After Hours Support Worker - Team Leader

About the role:

This position is situated within the MacKillop National After Hours Services Unit which is responsible for providing 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.  

The Team Leader After Hours Services Will provide supervision and support to After Hours Support Workers, assist in recruitment, training, professional development of Support Work within Residential Care Nationally, assist in the development of the Support Worker roles and responsibilities Nationally, contribute to the development of services, participate in Support Workers meetings Nationally, undertake appropriate case notes and services recording as required and liaise with DFFH, other agencies and professionals, parents and families where appropriate. 

This is a Full-Time (4 Days, 38 Hours a week) opportunity based in Preston, VIC within our After-Hours Program. The position reports to the National Manager, MacKillop After Hours.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, the incumbent will have:

• 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.
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications
• Sound professional knowledge and theory base.
• Extensive experience in child/adolescent welfare practice.
• Demonstrated professional case management skills, especially in crisis intervention and behaviour management.
• 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 address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.

For more information, please contact:

Joshua Sue-see at joshua.sue-see@mackillop.org.au

Our offer:

• Generous Salary Packaging - helps increase your take home pay
• SCHADS Award Level 2 and 3 dependents on qualification and experience.
• Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training
• Employee Assistance Program – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• Click HEREto find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

(Hyperlink this link - https://www.mackillop.org.au/careers/working-at-mackillop)

You must have a:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.