Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families across Brisbane? As Team Leader of our Secondary Family Support service, we need you to guide our team of dedicated professionals, helping to maximise their impact on the lives of vulnerable families. In this varied and challenging role, you'll drive the service through team development, practice leadership and stakeholder engagement.

Save the Children is no ordinary not-for-profit.

We're ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children's rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We've been working with families and communities in Queensland as a trusted support for children for nearly 70 years. More information on our work in Queensland is available here.

Where you come in:

In this full-time, fixed term position (to June 2022) based in Brisbane, you'll demonstrate leadership, guidance and supervision of staff delivering early intervention support with families who have children aged 0 to 18 years. The position is required to actively drive program delivery, providing coaching, mentoring and direction to the team. As leader of our Secondary Family Support team, you'll report to our Regional Manager.

You will make an impact by:

• Coordinating team meetings and participating in regular practice coaching sessions, practitioner and local implementation meetings
• Communicating with a wide range of stakeholders in a professional and timely manner to promote positive working relationships and effective referral pathways
• Leading and developing a dedicated and driven team

Does this sound like you?

You're a professional individual who is experienced, vibrant and excited about the prospect of supervising a team and supporting our early intervention family support program. You're active, creative and flexible in your approach to work with families and children, using a trauma-informed, strengths-based framework.

You easily develop and maintain partnerships with external organisations at all levels, and you can effectively supervise, coach and mentor others with a consultative and empathetic approach. You're also an excellent administrator, with great organisational and computer skills.

This role requires:

• Experience developing strong referral pathways and in working in partnership to achieve impact
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to nurture a cohesive team
• Extensive experience in case management and in conducting safety and risk assessments, family support and intervention services
• Knowledge of relevant child protection legislation and the ability to work within a legislative framework

Working at Save the Children is more than just a job.

It's the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. In addition to a connection to social causes, you will have:

• Award rate salary plus full salary packaging benefits
• Festive leave in addition to regular leave benefits
• Professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions
• Friendly and flexible work environment, including working from home (WFH)
• Individual learning plans to assist in your career development
• Internal employment and development opportunities

Sound interesting?

We'd love to hear from you. To apply, submit your resume by clicking on one of the buttons in the 'Apply' section.

Position Description - Team Leader SFS Brisbane

At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society - in race, ethnicity, gender, disability, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs - and reflects the communities we work in.  We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct.

Save the Children Australia supports the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. If you are successful in your application, we will request consent to access HR held information pertaining to your last 5 years of employment. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.