About the Role

• Maximum term (12 months) Full-time
• Hastings & Bayside Peninsula
• SCHADS Level 7.1 ~ $117,363.73 (plus super and salary packaging)

Role Purpose

The Team Leader, Family Violence leads a team of specialist family violence practitioners to deliver high quality service to women and children who have experienced or are experiencing family violence.

Team Leaders may be required to carry a caseload of adult and children victim survivors at times. This role requires a good understanding of capacity management including leading a diverse range of crisis and brief to longer case management response.

Key Responsibilities

• Support plan and prioritise case work and the day-to-day delivery of services to adult and child victim survivors
• Manage referrals coming though for a family violence response
• Ensure the delivery of effective, high-quality services and outcomes to victim survivors through a range of interventions from crisis/brief to longer case management period
• Provide high quality, strength based, reflective supervision to staff through individual and group responses

About Us

Our 2023-2027 strategy outlines the world we want to see and our role in advancing it. We aspire for all women, girls, and families to be safe, well, strong, and connected. We strive for equity, dignity and social justice for women, girls and families by collaborating globally and acting locally, supporting our communities in Australia and New Zealand to thrive.

We want women, girls and families to live full and dignified lives, have dignified income and enjoy financial wellbeing. We aim to provide place-based, people-centred, holistic services while working at the system level to achieve bold and audacious reform. We currently offer microfinance programs and products, financial counselling and coaching, family and domestic violence support services, family and youth programs, playgroups, education programs and community houses. These services are complemented by research and strong advocacy to address the underlying structural causes of injustice, exclusion, and inequality.

Good Shepherd employees are committed to inclusive practice that responds to the specific needs, context, and circumstances of service participants. We embrace the diversity and intersectionality of individuals and recognise a person’s right to a unique identity comprising culture, language, ability, community, gender, sex, sexual orientation and lived experience.

Benefits

• Salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year)
• Paid parental leave
• Gifted leave at Christmas and Easter
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service
• + more

How to Apply

Please click 'Apply' to complete your application. Please upload your resume and a brief cover letter addressing the key selection criteria. Please apply as soon as possible, applications are considered as they are received.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 14th February 2025

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We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia. We are committed to ensuring that our team is reflective of the diverse community we serve and to supporting a culture of equity, inclusion and diversity.

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand is a Child Safe employer. Employment is subject to satisfactory referee checks, a current employment working with Children Check, National Criminal History check and proof of the right to work in Australia.