Introduction: About US
Centacare North Queensland is a not-for-profit organisation that provides counselling, family support, mediation, family dispute resolution, disability services, education and courses, crisis housing and homelessness support, youth services, community engagement and NDIS services.
Centacare services the North Queensland community from offices in Townsville, Bowen, Mt Isa, Cloncurry, and Normanton.
Your Opportunity
This position provides professional practice supervision, training and development to both internal and external stakeholders.
Practice Supervisors have a key role in supporting and developing robust, ethical and competent practices as well as supporting overall organisational goals and activities.
Supervisors are members of the Management Team and participate in a suite of leadership functions such as strategic planning, on call, professional development of staff and their practices to ensure safe, quality, appropriate practice approaches.
Department Overview
The Corporate Services Department delivers essential corporate, financial and administrative necessary for Centacare NQ to function effectively and promote the overall organisational focus on excellence in the delivery of social services to the local region.
The Corporate Services Department is responsible for major corporate functions including financial, WHS, human resources services, and overseeing key governance functions such as risk, audit, privacy and ethical standards and professional practice.
Description: What We Are Offering
Salary packaging benefits to increase take home paySchads Level 7Permanent Part timeReward and Benefits Program with FlareOn-going learning and development opportunitiesOpportunities for career growthAccess to Employee Assistance ProgramA great organisation and supportive team environmentFlexible work arrangements for work life balance5 Weeks Annual Leave + 17.5% leave loading (pro rata)Birthday leaveAbout the Position
The Practice Supervision team's function is to support the development and implementation of appropriate and relevant practice skills and approaches that respond to the needs of individual staff, program requirements and organisational needs.
Key Responsibilities
Provide practice supervision and professional development to supervisees to improve and support professional practice, and skills.Liaison with program managers in relation to identified and emerging needs in the areas of professional practice and skills development of staff.Provide supervision to provisionally registered psychologists (where applicable).Understanding of the appropriate requirements for ethical and professional practice in accordance with the requirements of relevant professional bodies and funding body requirements.Research and develop evidence-based frameworks and interventions for the purpose of informing and supporting best practice in programs.Maintain accurate records of all supervisory activities.Participate in performance management processes for staff including probation reviews, performance improvement processes, and performance appraisals.Working in collaboration with program managers to support the understanding and implementation of Centacare NQ values, mission, and policies into all aspects of their work Develop and/or deliver identified workshops or training as required for both internal and external stakeholders.Work with program management to review the quality of all clinical work including file audits/reviews, practice observation.Work collaboratively with Managers, and Human Resources to assist in the development of and implementation of performance improvement plans for supervisees.Maintain proactive communication with program management to ensure clear and consistent approaches to the support and development of staff and their performance.Work as a team member within the ethos and values of Centacare NQ and the Catholic Diocese of North Queensland.Comply with legislation (including Workplace Health and Safety, Privacy and Equal Employment Opportunity), service agreements and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.Conduct duties in accordance with the Supervision Framework and practice standards.Support and contribute to program and service reviews as needed.To ensure job flexibility the role may be required to perform any other duties as nominated by Centacare North Queensland consistent with the classification descriptors detailed in the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010.
Download the Position Description below for more important details about the position.
Skills and Experiences: To be successful in this role you will have: Tertiary qualification in psychology or social work and at least five years subsequent experience working in the social or community services sector.Demonstrated high level of understanding of a range of therapeutic interventions for children, individuals, families and couples and the ability to competently articulate and utilise them in supervisory work.
Including the management of complex cases, risk assessment and issues associated with child safety and domestic & family violence issues.
Active participation in ongoing research and development in a range of therapeutic, evidenced based interventions and participative contribution of new funding opportunities.
Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to maintain a robust working relationship across multiple levels and disciplines.
Ability to manage gender, cultural and power issues through the supervision process, and ability to give constructive and supportive feedback and challenge when required.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to develop and deliver training packages for professional development purposes for staff and other applications as identified.
Highly developed organisational, time management and administrative skills with demonstrated ability to prioritise and work to strict timeframes.
A current Driver Licence.Currently hold, and/or eligibility to obtain and maintain, both a Disability Worker Screening and a Working with Children Blue Card.Desirable
Generally Registered Psychologist with Psychology Board of Australia Supervision approval or AASW registration.Willingness and ability to regularly travel to local outreach communities and inter/intra state.Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislation and the delivery of social services in the community sector.Willingness and ability to regularly travel to local outreach communities and deliver face to face services across our service region as required.Applying
If you are interested in applying for a position, please provide a brief cover letter outlining your experience relevant to this role along with a copy of your Resume.
Only applicants shortlisted will be contacted.
If you have not received any contact within 30 days of the commencement of this ad, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.
We wish you all the very best in your future applications.
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W: https://www.centacarenq.org.au/
Enquiries relating to this position please contact: After hours: Paula Pooles, Human Resources Manager M: 0498 111 069
Centacare North Queensland is a Child Safe and Equal Opportunities Employer.
People from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must have appropriate work rights in Australia.
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