Hope Street Youth and Family Services Limited ("Hope Street") is a leading specialist youth homelessness services in Victoria with over 40 years’ experience in delivering services to young people and young families in the western and northern growth corridors of Melbourne.
Hope Street has been delivering the First Response Youth Mobile Outreach program within the City of Melton and surrounding LGA. The service currently operates 6 days per week with different rosters.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced manager to provide leadership in the management of homelessness programs, for a full-time 0.1 EFT position (76 hours per fortnight) based in the fast expanding, local government area of Melton.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will enjoy providing leadership and direction to 2 reports and you will build on a culture of service excellence where optimal outcomes for young people are achieved. Together with the Operations Manager you will set the strategic direction of the programs that fall within your portfolio, and you will ensure compliance in all operational areas including service delivery, risk management and continual quality improvement.
Desired Skills and Experience
You have a Bachelor’s degree in Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology (with honours) and you have a minimum of 5years experience as a Team Leader, Program Coordinator or in a management role. You have a good understanding of delivering supported crisis response services to young people through client- focused, therapeutic approaches within a case management framework. You share the values and the philosophy of the organisation and look forward to the opportunity to make a significant difference in the community.
