part of an organisation that works hard every day to provide a better future for those in our care with the belief that every child and young person deserves the chance to shine then look no further, we have an amazing opportunity for you .

“It is no longer good enough for a child to only get what is available. We strive to give a child what is needed and what the evidence says works” – Dr Lisa J. Griffiths - Chief Executive Officer, OzChild. OzChild was one of the first non-government organisations to introduce evidence-based programs to Australia. As such, we have a proven record of working collaboratively with government to allocate investment in innovative solutions to achieve better outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.

Essential requirements

• A Bachelors degree qualification & signification organisational leadership experience in Social Work, Psych or related field

OzChild offers:

• Full-time permanent position
• Hybrid work model 
• $150,000 - 160,000 (negotiable upon experience)  plus super
• Vehicle / Allowance $ 15,000
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus the ability to salary package $ 2650 in meals and entertainment
• A laptop and phone (tools of the trade)
• A unique culture promoting diversity, cultural competence and shared values
• A collaborative and cohesive working culture

For further details in regards to skills & requirements to be the successful candidate, please see attached position description

For for any enquiries in relation to this role please contact Jared Gillard on 0404 838 651 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Director - Out of Home Care - Dandenong / Yarraville enquiry via EthicalJobs.

OzChild is committed to the employment of Aboriginal people and providing a work environment in which Aboriginal peoples' cultures, beliefs and values are acknowledged and respected, and in which the individual career goals and personal aims of Aboriginal staff are identified, promoted and achieved.

OzChild is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply. This includes, but is not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and LGBTIQ communities.

We are interviewing immediately so do not delay in applying !

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a police check and provide a WWCC for VIC.

For further details please see position description attached.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit a resume with a cover letter that outlines your skills and experiences, addressing the selection criteria and your motivation for applying.