- DURATION: Full time position available until June 30th 2024,
with option of extension dependent on funding - First Nations People, LGBTIQA+ people, people with
disability, people of color, public housing residents or people with a lived
experience are encouraged to apply. - DSS is committed to child safety and strictly adheres to the
Reportable Conduct Scheme for organisations. The safeguarding and wellbeing of
our clients is our core focus. All staff must undergo thorough recruitment
process including screening and providing evidence of current Working With
Children Check and National Police Check.
About the role
An exciting opportunity is open for a LGBTIQA+ Therapeutic
Practice Manager to join Drummond Street Services’ Queerspace and Family
Violence Response Team, supporting the development of therapeutic and
reflective practice. The team provides a range of family violence, mental
health, AOD, disability, mentoring, youth, counselling and case management
programs for LGBTIQA+ individuals and their families. The team also provide
individual and group support to LGBTIQA+ people, women, trans, gender diverse
and young people who have enacted family violence, both in the community as
well as Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.
The Manager, with support from the team, will also lead
reflective practice, training, documentation and dissemination of practice
models and secondary consultation to other staff and programs across Drummond
Street and the sector, focussing on LGBTIQA+ practice.
A highly competitive salary package plus salary sacrifice
opportunities will see you well remunerated.
Your responsibilities
- The LGBTIQA+ Therapeutic Practice Manager will assist with
the implementation and management of a range of evidence-informed services by
leading and supporting therapeutic and reflective practice in a
transdisciplinary team environment to achieve positive outcomes for families in
the regions we serve. - Provision of inspired, supportive supervision through
coaching and mentoring with a focus on the development of service outcomes for
clients and the quality practice and performance management of staff
individually and in teams. - Using a therapeutic trauma informed model shaped by a queer
feminist gendered approach, manage Queerspace and Family Violence Response
Senior Practitioners and Practitioners to deliver therapeutic services. - Develop, implement, and lead therapeutic and reflective
practice across Queerspace and the Family Violence Response Team. - Lead training, documentation and dissemination of Queerspace
practice models. - Liaise with internal and external services to maintain
relevant links and networks to strengthen the services delivered by the Team.
About you
- Use collaborative leadership and management techniques to
support and empower team members - Bring experience and confidence to your leadership, ensuring
our staff group reflects the communities we service by upholding cultural
safety for staff and in our service practices - Highly skilled and experienced mental health practitioner
and Manager - Demonstrate a strong understanding of child and adolescent
development, whole of family practice, recovery-oriented trauma informed
practice and the impact of structural disadvantage on individuals, families and
communities, such as racism, sexism, Islamophobia, homophobia or transphobia
Selection Criteria, all of the following must be addressed in your application
to be considered.
- Minimum Degree level qualification in Social Work or the
equivalent - A minimum of three years Management experience in the sector
and transdisciplinary teams - Strong leadership and ability to support and develop
practice staff, including peer workers - Highly skilled and experienced practitioner and practice
lead across work with LGBTIQA+ people experiencing multiple and complex needs,
including those who enact harm and victims-survivors of family violence - Demonstrated capacity to work within integrated,
collaborative, and systemic approaches - Demonstrated understanding of the needs, issues, and
sensitivities of people from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal, LGBTIQA+
and culturally and linguistically diverse people and communities. - Capacity to work creatively, demonstrate initiative,
contribute ideas and be active in a supportive team environment - Identify as belonging to LGBTIQA+ communities, as well as
other communities with whom DS assertively engages
Application process
- Applications close at midnight on Sunday 20th November 2022
- All applications will be directed to our careers portal – LGBTIQA+
Therapeutic Practice Manager - All applicants must include a resume with a cover letter
addressing all the key selection criteria for the position
Please contact Paula Fernandez Arias on 03 9663 6733 or [email protected] to
discuss your application.