About Mackillop

Established in 1997, MacKillop Family Services (MacKillop) strives to ensure all families are supported to provide children with a safe and permanent home, and the best possible start to their lives.

Continuing the child and family welfare programs of our three founding agencies – the Sisters of Mercy, the Sisters of St Joseph and the Christian Brothers – we provide early intervention programs to support the most vulnerable families, and provide education, disability support, home-based care and out of home care for vulnerable children and young people in Victoria, NSW and WA.

Just like our founders, we are deeply committed to our work, and are driven by social justice. We believe every child should be protected from abuse, neglect and exploitation, and are a child-safe organisation that is committed to protecting and advocating for the best interests of children and families across all our programs.

Our work is underpinned by our values, and by a deep understanding of the impact of trauma, informed by the Sanctuary Model. Sanctuary is a blueprint for organisational change, which supports organisations to provide a safe, non-violent environment for people affected by trauma. It also supports staff and carers to form communities that are safe and caring, and to maintain a culture that reflects these qualities at every level within the organisation. MacKillop is the only licensed provider of training in the Sanctuary Model in Australia.

About the Role

As the Residential House Supervisor, you will be instrumental in the coordination of day to day care, nurture and development of the children and young people in accordance with their case management and individual care plans. The position will be responsible for providing thorough leadership, support and supervision to a dedicated team of Residential Care Workers, as well as participating in team planning, review and development in collaboration with the Coordinator, Case Managers and other Residential Service staff.

Reporting to the Residential Coordinator, this is a permanent full-time position and will be situated within the Eastern Division of Out of Home Care (OOHC).

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and support a therapeutic environment within the home
• Actively participate in team planning, review and development
• Lead the house through co-operation and collaboration, whilst resolving conflict in a timely, thoughtful manner
• Positively contribute to the development of MacKillop Family Services
• Supervise the day to day running in respect to good care of the children, household duties, property and grounds maintenance and staff deployment

About you:

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Cert IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention, or other similar or relevant tertiary qualifications

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the residential care field

• Proven skills and experience in development of behavioural management programs for children and adolescents with challenging behaviour

• A well-developed understanding of trauma, damaged attachment and childhood development needs
• Abilities in leading, supervising and supporting staff

This is a fantastic opportunity to help lead a motivated team where you can build upon your current experience while working within a specialist environment. This position also offers a great team environment as part of an evolving values-driven organisation.

MacKillop is committed to being a child safe organisation. Applicants will be required to undergo a criminal record checks and hold a valid employment working with children check to be successful.

For more information, please contact Melissa Barnes on [email protected], using the subject line: Residential House Supervisor - Eastern Region enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you think you have the knowledge and skills to make a positive contribution to the lives of young people and our team, then we want to hear from you.

A position description is attached.