Community Living Association Inc is seeking to employ an enthusiastic and passionate person to fill BEROS Team Leader position. Social Work qualifications preferred.

BEROS works with young people in the care of Child Safety who are in non-approved placements (self-placing) which can include couch surfing and sleeping rough.

The Team Leader is a full time maternity leave locum position, on a 15 month contract Remuneration is at SCHCADS Level 6 (Social and Community Services Pay Scales). There is opportunity to increase your income through inclusion in our salary sacrificing program.

About BEROS

BEROS (Brisbane Emergency Response Outreach Service) is an innovative program providing case management and outreach, overnight support and after hours outreach to young people in the care of Child Safety living in non-approved placements. BEROS operates from a trauma informed, harm minimisation approach. BEROS operates from three sites – Wavell Heights, Petrie and Currimundi and requires the ability to travel throughout the Brisbane surrounds, and North to Gympie.

About the role

• BEROS Team Leader provides leadership to BEROS team
• Supervises 6 case managers. 3 Senior case manager who manage each BEROS site and 3 case managers
• Maintains BEROS practice quality
• Oversights regular team meetings, supervisory arrangements and service development meeting
• Will be required to travel between the three service sites
• Responsible for direct recruitment of senior case managers, case managers and overnight support staff
• Liaise with senior Child Safety officials
• Participate in budget preparation and authorise expenditure by team
• Co-ordinate reporting to Department and to CLA
• Report to CLA Practice Manager
• Shares on call duties with 6 case managers
• Will require supervision skills
• Knowledge of Child Safety

A position description is attached.