Family Violence Team Leader - Intake

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About Women’s Health West

Women’s Health West provides specialist family violence services to women and their children. We also run prevention programs that promote equity and justice for women and girls in Melbourne’s west. Women’s Health West is one of Victoria’s only organisations that provides services and programs that encompass the family violence continuum - from primary prevention, to early intervention and response.

Our work has actively contributed to improving the health, safety and wellbeing of women and their children in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne since 1988. We provide a range of early intervention and response services for women and children who are experiencing family violence. We also run programs that are focussed on promoting positive health and wellbeing among our communities, and reducing inequities that limit the lives of women and girls.

Due to an increase in demand for our services, Women’s Health West has experienced considerable growth over the past two years. We currently employ over 100 staff within both our main office in Footscray, and outpost locations across the western metropolitan region.

About the role

Due to our recent (and forecasted future) growth, Women’s Health West is looking to appoint a part time (0.9EFT) fixed term (18 months) Team Leader – Intake. The Team Leader supervises a team of intake case managers and is responsible for:

• Coordinating rosters for intake, court support, and oversees the administration of resources including emergency financial support to women and children.
• Providing daily leadership, management and coordination of WHW’s Intake program.
• Providing client-focused supervision and operational support to the intake team to ensure the delivery of high quality family violence intake and case management services.
• Develop and maintain productive and collaborative relationships with community and agency partners to contribute to positive client outcomes and enhance program delivery.

To be considered for the role you must be able to meet the selection criteria in a cover letter (Word document):

• Qualifications in social work, community development or related discipline, and eligibility for AASW membership or other professional body.
• Leadership experience in the area of family violence service provision with experience in overseeing intake services highly desirable.
• A sound understanding of theory and practice as it relates to the provision of family violence services to women and children, including those from diverse communities.
• Experience in program and service management, including development and monitoring of budgets.
• Experience in developing effective and collaborative working relationships with external partners and agencies to improve service user and program outcomes.
• Demonstrated commitment to the provision of high quality services, feminist policy and practice, and a culture of respect, collaboration and continuous learning.
• Demonstrated experience in supervising and leading teams for the successful achievement of program goals and tasks.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills that support the capacity to lead and develop staff and promote and represent WHW.
• Good analytical and conceptual skills, including the ability to plan, implement and review services.
• Well-developed report and submission writing skills.
• Sound computer skills including use of data base applications.

Why join Women’s Health West?

Women’s Health West is a feminist organisation and culturally aligns to feminist values and practices. Women’s Health West’s staff enjoy numerous benefits, including working with a professional and dedicated team of women, who strive to achieve equity and justice for women in the west, ongoing professional development and training, flexible working conditions, and access to and Employee Assistance Program. We also offer considerable benefits through our Enterprise Agreement, including additional leave entitlements, a celebration culture, 10 weeks paid maternity leave and Contingent-Funded Continuing Employment.

Salary is in accordance with the Women’s Health West Enterprise Agreement 2017 level 4A PP 1, salary $78,744 + 9.5% superannuation guarantee and salary sacrificing.

Women’s Health West has a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we work with. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTI.

Women’s Health West has a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which is endorsed by Reconciliation Australia. The RAP supports us to provide culturally safe and appropriate services for our colleagues, clients and community in the west.

How to apply

All applicants must meet the above selection criteria in a cover letter. Applicants who do not meet the selection criteria in their application will not be considered. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Applications must be email to [email protected]. For further information please contact People and Culture on 03 9689 9588

Applications close 20th July 2018.

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police and a working with children check.

Women’s Health West is an equal opportunity employer with VCAT Exemption No. H119-2017, to employ only women, and to employ women from specified culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.