About the Opportunity
The Senior Practice Development Lead is accountable for driving change, continuous improvement, and practice development of our MCM Healing Oriented Framework (HOF) for our workforce, piloting the full implementation of HOF in Frontyard Youth Services, Melbourne CBD, and documenting and sharing learnings with services across MCM. The MCM HOF has been developed to promote the physical, emotional, and cultural safety of people in contact with MCM. The HOF advances a trauma informed approach by ensuring we maintain a holistic view of individuals, families, and communities in their process of healing. The role will lead professional practice by working with the Frontyard Youth Services team to pilot, test, and trial implementation of the MCM HOF and inform a HOF informed Case Management Framework. The role takes the lead to embed the frameworks, deliver group reflective practice, and provide enhanced supervision to Frontyard Youth Services, as well as support implementation of the Integrated Frontyard One Practice Model. The Senior Practice Development Lead will then support change management, training and development activities to build HOF capability and share learnings more broadly across the MCM Group.
About you
We are looking for someone who is:
- Interested in a Senior Practice lead role in the youth specialist homelessness services space in Melbourne, to contribute to full implementation of the MCM Healing Orientated Framework (HOF)
- Excited about Co-Chairing the MCM organisational Healing Orientated Framework Working Group to assist full implementation of the HOF across MCM Services
- Committed to coaching, training, and consultation to the Frontyard team to ensure the model of care and practice is supported to be HOF informed.
- Motivated to adopt and lead a project management approach to share learnings from Frontyard with broader MCM services across the organisation, including training design and delivery.
- Energised by the idea of contributing to the vision for an Integrated Frontyard and One Practice Methodology.
Benefits of working with MCM include:
- Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia
- Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
- Supportive learning and development environment
- Culture of continuous improvement
Essential:
- Qualified: You’ll hold a relevant qualification in social work, youth work, psychology, occupational therapy or similar and are a member of your professional body. Master’s qualification and/or mental health endorsements highly valued.
- Leadership Experience: Your real-world experience leading front-line teams, preferably in the homelessness services area, means you bring an understanding of the challenges that leaders face and the requirements of supervision. While the role doesn’t have direct reports, the ability to have a unique understanding of supervision and the challenges leaders face is necessary and supports credibility.
- Practitioner Experience: You bring extensive clinical practice experience in a complex trauma informed environment, with experience managing complex cases, specifically with young people and families in crisis. You understand through practice, the impact trauma has on individuals and on systems, as well as demonstrating knowledge and understanding of development, attachment, and trauma theories as they relate to homelessness.
- Group supervision and reflective practice facilitation: You bring experience enabling practitioners, particularly front-line staff, to process and reflect on their work, leveraging evidence-based methods and frameworks to guide your practice.
- Strong communication and presentation skills: You can express yourself written and verbally, synthesising complex information, flexing to your audience. You’re comfortable facilitating sessions, conducting meetings, workshops, and hosting Q&A’s and webinars.
- Please see position description for further (Key Selection Criteria)
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Screening Criteria
- National Police check
- Working with Children check
- Valid Victorian Drivers license
- Right to Work in Australia
Applications for this role close: 21 July 2024, so please apply early. Please include your current resume and cover letter.
Please review the position description to understand more about the role and responsibilities. For assistance with your application please email: recruitment@mcm.org.au
About MCM
We are a leading not for profit, purpose-driven organisation that offers a broad range of services in Early Years, Disability, Homelessness and Family Services, Palliative Care and Education.
Our commitment to Safety
MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.
Our commitment to Diversity
At MCM, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion helps us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people.
