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ABOUT US
The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.
Why this role matters
The Salvation Army Australia’s Homelessness Stream provides high quality, person centred services to people at risk, and or experiencing homelessness. We support adults and families, including accompanying children with accommodation, case management, outreach support, financial assistance, connection and referral to other specialist services.
Our philosophy is that every person deserves dignity, respect and quality of service and that no one should be without a safe, affordable and secure home. Services are free, voluntary, accredited and delivered by professional and committed staff.
The role you could play
We are seeking a values-drive Team Leader to lead an effective and high functioning team of case managers and support workers to deliver client-centred for homelessness clients (specifically in the transitional case management programs).
You will succesfully
Ensure service delivery targets and organisational standards are achieved and funding body requirements are met Quality service delivery meets the needs of client groups through intake, assessment, housing information and supportEffective rostering and work allocationA small client case load may be carried where required and when staff on leavePromoting service user participation and evaluationDay to Day Resource Management – eg vehicles, equipment, property as requiredMonitoring, coordinate allocations, processing of invoices and reporting of program brokerageRecruitment, line management and supervision of homelessness case managers and support staffDevelop the capability of the team through coaching and professional developmentReviewing data, evaluation, and feedback on service delivery with the teamAssisting with the frontline implementation and review of practice model/processes and implementation of changeBuild and maintain relationships within local community networksThis is a permanent full time position based at our Frankston service with an expectation to travel to our Rosebud service when required.
Salary and conditions are in accordance with the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award/General Retail Industry Award, Level 6.
What we offer
(Maybe eligible to) NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefitsEmployee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling serviceFinancial, retail and lifestyle discounts and benefitsDiscounted health and fitness programs through Fitness Passport (only for full and part time positions)Generous Parental Leave offering of 12 weeksUp to 5 days paid leave per year to support a TSA program or activityAn inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate and professional team membersPositively supporting and impacting the lives of others through your career contributionYou will have
Tertiary qualification in social work, welfare, community development or related field (minimum Diploma) OR demonstrated high level of sector knowledge and skills attained through previous appointments, service, and study/developmentRelevant experience in a social service environment, with a focus on homelessnessRelevant experience in supervising staffExtensive experience in client assessment including appropriate information, tools and techniques to gather and analyse informationRelevant experience in using appropriate risk models to assess levels of risk, harm and well-being, including immediate riskExperience working effectively with people who exhibit multiple/complex service needs and/or are chronically disadvantagedExperience engaging and communicating with multiple service providers as appropriate to ensure totality of client needs are metRelevant experience with client data and reporting systems, people management systems and Microsoft suiteA current VIC Drivers LicenceValid VIC Employee Working with Children CheckAbility to provide proof of Eligibility to Work in AustraliaWe are committed to providing a safe environment for our people. Please note that The Salvation Army has a mandatory vaccination procedure.
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