Rebuilding Shattered Lives – Supporting people of refugee background to recover from torture and other traumatic events
This full‐time, ongoing position is based in our Broadmeadows (Dallas) office, with free onsite parking. Salary: $129,210 + super + NFP salary packaging + leave loading.
The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (Foundation House) is a leader in delivering specialist trauma‐focused services that work with the strengths and resilience of refugees, their families, and communities to rebuild lives shattered by torture.
The Mental Health and Wellbeing (MHW) Area delivers evidence‐based best practice interventions that are safe, person‐centred, effective and connected, and are trauma‐informed and trauma‐focused. Services are culturally safe and responsive to individuals and their families. All services are delivered according to the Foundation House Integrated Trauma Recovery Service Model, Rebuilding Shattered Lives: Integrated Trauma Recovery for People of Refugee Background (2nd edition), Community Capacity Building Framework, and international best practices.
The Role
Reporting to the Regional Manager, this role forms part of the Regional Mental Health and Wellbeing Leadership Team responsible for the oversight of all aspects of regional service delivery to ensure services are responsive, timely and delivered to the highest standards. The Adult and Family (A&F) Team Leader will lead a team of Counsellor Advocates (CAs) and Senior Practitioners (SPs) delivering counselling and advocacy support to adults and families from refugee backgrounds who are survivors of torture and trauma, with a particular focus on young people aged 15‐25 years. The Team Leader will also be responsible for providing operational and practice supervision to Counsellor Advocates and will carry a small caseload of clients to maintain currency of practice.
Key Responsibilities Include
* Lead the management of Counsellor Advocates to ensure high‐quality counselling and advocacy services to people from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds.
* Lead the practice and operational supervision of Counsellor Advocates within the Region, guiding clear and well‐articulated assessments, case formulations, interventions and reports.
* Ensure the application of a family‐centred approach across all services to adults, children, youth and families, especially those aged 15‐25 years.
* Oversight and ensure appropriate identification, response and review of client and service delivery risks.
* Oversee service delivery against organisational and funding targets, including waitlists.
* Undertake comprehensive psychosocial assessments and risk assessments for complex cases.
* Build strong ongoing relationships with the Practice Excellence team, identifying training needs, supervision and practice support and improvement.
What You'll Need To Successfully Apply
* Approved tertiary qualification in quality improvement and/or allied health discipline, including nursing, social work, psychology or occupational therapy.
* Advanced understanding of the impacts of complex trauma, advanced skills in trauma‐informed practice and providing trauma‐focussed counselling interventions using a range of evidence‐based modalities.
* Advanced skills in undertaking psychosocial assessment, formulation, planning and care coordination for children, youth and adults, including risk assessments with a family lens, and experience supervising and supporting practitioners in the delivery of these services.
* Demonstrated expertise in the provision of culturally responsive and safe mental health and well‐being support.
* An understanding of or experience in supporting people from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds (highly regarded).
* A background in working with CALD young people aged 15‐25 and their parents/carers (advantageous).
You'll Be Rewarded With
* Attractive remuneration package of $129,210 plus superannuation and annual leave loading.
* Salary packaging benefits up to $18,550 and novated car leasing options.
* A role with true purpose to make a difference in people's lives.
* A welcoming, highly diverse and supportive team environment.
* Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
About Foundation House
We are a state‐wide agency offering services throughout Victoria. We currently have approximately 250 staff across our six offices in Brunswick, Dallas, Dandenong, Ringwood, Sunshine and Werribee, and we also provide services in partnership with other agencies in regional and rural Victoria. We are values driven, committed to improving the life outcomes of refugee background survivors and are an inclusive and equal‐opportunity employer. We are a Child Safe organisation committed to promoting and protecting the interests and safety of children and actively play a part in combating family violence.
Appointment to the position is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, Working with Children Check and Reference Check process. If you have lived for a continuous period of 12 months or more in another country within the last 10 years, an International Police Check from that country will also be required. The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate proof of the Right to Work in Australia.
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