Coordinator - Multicultural Family Centre

At Uniting, we believe in taking real steps to make the world a better place. We work to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

With over 10,000 employees and volunteers working across more than 300 sites, our services are in the areas of aged care, disability, community services and chaplaincy.

About the role:

In this management role you will coordinate the day-to-day running of the Multicultural Family Centre team and is responsible for undertaking a range of supervisory and coordination duties to ensure the effective on-going operations of the centre programs including Fathers’ Support Service, Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY), Supported Playgroups, and School Reediness.

Focused on providing leadership of a team delivering well-coordinated support responses, referral pathways to meet the needs of families you will oversee service delivery, fulfil internal and external accountability requirements for all programs, and manage internal and external partnerships to maximise the effectiveness of this centre and managing the co-located services at this centre to ensure the success of working together as one Uniting.  

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Engage, expand and further develop appropriate models of service delivery that work effectively with Aboriginal, CALD and refugee populations in this region
• Provide the leadership on early intervention programs for families and young people, encouraging innovation and the development and use of appropriate evidence based models
• Lead and manage the operations of a range of programs so that they meet funding requirements, ethical and professional standards, community and stakeholders’ expectations within a multicultural vision
• Working with your colleagues to translate Regional and Business Stream strategies into local plans and tactics, thereby ensuring a consistency in co-ordination and continuum of care

Skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Sciences or a related discipline with demonstrated experience in staff management and supervision.
• Demonstrated experience in managing, supervising, and supporting staff and team development, using a strengths based approach and cultural awareness
• Capacity to develop, implement and evaluate programs/projects addressing families and children facing disadvantages
• Strong knowledge of issues affecting families and their children experiencing difficulties in their life’s transitions, in particular those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and refugees
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating and developing strategic partnerships and delivering services catering for disadvantaged communities and target groups.
• Demonstrated skills in delivering strengths based services that address the needs of families and children along the continuum of care
• Demonstrated understanding of current child protection guidelines and mandatory reporting requirements

As an organisation we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.

We are bold, imaginative, respectful and compassionate.

Further to this we offer:

• Chance to deliver significant organisational change and improve outcomes.
• Varied workload including BAU, internal projects and wider organisation initiatives.
• Ongoing professional and personal development opportunities.
• Work within an organisation that has a positive impact on our clients and the communities in which they live

Applications close 24th May 2021