Senior Manager Youth and Family

Job No: Berry3117
Location: Eaglemont

  • Join a leading Not for Profit 
  • Youth and Family Services
  • Eaglemont Location

For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.

Berry Street’s Northern Region Youth and Family Services Programs includes a suite of programs covering youth and family services. They are largely funded by the Department of Health & Human Services to provide services to this vulnerable client group. 

About the Role:

This role forms part of the senior leadership team across the Northern region and works collaboratively within this team covering programs and services in Family Violence, Out of Home Care, Residential Care and Administration.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and lead a team of multidisciplinary professionals in areas of adolescent therapeutic support, housing and homelessness programs, family services and evidence based group work.
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders, namely other members of the leadership group across programs, DHHS, Family Safety Victoria, NE Child First Alliance, The Orange Door in Heidelberg and other child and family services across the Northern region.
  • Monitor and manage funding and service agreements, acquitting targets on a monthly basis

About You:

The successful applicant will have a demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively to ensure quality outcomes for children, youth and families involved in our programs.

  • A tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, welfare or a related discipline
  • 3+ years experience in a management role, identifying and managing risks, providing line management supervision, monitoring performance and promoting a positive work culture
  • Demonstrated experience in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating programs.
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation, guidelines and regulations and its impact on the community sector

What can Berry Street offer you?

  • Ongoing training and development opportunities
  • A focus on positive work/life balance
  • Generous salary packaging benefits
  • An organisation that genuinely cares about you

 For further information about this role, please refer to the position description.

 

Queries to Pauline Wright, Acting Group Operations Manager on 9450 4700

Applications including resume, cover letter and statement addressing the key selection criteria to be submitted by 11pm on the 25th April 2019

To download the Position Description, please click here

To download the Key Selection Criteria template, please click here

 

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Comprehensive reference and background checking will be undertaken, including a Working with Children Check and police check. Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

 

 

 

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