• Full time role for 12 months, with potential to extend
• Working 35 hrs/week, with a fortnightly flexible day off
• Based in Bankstown, with some flexibility to work from home

About SSI

SSI is a community organisation and social business that supports newcomers and other Australians to achieve their full potential. We work with children and young people as well as people with refugee and asylum-seeking background, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, people with disability and more to build capacity and enable them to overcome inequality.

About the Function

(Multicultural Child and Family Program)

SSI delivers a specialist out-of-home care and permanency support services that provides a culturally appropriate model for children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds aged 0-18 years. We have a strong commitment to culturally responsive services. Wherever possible, as needed, we support children to be cared for by foster carers who share the same culture as the children or where this is not possible we maximise opportunities for children to be connected with their family's ethnic backgrounds, religion/s and language/s.

About the role

As Manager you will lead and supervise the day to day responsibilities of a small team to deliver foster care services by the relevant team member in a timely manner, including contract compliance, program performance and continuous quality improvement.
Your day will include but not be limited to the following:

• Encourage, support and manage a team; work closely with your direct Manager and other team members within the program;
• Ensure that the intake system is working effectively and make certain that all intake, case allocation, review and backup activities and processes are in place to maintain a high level of responsiveness and a quality service;
• Ensure that all assessments and reports are accurate, of high standards and provided in a reasonable time frame; referrals are responded to in a timely manner and that appropriate placements are made utilising the SSI matching process;
• Assist in the monitoring of a high standard of case management practice for all clients of the Foster Care program, ensuring the completion of individual placement plans, monitoring and review mechanisms compliant with the Standards of Alternative Care and the CYPS Act 2017
• Work with CALD and Aboriginal communities from a trauma informed and culturally sensitive approaches, while supporting the Community Relations Coordinator with strategic planning to design and recruit carers who meet the needs of the children.

About you

The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills & experience:

• Tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, welfare/community services or a related discipline;
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of child development, attachment theory and the impact of trauma on children and young people;
• Previous experience working with vulnerable children, young people and their families and an understanding of current child protection legislation/framework and out of home care practice models;
• Leadership/management experience with the ability to successfully work and adapt in high pressured situations;
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with an ability to lead and inspire a team and others;
• Solid interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong working relationships and work collaboratively across a number of stakeholders;
• A full unrestricted NSW drivers' licence;

We offer the opportunity to engage in meaningful work that makes a real difference. If you have previously worked with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and you have an approachable nature coupled with previous management experience, we want to hear from you.

About our Benefits

• Salary packaging options to receive up to $15,900 of your salary tax-free meaning more take home pay!
• Industry-leading flexible work policy, including 9 day fortnight;
• Access to in-house training and learning opportunities for professional development and growth;
• Access to our inhouse wellbeing programs;
• Working alongside professional and dedicated team members all wanting to make a difference in our communities.

About our Recruitment Process

At SSI we have a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, contractors and volunteers. All employees will undergo a National Police Clearance and a Working with Children Check as a condition of employment.
We encourage candidates to provide a cover letter along with your resume, by submitting online. Should you be successful for the first round of shortlist, one of our Talent Acquisition Specialist will guide you through our process and next steps.

SSI will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace. If you require a reasonable adjustment, or want to update your preferred method of communication, please email [email protected],  using the subject line: Manager - Intake and Carer Recruitment enquiry via EthicalJobs, or call Vimla Khooblall on 02 8799 6700.