Family Violence Team Leader

at  The Salvation Army

Number of Positions Available:
1
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About Us:
The Salvation Army Northern Territory Family Violence Services provides a range of programs supporting adults and children experiencing domestic and family violence, including crisis accommodation, outreach case management support, and counselling.
The purpose of the role
This position is responsible for the operational leadership of family violence accommodation and associated programs/ services to support the journey to recovery for victim survivors experiencing or escaping family violence located in Darwin ensuring child focused, strength based and trauma informed service practices. The role is instrumental in providing operational leadership; incorporating knowledge and understanding of internal practices, policies, and guidelines, including specialist family violence case management, outreach and afterhours response services.
As the Team Leader you will provide supervision, support, and guidance to the Case Management team to provide crisis response, case management, and recovery support for victim survivors of family violence.
This role is a Full-time Permanent role, paid in accordance with a SCHADS award, level 7.

Key Responsibilities:

• Family Violence service and practice management including oversight and implementation of internal practices, policies, procedures, frameworks, and guidelines
• Provide supervision and line management to Specialist Family Violence Practitioners and Support Workers to ensure high-quality service delivery that is safety focussed, person and child-centred, inclusive, strength based and trauma informed
• Programmatic management including oversight of quality and compliance to ensure accreditation standards are met
• Build and maintain relationships with other community services and organisations to facilitate collaborative practices and holistic responses

About you:

• Degree qualification in Social Work or similar and demonstrated relevant work experience
• Experience in the family violence sector and managing/coordinating residential care settings
• Experience in managing and overseeing case management and outreach support services

What we offer

As a registered NFP we offer our eligible employees real and meaningful benefits such as;

• NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefit ($2,650)
• Relocation support
• Flexible working conditions
• Health, fitness and financial discounts / benefits
• Paid parental leave - 12 weeks
• Up to 8 weeks leave per year through our purchase leave scheme
• Up to 5 days paid leave per year to ‘volunteer’ in a TSA program or activity

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. We value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and/or expressions. We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people.
The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check.
We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboratio

• Family Violence service and practice management including oversight and implementation of internal practices, policies, procedures, frameworks, and guidelines
• Provide supervision and line management to Specialist Family Violence Practitioners and Support Workers to ensure high-quality service delivery that is safety focussed, person and child-centred, inclusive, strength based and trauma informed
• Programmatic management including oversight of quality and compliance to ensure accreditation standards are met
• Build and maintain relationships with other community services and organisations to facilitate collaborative practices and holistic response