Therapeutic Family Violence Services Manager
Opportunity to manage a client-centred trauma informed therapeutic response for children and their mothers who are victims of family violence.
Summary about this job
Management
Company: Family Life
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Contract/Temp
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Phone: +61-3-4924-3405
Fax: +61-8-4076-8722
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Detail information about job Therapeutic Family Violence Services Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy
About Family Life
Family Life is an independent, entrepreneurial community service organisation, offering a range of services, support and community building services. Family Life’s work is acknowledged at all government levels for our innovation, impact and whole of community approach. Priority is given to vulnerable families, children and young people.
Family Life is a centre of research, knowledge and innovation delivering measurable social change and impact. We contribute to national and international knowledge through our reputation for changing lives by effective connection, care and transformation.
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 including the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and young people, culturally and/or linguistically diverse children and young people, gender and sexually diverse children and young people and children, and young people with a disability.
About the Position
The 12 month Therapeutic Demonstration Project (TDP) is a client-centred trauma informed therapeutic response for children and their mothers who are victims of family violence. Evidence informed approaches to service design and delivery will be used to support trauma repair. The intervention will target children and their mothers from diverse populations, including but not limited to Aboriginal peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) identified people, people with disabilities and older people.
The Therapeutic Family Violence Services Manager, will manage all aspects of the Therapeutic Demonstration Project (TDP) from establishment to evaluation and acquittal. Activities will include team recruitment, supervision, and coaching. As well as partnership working to design and deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions for children and their mothers impacted by family violence.
This position has responsibility for ensuring quality and compliance of programs, providing effective risk assessments, and program reporting. In addition, this position will work collaboratively with a Governance group to implement and maintain quality service delivery.
About You
We are looking for someone with:
- Experience and ability to manage projects which achieve therapeutic outcomes.
- Experience and skill in leadership including the ability to manage recruitment, supervision and the performance of clinical staff (Desirable).
- Experience in delivering and supervising evidence-based therapeutic interventions which have targeted the impact of family violence.
- Experience managing quality and compliance of programs, providing effective risk assessment, management and reporting of outcomes.
- Willingness and ability to engage stakeholders and to work to effectively promote innovation, growth and best practice.
How to Apply
For a position description please visit “Employment Opportunities” on the Family Life website at www.familylife.com.au.
Please email your confidential application which includes a resume and a covering letter addressing the “About You” Criteria, to [email protected].
Further enquiries can be directed to Dawn, Family Life on (03) 8599 5433.
Family Life values diversity amongst its workforce and welcomes applicants who meet the job criteria, irrespective of race and ethnicity, colour, age, gender, gender identity, disability, religion and sexual orientation.
Applications close: 27 July 2018