- Full-time 12-month position (with potential to extend).
- Work across our Box Hill and Wantirna offices and within the community as required.
- $52.00 – $54.30per hour + 11% Super + Generous Salary Packaging benefits of up to $18,550
The Integrated Therapeutic Community (ITC) is a model of Youth Residential Rehabilitation, supporting young people 16-25years with significant mental health and complex support needs. Combining Box Hill South and Wantirna South services into an integrated therapeutic community, the service offers a therapeutic community model, and delivers individual recovery counselling and evidence informed group supports. The service acts as a 12 month stepping stone for young people aiming to support mental health recovery, build practical life skills and confidence for independent living. Participants engage within the service whilst continuing to participate and find a sense of place and belonging to their communities. Service plans are flexibly negotiated to enable participants to maintain or pursue further education, training and employment during their time at the ITC
Position summary Reporting to the Youth Mental Health Services Manager, the Team Leader – Integrated Therapeutic Community (ITC), is responsible for therapeutic programming, coordination and integration across two residential rehabilitation sites and provision of operational management and technical expertise to a team of Youth and Family Workers providing support to young people 16-25 years of age with significant mental health and complex support needs. The role is responsible for ensuring that the ITC team delivers a high standard of service to clients through a strengths-based, youth orientated developmentally appropriate approach, meeting performance targets. The role will also provide direct support to young people through the implementation of social and/or psychological strategies, case management skills, therapeutic groupwork, individual counselling and support, and family counselling/support. The role will assist in structuring connections to ensure a service that is connected to internal services and the wider community. The role will work closely with the YORS Team Leader to maintain strong working relationships and support management of clients transitioning between the services and those on waitlist. The role includes work across multiple sites and in an outreach capacity. The role requires flexibility to work between 08:00am to 7:30pm weekdays and participation in the afterhours on-call support system.
The professional expertise we are looking for in this role
Skills
* High level of competence in the implementation of case management and systems for clients with complex needs
* Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop and nurture positive and on-going relationships with a range of stakeholders and communicate with people of diverse backgrounds, cultures and abilities
* Ability to lead by example and develop a collaborative, high-performing team
* Evaluation of service provision to ensure care is effective and delivered to a highquality standard
* Ability to demonstrate a high level of accountability for areas of responsibility
* Ability to manage and assess service delivery against targets, and measure outcomes
* Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others towards effective client solutions
* Excellent verbal and written communications skills Experience and Knowledge
* Extensive experience relevant to working therapeutically with young people and families
* Demonstrated understanding of applied case management principles and practices for people experiencing mental health needs
* Experience working with people with complex needs, including the application of practices such as care coordination, service navigation/referral and interdisciplinary care
* Demonstrated expertise and understanding in working with youth mental health, the impacts of trauma, homelessness, early school departure and family conflict.
* Demonstrated understanding of the principals of youth development and recovery
* An understanding of the issues and context associated with family violence
* A working knowledge of community-based and government organisations
You will have:
- A tertiary qualification in social work or other relevant discipline/profession.
- Demonstrated understanding of the youth service system
- Current Working with Children card
- Current criminal history check
- First Aid Certificate
You will also have or be willing to undergo a Working with Children Check and a Police Check.
Why work with Tradewind?
Tradewind Australia is Melbourne’s fastest growing agency recruiting for the Social Services sector. We currently have a high demand for Social Workers across a variety sectors working with the most reputable organisations within the industry. We pride ourselves on the strong and longstanding relationships we have formed with our clients and candidates
We Provide:
- Your own consultant who will work hard to secure you the right roles for your skill set
- Access to roles offered exclusively through Tradewind
- Flexible hours improving your work/life balance
- No joining fees
How to apply:
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- Fill in as much detail as you can on the application form and upload your resume
- Contact the office directly if you have any queries regarding your application however, please allow some time for your application to be processed
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