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The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose values  it is to shape a more just and compassionate society.

The Society recognises the value of an inclusive work environment and believes that our diversity is a strength in the work we do with our local communities.

Your new role:

Rewarding role providing day-to-day leadership in all operational aspects of Fred's Place and for a small team of dedicated Case Workers / Support Workers. Using your excellent communication and leadership skills you will improve the quality and consistency of the services provided to clients, and ultimately improve the likelihood of successfull and sustainable house clients.

Your responsibilities:

• Providing supervision, guidance and leadership to team members and ensuring they have the capability to accomplish team goals
• Fostering a service culture characterised by partnership and collaboration with diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Providing regular reports as required by the Regional Manager
• Be actively involved in continuous quality improvement activities e.g. accreditation, review of policies and procedures
• Keeping up to date with current and leading best practice research in order to provide or facilitate innovative and effective case working practices, implement programs and activities
• Understand budget parameters and where able, present possible strategies for improvement
• Provide direct client support with an ethical and non-judgemental stance

You will need:

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and the ability to work in a person centred and trauma informed framework,
• Relevant tertiary qualification/s in Social Work/Social Science/Community Welfare or other relevant field or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in leading a team and coordinating site management
• Demonstrated experience/knowledge of issues relating to homelessness including but not limited to family breakdown, mental illness and substance misuse
• Ability to use sound judgement and act appropriately in crisis situations
• Ability to manage high volume of clients and ability to understand risk management relevant to the demographic of clients
• Demonstrated ability to establish collaborative relationships that enhance client outcomes
• Knowledge of child protection issues, legislation and requirements.
• NSW driver licence and ability to travel.

If this sounds like you, don't wait - apply now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them. Submit your application with a resume. For more about the role, see the Position Description.

This is our Recruitment process

If you have questions about this role, or require an easy read Position Description, please email [email protected] using the subject line: VIN3038 - Team Leader - Fred's Place - Tweed Heads enquiry via EthicalJobs.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages.If you are a candidate with disability please let us know if you require any support to participate in the application and recruitment process.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the  Society's commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.

St Vincent de Paul (NSW) has a COVID- 19 vaccination policy that has identified this role as requiring a full COVID-19 vaccination. Medical exemptions with the NSW government contraindication form will be considered, subject to a satisfactory risk assessment.