• Eaglemont location, Wurundjeri Country
• Full Time, Fixed Term role until June 2024
• Base Salary beg. $104,866 pa plus super and FBT savings

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

This is a new fixed term leadership role to oversee the next stage of The Project. Funding from Family Safety Victoria has enabled the program to now operate to meet funded targets following significant work to prepare the site during the project development phase. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Northern Specialist Family Violence Service, the Team Leader will have responsibility to ensure compliance with the expectations of:

• Family Safety Victoria Case Management requirements
• Safe and Equal peak body Specialist FV Code of Practice
• HSS standards
• The Project Monitoring and Evaluation framework.

Key Responsibilities

The Team Leader will provide leadership and oversight of specialist family violence practitioners responding to victim survivors assessed as "at risk."

The role includes providing supervision, support and consultation to the team within the program. The Team Leader is a member of the NSFVS Management Team and participates in strategic and program development, including regularly reviewing practices and procedures of the NSFVS.

Below are some of the responsibilities for this role:

• Oversee and coordinate the operations of The Project as a funded family violence program.
• Work in consultation with the Community Advisory Group, internal and external stake holders and partners, including corporate services, philanthropy and other community services.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation of the program.
• Ensure that The Project meets all quality and compliance standards and creates positive outcomes for service users.
• Ensure all participants are supported to achieve their goals based on the Empowerment Star tool.

About You

You will hold a minimum Bachelor level qualification in Social Work, recent employment in the family violence sector or equivalency met through the 7 Equivalency Principles in line with Recommendation 209's minimum mandatory qualification requirements. For more information, please follow this link www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners.

Minimum two years’ experience in a leadership role in the community sector and experience in managing a team in a complex, person centred, trauma informed program.

The Benefits

• Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
• Hybrid Home/Office 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 and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria for the position to be submitted ASAP, applications will be reviewed upon receipt.

Queries to Pauline Wright, Senior Manager on 03 9450 4700

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.

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 as LGBTIQA+. 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.

Related documents

• The Project Team Leader July 2022

Please note applications will be reviewed upon receipt.