We have an amazing new leadership opportunity to be part of an award winning program & team - (Robyn Clarke "You make a difference "Child Protection Victorian State Winners) based in our Sunshine branch in the western region of Melbourne.

Our dynamic Team Manager will lead a multi-agency program for Putting Families First (PFF) alongside a culturally diverse consortium of five NGO and community organisations: OzChild, Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS), Australian African Foundation for Retention and Opportunity (AAFRO), Charis Youth and Community mentoring, and the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) however will be employed by OzChild and be working on site .

With OzChild as the lead agency over the past 2.5 years the Consortia have been delivering a new and innovative model of intensive family intervention in the Brimbank Melton area.

The consortium came together with a shared vision of achieving better outcomes for young people and their families and in recognition and respect of each agency's breadth and depth of skills, knowledge, expertise and cultural strengths. PFF intensively supports people engaged with both the Child Protection and the Criminal Justice systems to make sustained change in there and their wider family’s lives. In Brimbank Melton the people PFF will be working with come from a diverse range of communities with the program targeting Australian Pasifika, African and Aboriginal families as a primary demographic.

The current service system presents a range of challenges that make it difficult for families to overcome intergenerational and intrafamilial drivers of disadvantage and contact with the child protection and justice systems. This includes missed opportunities to intervene early, system barriers and a limited ‘whole of family’ lens to providing services and addressing the needs of family members, and the family as a unit.

The Putting Families First program will provide an intensive integrated service to families where there has been involvement with the justice and/or child protection systems in the past 12 months, either with women or young people. The service will be highly responsive and flexible to each family’s needs.

About the role

The Team Manager role is an opportunity to deliver inspired leadership across a culturally and linguistically diverse region and the community services sector more broadly. Bringing a high-energy approach, the incumbent will provide project leadership and support; foster positive partner relationships at all levels; oversee service delivery operations; and drive project implementation management functions. The Team Manager will supervise the integrated interdisciplinary team; identify and escalate key issues and opportunities; build the partnership capabilities and lead the focus on identifying and addressing opportunities for program improvement informed through business analysis

If you believe you have what it takes to lead this cause, then show your leadership skills and lead our team to service excellence!

At OzChild you are respected and championed on your journey of growth as an individual, team player and leader., leave your mark in the most impressionable way, show us your dedication, drive, and energy for the cause & bring others along to do the same. Strive for amazing team outcomes!

Essential Requirements

• A Bachelor degree qualification in Social Work or sector equivalent experience.
• A strong background effectively managing a program through a diverse, multidisciplinary team with varying team knowledge, experience and needs.
• Direct involvement working with and implementing organisation wide strategy.
• Directing and contributing to policy, process, and system reviews.
• Experience working with Youth Justice, Corrections Victoria and/or Child Protection.
• Extensive knowledge of trauma, child development and family relationship dynamics, especially for families experiencing crisis and vulnerability, and ‘at risk’ children, young people and families.
• Significant experience in assessment, case formulation and intervention.
• Effective/sophisticated stakeholder development and coordination capabilities with strong targets.

Please refer to the attached Position Description for full details of the program and role.

OzChild offers:

• Salary $125,000 – $128,000 neg upon experience/qualifications
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus 2650 meals & entertainment
• 12 months max term role maternity leave role
• Unique training and professional development journey
• A unique culture promoting diversity, cultural competence and shared values
• A collaborative and cohesive working culture

How to Apply

You can apply for the role today by clicking Apply Now.

Please submit a resume with a cover letter that describes your passion, values and commitment to working with vulnerable young people and families.

For more information, a confidential discussion about the role or simply to ask a question, contact Elizabeth Abdilla on 0499 655 939 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Team Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please do not delay your application as we are interviewing and commencement will need to be by mid November

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.