Team Leader Community Visitors Program
- Location: Melbourne - CBD
- Job Function: Community Services
- Work Type: Fixed term - full time
About this role
- Utilise your Community Services expertise to provide support and advice to the Office of the Publicc advocate
- A Fixed-Term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service for 12 months
- VPS Grade 5.2: $121,250 - $132,764 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
The Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) is an independent statutory agency that aims to protect the rights and enhance the position of people with disabilities in Victoria. OPA manages key programs to support its mission; guardianship and individual advocacy, provision of community advice, communications and community education, systemic advocacy and volunteer programs.
The Safeguarding, Inclusion and Volunteer Programs area of OPA encompasses three sub programs: Community Visitors, Independent Third Person and Volunteer Coordination. The Community Visitors Program focuses on protecting the human rights of people in care via regular visits by volunteers covering three streams – disability, mental health and residential services.
The Community Visitors Program comprises VPS staff and more than 450 volunteers. Volunteers have powers to inspect inpatient psychiatric facilities, supported residential services and residential facilities for people with a disability throughout metropolitan, regional and rural Victoria.
About the Role:
This position will be responsible for providing professional leadership, supervision and support to a small team of Community Visitors Program staff, including Community Visitors Program Coordinators.
Some of your duties will include:
Provide professional leadership, supervision and support to Community Visitors Program staff
- Providing line management to Community Visitors Program staff, including implementing the performance appraisal process
- Ensuring Community Visitors Program Standard Operating Procedures are kept up-to-date and address new and emerging issues, including in relation to information technology developments
- Identifying, developing and implementing new practices to ensure that the safeguarding role played by the Community Visitors Program remains relevant in a changing social services sector.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Thorough knowledge of the mental health, disability (including NDIS), aged care and supported residential services systemsVolunteer management
- Extensive knowledge and experience of the issues related to working with volunteers and a thorough understanding of the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement
Qualifications/Requirements:
- A relevant appropriate tertiary qualification in social science or a related discipline is desirable as is relevant experience.
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
Job details
| Job Reference: | VG/D00785APRIL2025 |
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| Location: | Melbourne - CBD |
| Work Type: | Fixed term - full time |
| Job Function: | Community Services |
| Classification: | VPSG5.2 |
| Salary Range: | $121,250 - $132,764 |
| Job Duration: | 12 Months |
| Date posted: | 01-Apr-2025 |
| Application Close Date: | 15-Apr-2025 |
| Attachments: | Team Leader Community Visitors Program VPSG5.2.pdf (PDF, 264KB) Position Description |
| Contact: |
Sam Santana on 0407 664 085
samuel.a.santana@justice.vic.gov.au
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