Permanency Support Program, Supported Independent Living- Team Leader

Location: Newcastle and Central Coast

Full-time Contract until 30th June 2027

Remuneration: Social, Community, Home Case and Disability Service Award 2010- Level 6 – Salary $102,552 – $107,079 

The Opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, driven, and passionate Team Leader who is experienced in leading, supervising and developing a passionate team of Case Managers. The team provide all aspects of case work to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in the Samaritans Permanency Program. 

Why work for us?

Our team are the heart of what we do here at Samaritans. As a part of the Samaritans team, you have access to the following great benefits:

• 14 weeks paid maternity leave or 3 weeks paid parental pay + Super Contributions after 12 months
• Salary Packaging on a range of everyday living expenses (Mortgage, Rent and Bills), up to $611/fortnight
• Up to 40% off on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
• Meals & Entertainment Salary packaging up to $2,650 
• Access to Fitness Passport (over 300+gyms)
• Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible working options (including compressed week, RDO’s, 9-day fortnights). 
• Career and development opportunities
• The opportunity to work within an innovative, collaborative team environment

The primary focus being:

• Giving every child and young person the chance to have a loving, permanent home for life and strong family connections.
• Striving to work with families to support successful restoration into family and culture and to provide ongoing support for families.
• Work as an integral part of the leadership team for Samaritans PSP to introduce a series of reforms that shift the current placement-based service system to one that is centred on restoration and building lifelong connections to family using the principles of Family Finding.

Essential Criteria: 

• Tertiary degree qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Social Science, Early Education or similar.
• Experience in supervising a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills that provide the basis for effective negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution practices and outcomes.
• A non-judgemental and empathetic approach to engaging and working with children and young people and their families.
• High level of autonomy in setting own priorities in line with strategic objectives of the organisation.
• Highly developed case management documentation skills, including experience with Permanency Program legal requirements.
• Demonstrated understanding of the relevant Government legislation applicable to the Permanency Program.
• Overseeing case management that focusses on the engagement of families and carers is highly regarded.

The successful applicant will possess or willingness to obtain the following: NSW Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, first aid & CPR certificate and undertake a pre-employment functional medical.

Who we are?

Newcastle Anglican is at the core of some of the most well-known businesses within Newcastle, Hunter, Central Coast & Mid North Coast organisations. Our service agencies include Anglican Care and Samaritans as well as Newcastle Anglican Schools Corporation and 54 Anglican parishes.

For more information on who we are and the work we do, visit www.newcastleanglican.org.au.

For further information please email our Talent Team at [email protected]

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Please include your cover letter addressing your qualifications and experience, and your resume.

Applications Close: when we find you!

Samaritans promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia.

No agencies or third party applications please.