Senior Manager (Permanency Support Program)

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Senior Manager (Permanency Support Program). Terms and conditions vacancy

• Leadership role in new organisation focusing on Preservation, Restoration & OOHC
• Guide and mentor a team of highly professional Therapeutic Case Managers
• Roles in 2 locations (Blacktown and Bankstown)

About Family Spirit

CatholicCare Sydney and Marist180 have recently formed a partnership with relation to foster care and related family services. The new agency, Family Spirit, (www.familyspirit.org)  is  grounded in the Catholic traditions and values of both agencies and have sole focus of improving the lives of children, young people, and families connected to the care system. This is an exciting time to be part of something new and focused on the wellbeing of vulnerable children and families.

We hope you are interested in joining us on this journey!

The position

Using your creative and experienced leadership skills, you will lead, guide and mentor a team of highly professional case workers in a new organisation that is focused on the safety, permanency, and wellbeing for children and young people in out-of-home-care.

Roles available in 2 locations (Bankstown and Blacktown). This role will be responsible for delivering high-quality, person centred services to children and young people, their families and carers, early intervention (preservation), in foster care and/or after care support, voluntary out-of-home care restoration services and similar fields. The role also oversees and works in consultation with other Senior Managers to manage recruitment, assessment, and training of carers and prospective adoptive parents.

An attractive salary will be negotiated with the successful applicants, with access to salary packaging.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required

Applicants must be able to clearly demonstrate the following in their application

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline such as Social Work, Psychology or Family Therapy, as well as substantive experience in a leadership or management role
• Demonstrated experience in and understanding of adoption and out-of-home care issues and the management of these within a case management and legislative framework
• Superior communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills
• Proven problem solving skills, including the ability to identify issues, risks and opportunities
• Sound people management experience, with particular emphasis on coaching and managing a team of specialists
• Clear understanding of current Child Protection Legislation and experience providing direction to staff around these
• Strong commitment to, and passion for the mission of a Catholic agency and willingness to work in alignment to the principles of Catholic Social Teachings and other Church teachings
• Willingness and capacity to undertake weekend shifts for training and other activities
• Willingness to participate in an on call roster with other Senior Managers
• Current Working with Children Check clearance
• Current and valid driver’s licence and access to a well-maintained vehicle which will be used for work purposes

Further information

Contact Paul Roberts, Executive Manager – Operations & Business Development on 0407 558 140.

How to apply

After reviewing the above Knowledge, Skills and Experience required please email [email protected] the following:

• a letter detailing your responses to the above listed Knowledge, Skills and Experiences (we recommend that you provide examples that demonstrate the range, scale and complexity of your work experience in this specialist field) and
• a brief resume.

Applicants who do not address the listed Knowledge, Skills and Experience will not be progressed through the recruitment process.

The selection process

Family Spirit may use a range of tools and techniques to assess the suitability and relative merit of applicants including, but not limited to the following:

• interview
• assessment activities
• referee reports.

Applications close

11.00 pm Sunday 22 July 2018.

Family Spirit reserves the rights to interview suitable applicants prior to the closing date.

Family Spirit requires the preferred applicant to undertake a National Criminal History Record Check prior to employment and will also require a Working with Children Check.