• Full time ongoing position based in Loganholme
• $107,000 - $118,000 incl. Super + Salary Packaging
• Flexible, family friendly organisation with Work from Home options

The Benevolent Society’s vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children, young people, and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way.

We work across Australia, nationally through virtual service delivery and in person in NSW, VIC, ACT, SA and QLD. We work with thousands of people every day, to help them feel valued, cared for and understood.

As part of The Benevolent Society vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our First Nations people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic, political, and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About the role

Funded by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), and in line with evidence-based best practice, the Early Childhood Approach (ECA) is designed to provide a range of flexible and responsive supports for children (under 9 yrs) with developmental delay or disability.

The program focuses on greater inclusion for children by building on family strengths and growing the capacity and awareness of mainstream and community services to support children with a developmental delay or disability.

As a leader with demonstrated experience in Community Services or in roles supporting Children, Young People and Families in the community, you will support your team of Child Development Specialists deliver services in an effective, sustainable, and culturally appropriate way to support children and their families to live their best life. Your strong leadership skills will shine through by providing clear, fair and focused direction, professional supervision and practice support to ensure your team delivers support to families with the highest standards of customer service. Your role will be challenging and varied in this fast paced, high volume environment and will require you to apply your proficiency with information management and communication systems including Client Relationship Management systems.

Duties

• You will demonstrate strong application of early childhood best practice principles, NDIS legislation and quality assurance when considering recommendations being made to the NDIA.
• You will monitor and report on your team’s performance to meet our key contracted service deliverables.
• Work with the team to identify opportunities to support with continued service improvements including building partnerships within the community to coordinate and improve services for families.

Why join The Benevolent Society?

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A best life is deeply personal. It can change as life changes.

Here are a few things you might be interested in:

• Salary Benefits - In addition to your salary you can package up to $15,900 pa pre tax and benefit from a $2,650 meals and entertainment card + discount program and package vehicles!
• Work/Life Balance - Flexible work arrangements including part time hours + laptop & phone provided to work remotely + 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees.
• Recognition and Reward - Length of Service rewards + long service leave after 5 years.
• Wellness- Fitness passport + Employee Assistance Program + opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Professional development - Ongoing learning, training and career progression opportunities.
• Our Reconciliation Commitment– a First Nations employees are entitled up to 10 days of unpaid leave for ceremonial purposes, as well as the option to be a voice on our RAP working group, and have the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways.

Skills and Experience

You will have a relevant degree qualification in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, an Allied Health discipline, Psychology, Nursing or Teaching and:

• Solid experience leading a team providing family-centred services.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective service delivery in the NDIS environment.
• People leadership experience with the ability to build and develop an engaged, high performing team.
• Good management skills including troubleshooting, managing multiple deadlines and conflict resolution.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to successfully influence and engage a range of stakeholders.

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, then we want to hear from you. The Benevolent Society recognises and values cultural knowledge and wisdom of the First Nations people, we therefore strongly encourage you to apply. We are strongly committed to being an Employer of Choice, one who offers, provides, and practices cultural safety in our workplace.

Interested? Apply online now!

• Submit your CV and 1 page cover letter outlining your personal motivations and how your capabilities align with the role.

Call CJ McCloskey on 0427 614 809 or via email at [email protected] using the subject line: Team Leader - Early Childhood Approach enquiry via EthicalJobs to discuss the role in more detail.

The Benevolent Society respects and promotes human rights and diversity and is committed to building an inclusive culture. We welcome diversity in all its forms; applications from underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged. We value relationships with our local Aboriginal community and welcome applications from its members. We see ability not disability, if you identify as a person with a different ability, please get in contact to let us know how we can accommodate your needs. We pride ourselves on being a client and child safe organisation and as such all our staff and volunteers go through security screening relevant to the role.