Full Time Permanent Position
Band 7 – Salary Range $103,521 to $115,711 per annum + 11% Super + RDO
About Melton City Council
The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality—one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.
We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.
The Opportunity
The Family Services Team Leader reports to the Community Wellbeing and Inclusion Coordinator and sits within the broader Community Care and Active Living business unit.
The Family Services Team Leader provides leadership and support to the Family Services team and engages actively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders including government agencies, allied health services, community agencies and community members. This position oversees the delivery Integrated Family Services program and ensures that activities are delivered in accordance and compliance with State-funded service agreements.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the development and delivery of Integrated Family Services program including formulation of relevant policy and program guidelines, identifying and planning for continuous improvement opportunities.
- Provide effective leadership and support to the Family Services team, including the provision of regular staff supervision, staff development activities and team meetings.
- Monitor and ensure that all funding compliances associated with the delivery of the program are maintained. This includes service standards and targets, data collection and reporting requirements are fully compliant.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationship with diverse range of stakeholders, including government agencies, community agencies and the community.
- Participate in relevant networks and working groups to share information and contribute to the development of relevant strategies and priorities.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work or other relevant Human Services/Community Services degree with several years of subsequent relevant experience working in related discipline or lesser formal qualifications with extensive relevant experience.
- Extensive understanding of case management model and strengths-based approach when supporting families to build capacity and resilience, and promoting children’s safety, wellbeing, and development.
- Experience in leading, supporting and providing directions to staff in delivering programs and activities.
- Understanding of the obligations and requirements in the delivery of Family Services programs under State Government funding service agreements including the monitoring and allocation of financial budgets.
- Current and valid Working with Children Check and Victorian Driver’s Licence
Culture and Values
Our vision for our community is to be: “A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all” and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.
We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:
- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture
Benefits
There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council
- 19 Day Month
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave
- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms
How To Apply
If you require further information about the position, please contact Aaron Tan, Community Wellbeing and Inclusion Coordinator on 9747 7388.
To view the Position Description, click here.
Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role.
We encourage you to use the STAR approach when writing your responses to the selection criteria.
Situation (Task) – provide a brief outline of the situation or task?
Action – what did you do in response to the situation or task?
Result – what was the result of your action?
To address the Key Selection Criteria you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.
Applications submitted via email, after the closing date and/or that do not address the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered.
Successful applicants must comply with COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.
Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 19 July 2023
To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.
We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation were protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.
Please note, we undertake several screening processes to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate to this position holds a valid employee working with children/vulnerable people check and satisfactory criminal history record check.