Family Life – Transforming lives for stronger communities

• Work locally in the Bayside Area and make a difference within the Community
• Enjoy the benefits of flexible work through our Hybrid Working Model
• Full-time, fixed-term opportunity to December 2024
• Level 7 SCHADS Award $110,912.88 + Generous Salary Packaging + Super 

Family Life is a recognised Employer of Choice. Work with us and be part of our supportive, people-focused culture.

The Opportunity

The Team Leader, Family Safety – Women and Children is a full-time, fixed-term role to 24 December 2024 based at Family Life’s Sandringham and Frankston sites with some work from home days. The position provides effective leadership to the Women’s Family Violence Counselling and Family Safety Contact teams within the wider Family Safety program.

Key Responsibility Areas

The key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leadership of culture and line management of the Family Safety Team, including (but not limited to) managing team-based and individual performance and development planning. 
• Leading and supervising a team of staff to deliver counselling and therapeutic support to women and children.
• Overseeing inbound referrals and coordinating the allocation of referrals to practitioners across the women and children’s program areas.
• Leading and supervising the team’s practice regarding risk assessment, risk management and safety planning.
• Developing and reporting on a Team Work Plan to deliver delegated allocated Family Safety responsibilities.
• Leading quality assurance processes and developing responses to best practice guidelines including innovation of current processes to better respond to organisational requirements and community need.
• Representing the organisation in appropriate service networking and service development forums to build, develop and maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Maintaining all required documentation to evidence impact and effectiveness of service delivery in a complete, accurate and timely manner, as required by the organisation’s standards and program contracts.
• Supporting the leadership team by working an evening shift as the Late-Night Manager to support client service delivery.
• Supporting practice innovation and practice development.

Our Ideal Candidate

You are bachelor qualified in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, Family Therapy or a related field and have extensive knowledge of the complexities and impacts of Family Violence. Leading a team is not new to you as you have led a high performing team in a previous role with a focus on innovation and positive culture. You are experienced in providing clinical supervision and training for practitioners and have the knowledge and ability to apply a number of psychological interventions and competencies to guide and support your team in their therapeutic practice. 

You are a great communicator who possesses highly effective interpersonal and conflict resolution skills and are able to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders.

Who we are

At Family Life, we believe every child deserves to thrive in a safe and healthy family environment. Family Life is a specialist family services provider that has worked with children, families and communities for more than 50 years.  Our vision is to work with clients and partners to create capable communities, strong families and thriving children. 

We are known for our innovation and whole-of-community collective impact approach. Our teams are committed to transforming the lives of our clients and communities to build resilience and healthy relationships. We are proudly purpose-driven, independent and not for profit. We support our community through our specialist family services, community strengthening programs, a network of op shops, a vibrant engaged volunteer community and passionate skilled staff.

Working at Family Life is more than just a job

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the community in which you live a better place and working with others who feel the same way. 

Additionally, you will have access to:

• Flexible Work Culture through our Hybrid Working Model
• Salary packaging (receive up to an extra $18,500 in tax-free pay per year)
• Paid Wellbeing Leave
• Paid Study Leave
• Purchased Annual Leave Scheme
• Rostered Day Off Scheme for Eligible Employees
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service for employees

How to Apply

A full position description is available on our careers page: Family Life Careers page.

Please submit your confidential application including a CV and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria via our Application Portal. 

For further information regarding the position please contact Rebecca Thompson, Program Manager, Family Safety & Wellbeing on (03) 8599 5433. 

Applications close: Thursday 14th December 2023.

*We will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore this role may close sooner if we find the right candidate. Please apply now to ensure you do not miss out!

All offers of employment are subject to the Family Life Safety Screening process, including a Working with Children Check and Police Records Check.  Any person issued with a negative notice on their Working with Children Check will not be eligible for employment with Family Life.

Family Life values diversity and welcomes applicants who meet the position criteria, irrespective of race and ethnicity, colour, age, gender, gender identity, disability, religion and sexual orientation.

Family Life is a trauma informed organisation and recognises the unique skills, contributions and insights that come from lived experience.

Family Life is a child safe organisation.  We value, respect and listen to children and young people. We are committed to the safety of all children and young people. Family Life supports children to meet their potential and thrive. We do not tolerate neglect, mistreatment or abuse of any kind.