Team Leader Specialist Youth Services
Job No:
Berry3243
Location:
Mt Helen
- Mt Helen location
- Full time, fixed term position until October 2020
- Salary package equivalent to $109,000pa (inclusive of super and salary packaging)
- Additional $10,500pa motor vehicle allowance
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.
The Opportunity
Berry Street’s Specialist Youth Services team in the Western Region provides a range of assessment and case coordination services to children and young people that may present with a range of complex needs.
The program is responsible for the coordination of Targeted Care Packages (TCP), Multiple and Complex Needs Initiative (MACNI) services and Multi Agency Support Team (MAST). The Team Leader will provide daily operational support to the Senior Manager Specialist Youth Services.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a diverse team and promote the Specialist Youth Services team
- Support and supervise the Keyworker(s), Support Workers, Case Managers and Specialist Services Clinicians
- Lead the relationship with the funder with respect to TCPs and partner agencies for the MAST Project
- Develop the TCP packages
- Monitor and review the local TCPs (inclusive of all components such as case management, support, and all financial aspects of the TCP)
- Ensure quality reporting on the TCPs
- Engage with the service sector.
To download the position description, please click here.
About You
You will be a tertiary qualified professional in Social Work, Youth Work or other related discipline with a minimum of three years’ experience within the welfare sector. You will have a knowledge of the Out of Home Care system and Child Protection statutory requirements and demonstrable experience in delivering innovative and effective approaches for young people with complex needs. Demonstrated leadership skills, in particular experience in leading, supervising and managing people to achieve desired outcomes is a key requirement of this role.
The Benefits
- Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
- Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
How to Apply
Applications including resume, statement addressing the key selection criteria and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by 11pm on Sunday, 01 September 2019. Queries to Tim Solomon, Senior Manager Specialist Youth Services on 03 5330 5000.
To download the key selection criteria template, please click here.
Please Note; the successful applicant must hold or be able to obtain a valid WWCC and undergo a National Police Check prior to employment.
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.
Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.