• Leading Community Services Organisation
• Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
• Full Time, ongoing position
• Sale location

About the opportunity

The Team Leader Care and Placement Services is responsible for the development, delivery, performance and quality of the Kinship Case Contracting and First Supports, and Foster Care Programs. The position has an operational focus and is expected to contribute to the development of strategic initiatives and plans.

This position provides leadership and is responsible for contributing to the delivery and development of services that respond to consumer needs and identify and respond to evolving service development needs. The role is responsible for ensuring services meet and maintain accountability for statutory and reporting requirements.

You can view the position description here

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A degree in social work, psychology or a related tertiary qualification relevant to child and family welfare
• Experience in developing and leading complex programs/services in the delivery of high-quality, consumer- and/or community-centric services 
• Extensive knowledge in family services, child protection and/or out of home care, including relevant legislation and regulations
• Demonstrable supervisory experience preferably in the children, youth and family sector

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, apply today by submitting the following

• Cover Letter (1 page outlining your suitability according to the position description)
• Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)
• Address the Core Selection Criteria in the position description

Get in touch

Linde Coggan, Manager, Care and Placement Services
T: 03 5144 7777

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. Visit us: unitingvictas.org.au.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

We work in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s First Peoples and as the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We celebrate diversity and value the lived experience of people of every ethnicity, faith, age, disability, culture, language, gender identity, sex and sexual orientation. We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people at our services. We pledge to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services.