This rewarding and challenging role will be based in our Eastern Region.

MacKillop’s Out of Home Care provides residential care, home-based care, lead tenant and case management support for young people with high and complex needs and a therapeutically oriented program for young people in protective placements.

Primary objectives

The House Supervisor is responsible for the coordination of day-to-day care, nurturing and development of the children and young people in accordance with their case management and care plans.

Key result areas and 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.

Key selection criteria

• A knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values and an awareness of the current issues faced by Aboriginal children, young people and their families.
• Cert IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention, or other similar or relevant tertiary qualifications.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, lead and support a team of residential care workers.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the residential care field, particularly within a therapeutic environment.
• Proven ability to relate to and work with young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• Proven skills and experience in development of behavioural management programs for children and adolescents with challenging behaviours.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with others and exercise influence in a diversity of contexts.
• Ability to participate collaboratively and constructively within teams of peers, staff and other stakeholders, as well as initiative and effective personal judgement when working alone.

Please review the Position Description HERE for more information regarding the role.

For more information, please contact Sarah Ryan on 0417 104 960 or via email, [email protected], using the subject line: Residential House Supervisor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To Apply

Click Apply Now where you will be redirected to the Residential House Supervisor vacancy within MacKillop's careers page. On this page please refer to the section at the bottom, this will take you to our recruitment portal.

https://www.mackillop.org.au/uploads/Careers/Recruitment-Portal-How-to-Guide.pdf

Please address the key selection criteria (as outlined in the Position Description) within your cover letter, as part of your application.