**Leading Community Services Organisation**:
- **Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration**:
- **Full Time, permanent position**
**About the opportunity**:
The **Team Leader - Family Services** leads family support workers and practitioners within an integrated team of professionals. The position is based at our Ballarat office and supports a team in both Ballarat and Horsham locations. The Team Leader brings experience and an understanding of practice supervision, people leadership, quality and service improvement to facilitate and ensure the delivery of effective, high-quality services and outcomes to clients.
Team Leader is responsible for **assisting in the day-to-day operations, supervision and reporting** in line with service agreements and organisational expectation and will assist to **develop and lead** a highly competent, engaged and passionate professional team.
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**What's on offer**:
**Full-time, permanent position** based in Horsham or Ballarat servicing central higlands and Wimmera. **Travel is required** in this position.
In addition to a base salary and superannuation, you'll also receive **17.5% leave loading** and an ability to **increase your take-home pay** by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
There is also the option to increase your annual leave entitlements through our **purchase leave program**. You will have access to **paid parental leave** for up to 10 weeks and can receive a **10% discount **on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.
**About you**:
We are looking for the successful applicant to role model positive culture, and continuously develop effective time management to support the dynamic team environment and the ability to lead the team through change.
You will also have;
- A relevant tertiary qualification in social work or community development
- Relevant experience in a human services, welfare or social services role
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of casework services in the health or welfare sector
- Proven experience in leading and developing a diverse, engaged and cross-functional workforce focused on delivery of client outcomes
- Demonstrated staff supervision and leadership skills and ability to deal with challenging clients and complex issues
- Program management and community development experience.
**How to apply**:
**Get in touch**:
For more information or questions regarding the role, **please contact Kate Waterworth - Manager - Child, Youth and Family on 0434 604 752.**
**About Uniting**:
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.