Job Opportunities in Australia

• Full time hours, maximum term until 30 June 2025 (parental leave cover)
• Randwick location
• Join the world’s largest humanitarian movement

About Red Cross
Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
About the role
The Young Parents Program takes a strengths-based early intervention approach, building the capacity of young parents to live independently in appropriate housing, develop parenting and life skills to ensure best outcomes for their children.
In this role, you will be responsible for the operational management of the Outreach and Aftercare stage of the Young Parents Program, supervising case management and practice, and ensuring the delivery of a quality, client focused service for young parents and their children.
The role requires frequent travel across four sites to ensure quality supervision, development and support for your team.
What you will bring

• Ability to lead, motivate and develop staff working in a multi-disciplinary team environment, across geographic locations
• Strong staff recruitment, management and supervision skills, including demonstrated capacity to provide regular structured supervision to direct reports
• Knowledge of evidence based practice in supporting child and adolescent development, and best practice in effective parenting and child protection interventions
• Clinical/case management experience and experience in providing strengths based, child focused, youth friendly, and culturally appropriate approaches to work effectively with families with complex needs and behaviours.
• Current first aid qualification
• Working with Children Check
• Drivers licence

Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity
Financial wellbeing: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
Health & Wellbeing: You can tap into specialist advice for nutrition, sleep, resilience and mindfulness. And access guided meditation and other wellbeing programs.
Work/Life Flexibility: You can access flexible working arrangements, paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options
Career development: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 5.

For additional enquiries, please contact Jessica Lorkin on 0419 413 246 for a confidential discussion.

Applications close: 11.59pm Sunday 10th November 2024

While we appreciate all interest in our organisation, we won’t engage with or accept candidates from agencies or consulting firms on this occasion.

Job Ref #: 11680

Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with different lived experiences, abilities, gender, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.

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