• Job Type: Contract
• Location: Tweed Heads
• Job Category: Community Services & Development

Embarking on a career with Social Futures means becoming part of a mission that goes beyond just a job. We are a voice for social change in regional Australia, with a proud history spanning over 50 years.

We are seeking a passionate and culturally grounded Team Leader to join our Aboriginal Women’s Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Homelessness Services within the Connecting Home, Housing and Homelessness branch.

This role provides an opportunity to lead with purpose. Creating safety, stability, healing and lasting change for Aboriginal women and children.

We recognise that strong cultural identity, connection to Country, kinship and community are protective factors. We are committed to delivering culturally safe, trauma-informed and responsive services that honour lived experience and community knowledge.

Social Futures strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. Aboriginality is highly valued within this program given the community context and service focus.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced Team Leader – for the Women’s Domestic & Family Violence Housing and Homelessness team, to provide operational leadership across multiple office locations.

In this role, you will:

• Lead, support and supervise frontline program worker teams
• Oversee day-to-day operations, safety and service quality
• Participate in and provide reflective cultural supervision, guidance and coaching to program workers and support staff
• Ensure trauma-informed, person-centred practice is embedded across services
• Maintain compliance with funding agreements, policies and legislative requirements
• Strengthen employee’s connection to culture, kinship and community networks
• Work in partnership with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs), Elders and local stakeholders
• Foster strong internal and external stakeholder relationships outside (ACCOs)
• Support staff wellbeing, service improvement and positive client outcomes

This is a fixed-term, full-time role until 31 December 2027

ABOUT YOU

You will bring:

• Qualifications (or equivalent experience) in social work, community services, psychology, welfare or related field
• Understanding of the ongoing impacts of colonisation, intergenerational trauma and systemic disadvantage
• Demonstrated ability to build respectful, trusting relationships with Aboriginal Peoples
• Demonstrated leadership experience within domestic and family violence, homelessness or refuge services
• Excellent communication, leadership and people-management skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and the social, historical and systemic factors impacting families
• A commitment to culturally safe, strengths based and trauma-informed practice
• Current unrestricted NSW Driver’s Licence
• NSW Working With Children Check
• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check

This position has been identified as a female-only role under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), Section 31, Exemption #48.

About Social Futures

We are proud to announce that we have received recognition as an accredited Great Workplace by WRK+. Our amazing team makes our workplace special.

Social Futures is a Rainbow tick accredited organisation and an equal opportunity employer and actively recruit from key communities; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQSB+, people living with a disability, people with lived experience and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Social Futures is committed to prioritising the safety and well-being of children and upholds the National Child Safe Principles. Working with Children Check and National Police Check are mandatory requirements for all staff.

Our Benefits

• Generous Salary packaging options
• Staff Well-being Program
• Flexible working options
• Opportunity to bank additional days leave per year
• Access to ongoing Learning and Development
• Staff Recognition Program and Organisational Celebration Events
• Organisational paid Parental leave
• Access to Pool Vehicles

How to apply

To submit your application please click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.

A cover letter demonstrating how your skills, education and professional experience meet the requirements of the role as outlined in the position description, should be submitted with your application.

To access a position description please click apply or click here.

We ensure clear communication and a response for every applicant.

For more information about Social Futures please visit our website here.

For further information, please contact Danielle Thurgar Watters, Senior Manager – Women’s DFV Homelessness Services on 0491 010 851.

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