• Max Term, Full-Time (1 FTE)
• Bentleigh, Victoria
• SCHADS Level 7, $113,131 (plus Super and Salary Packaging)

Role Purpose

The Team Leader - Support and Safety Hub will provide day-to-day operational management and leadership to Hub Practitioners within the Support and Safety Hub, supporting the delivery of a high-quality intake, assessment, crisis response, planning and referral service to women and children who have experienced family violence, vulnerable children and families, and perpetrators of family violence. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance and oversight to the hub team, including management of performance
• In collaboration with other team leaders and partners, contribute to the development and implementation of a trauma informed, quality, integrated hub service for vulnerable women, children and families, including those who have experienced family violence
• Contribute to the provision of effective service responses to perpetrators of family violence in order to hold them accountable for their actions and change their behaviour
• Develop staff rosters and management of workloads
• Contribute to ongoing improvement and development of the hub model

About you

• Appropriate degree level qualification in Social Work, Psychology, or equivalent is essential
• Experience working in a leadership role within the family violence, family services, child protection or related context
• Experience leading a dynamic team through a process of change management
• Ability to assess, respond to and develop strategies to mitigate risk from a client, staff and organisational perspective

About Us

Our 2023-2027 strategy outlines the world we want to see and our role in advancing it. We aspire for all women, girls, and families to be safe, well, strong, and connected. We strive for equity, dignity and social justice for women, girls and families by collaborating globally and acting locally, supporting our communities in Australia and New Zealand to thrive.

We want women, girls and families to live full and dignified lives, have dignified income and enjoy financial wellbeing.  We aim to provide place-based, people-centred, holistic services while working at the system level to achieve bold and audacious reform. We currently offer microfinance programs and products, financial counselling and coaching, family and domestic violence support services, family and youth programs, playgroups, education programs and community houses. These services are complemented by research and strong advocacy to address the underlying structural causes of injustice, exclusion, and inequality. 

Good Shepherd employees are committed to inclusive practice that responds to the specific needs, context, and circumstances of service participants. We embrace the diversity and intersectionality of individuals and recognise a person’s right to a unique identity comprising culture, language, ability, community, gender, sex, sexual orientation and lived experience.

Benefits

• Salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year)
• Paid study leave
• Paid parental leave
• Gifted leave at Christmas and Easter
• Flexible work hours/working from home where possible
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service
• + more 

How to apply

To apply please click "Apply Now" and submit a short covering letter outlining your relevant skills and experience along with your CV.  Please apply as soon as possible, applications are considered as they are received.

To request a copy of the position description, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Team Leader - Support & Safety Hub enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia. We are committed to ensuring that our team is reflective of the diverse community we serve and to supporting a culture of equity, inclusion and diversity.

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand is a Child Safe employer. Employment is subject to satisfactory referee checks, a current employment working with Children Check, National Criminal History check and proof of the right to work in Australia.