• Based in the Key Assets Clayton Office
• Competitive Salary with full Salary Sacrifice options available to increase take home pay
• 13-month full-time parental leave cover position
• Motor vehicle and fuel card
• Our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities

About Key Assets

Key Assets is a non-government, not-for-profit children’s services agency and part of the International Key Assets Group, a leading children’s services provider with more than 20 years’ experience in a range of children’s services including supporting foster carers, children and young people in care.

Key Assets was founded in Australia in 2007 and has grown to provide foster care and related services in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and Victoria.

We strive to continue our work in developing an innovative range of services for children and young people in out-of-home care, while partnering with statutory bodies and foster carers to understand and meet their unique needs, helping them to succeed.

About the Role

State Quality and Practice Manager supports the provision of flexible, effective and strategically planned Quality and Performance Services in line with statutory and agency requirements, Key Assets Vision and Values, whilst working within the parameters of the Key Assets Practice Framework.

Ensuring practice development and continuous service improvement occurs whilst balancing the need for national consistency with state requirements and standard along with managing and supervising the quality and safeguarding performance of the State in accordance with the specific legislative framework, national and State standards, Key Assets policies and procedures as well as best practice guidance.

Additionally, the State Quality and Practice Manager will:

• Review, promote and drive improved processes, systems development, quality and practice
• Take a lead responsibility in ensuring that actions deriving from internal audits and external licensing inspections are implemented
• Work alongside State Director and local leadership team to drive exemplary practice and quality
• Take a lead role in practice and system developments/improvements at national and local level and support local team to implement

About You

With your Australian Association of Social Workers recognised qualification in Social Work and experience in family placement and/or child safety services, along with supervisory experience, you have a keen eye for quality and practice improvement and strong ability to identify gaps, demonstrated ability to drive change and implement improved processes and experience in policy review and development.

A detailed outline of the core responsibilities, outcomes and relevant qualifications/experience can be located in the position description on our website by clicking "Apply Now".

For a private conversation regarding this opportunity, please contact Simone Carr on 0448 672 552.

Key assets reserves the right to interview suitable individuals prior to the closing date of this campaign, this campaign may also be extended at any time.

To comply with Victoria’s public health order on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, it is a requirement of this role that the successful candidate is fully vaccinated prior to commencing employment with Key Assets.

Key Assets The Children’s Services Provider is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We believe in diversity and inclusion in our team, and with that in mind, we encourage First Nations peoples, people from CALD backgrounds, LBTQI, neurodiverse and people of all abilities to apply.

We are a committed partner in reconciliation and all applications for this role are valued. We look forward to hearing from you. If you would like to more information regarding our commitment to reconciliation, please view our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) at keyassets.org.au.

A position description is attached.