- First Nations People, LGBTIQ+ people,
people with disability, people of colour, public housing residents or people
with a lived experience are encouraged to apply.
- Drummond Street (DS) 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 Drummond Street Services
DS is a not-for-profit, non-denominational
agency that has over 130 years in the development and delivery of innovative
services that strengthens families and communities with a strong focus on
evidence-based/informed practice and across the prevention and early intervention
spectrum of universal and targeted support.
About the Opportunity
DS has a fantastic opportunity
for a Place Base Manager Northern to join their team, primarily working across
our Epping and Coburg sites (full time until June 2024 with the option of
extension dependent on funding).
DS deliver early intervention case work,
counselling and group support to individuals, families and communities, using a
developmental and whole of family, life course approach. Our services are open
to all, but assertively engage those experiencing marginalisation and/or
discrimination, including First Nations, public housing residents, people of
colour, LGBTIQA+, people with disability, trauma survivors, women (including
those justice involved) and children. We target risk and protective factors for
wellbeing, including family violence and mental health, in domains of
individuals, families, community and society. Responding to vulnerability
inherent in key transitions (pregnancy of second, third or more children,
infancy, childhood, adolescence – and adverse life events), we provide
interventions focused on individuals, children, young people and families
across the spectrum of promotion, prevention – universal and selective, early
intervention, treatment and recovery interventions.
As the Manager you will have leadership
responsibilities for a Place Based approach to service responses for
individuals, families and communities residing in a particular place or
geographical region. You will ensure our integrated service response remains
unique and innovative, that our programs are co-designed, respond to local
families and communities and are planned and delivered in collaboration with
the range of DS services delivered at the Place. Your leadership responsibilities
involve building partnerships, stakeholder management, leadership and
management to plan, deliver, promote, evaluate our co-design strategies,
engagement programs, case work, counselling and group supports.
About You
As the Manager you will have leadership
responsibilities for programs and services within our Place Based approach,
working with other organisational leaders to guide and inspire staff. You will
ensure our service model remains unique and innovative; that our programs are
co-designed and respond to local families and communities; and we meet our
contractual requirements. Your leadership responsibilities also involve
building partnerships, stakeholder management, leadership and management of a
team to plan, deliver, promote, evaluate our co-design strategies, engagement
programs, case work, counselling and group supports. Drawing on your experience
with working with marginalised communities, including public housing residents,
First Nations, people of colour, LGBTIQA+ people and people with disability, you
will contribute leadership to DS’s efforts to develop Place Based Approaches.
Selection Criteria, Essential
- Tertiary qualification in Social Work,
Family Therapy or Psychology and further training in relation to families work - A minimum of five years’ experience in the
family services and/or mental health sectors - Demonstrated experience supervising and
developing multidisciplinary staff, including staff with lived experience. - Demonstrated knowledge and application of a
range of therapeutic approaches for individuals, relationships, families and
specifically children and young people. - Demonstrated experience with co-design and
co-production approaches to service delivery - Demonstrated experience with providing
counselling and case work that supports children and families with multiple and
complex needs such as mental health, family violence and substance abuse
issues. - Demonstrated high level written, oral and
interpersonal communication skills. - Demonstrated experience working with groups
experiencing marginalisation and/or discrimination, including public housing residents First Nations, public housing
residents, people
of colour, LGBTIQA+ people
and people with disability.
Application process
- All applicants must provide a resume
and covering letter addressing the following: - Demonstrated experience with co-design and
co-production approaches to service delivery - Demonstrated experience with providing
counselling and case work with whole families, including those experiencing multiple
and complex needs such as mental health, family violence and substance abuse
issues. - Demonstrated experience working with groups
experiencing marginalisation and/or discrimination, including First Nations,
public housing residents, people of colour, LGBTIQA+ people and people with
disability. - Applications close at midnight on Sunday
25th September 2022 - All applications
will be directed to our careers portal – Place
Based Manager Northern - All applicants must include a resume and
with a cover letter addressing all the key selection criteria for the position
Please contact Amuna Abdella on 03
9663 6733 or amuna.abdella
@ds.org.au to discuss your application for the position