Hub Lead West

About the Opportunity

MCM (Melbourne City Mission) is a leading community services organisation that innovatively works alongside thousands of Victorians and their communities to overcome barriers experienced through Homelessness, Early Years, Disability, Palliative care, Early Childhood Intervention Services and Education. 

Living Learning (LL) is Melbourne City Mission’s first outcomes funded program under a Social Impact Bond (SIB) structure. The Victorian Government’s Partnership Addressing Disadvantage (PAD) contract and the Implementation Agreement (IA) along with the associated operating manual outline the program and the funding model for Living Learning. Living Learning works with young people who are persistently not in employment education or training (NEET) and who have a mental health condition. Through the supports offered by Living Learning (mental health supports, Key Worker supports and specialist education supports) the aim of the program is to re-engage young people into HHA, to stabilise their mental health and work with them over three years to achieve various cost savings for government and education and health success for the young people.

The Hub Lead is a key member of the Living Learning team, their role is to supervise and lead a region of the program, either West or City region. Each Hub Team us made up of multidisciplinary group, including a Psychologist, and Occupational Therapist, and multiple Key Workers. The Hub Lead supports the multidisciplinary hub team to keep Living Learning students engaged with their education at Hester Hornbrook Academy (HHA) or to assist them to transition to other positive pathways and stabilising their mental health. This includes providing referral support for students to address barriers they are facing to engaging in and achieving their education. The hub team, including the Hub Lead, are often working in different MCM and HHA work sites, providing outreach support, and working in the community.

About you

We are looking for someone who can:

• Provide high quality leadership of the Living Learning Hub Team, including regular supervision, coaching, support and direction.
• Promote and maintain a positive workplace culture guided by MCM’s Healing Oriented Framework and MCM Values.
• Effectively support team members to provide high quality support to vulnerable young people, through application of the Living Learning Program Logic.
• Support the Hub Team to engage with program participants and advocate on their behalf with other agencies to ensure access and delivery of services.
• Maintain and develop positive and effective partnerships with relevant sector organisational partners.

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:

• Bachelor level qualifications in youth work, social work, mental health or other related fields.
• Experience of staff leadership, supervision and coaching in a complex service delivery environment.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering trauma-informed programs and services for young people at risk or experiencing disengagement from education.
• An extensive understanding of the youth service system with knowledge of patterns, trends and systemic issues.
• Strong ability to build and maintain positive relationships, including problem solving and communicating with people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to develop your own capabilities and improve performance, with guidance from supervisors.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Ability to use Microsoft software products (Office, Excel, Teams).
• Ability to work flexible hours to support client needs and to perform regular travel within metropolitan Melbourne (fleet vehicles are available for staff use).
• Knowledge of the legislative requirements when working with at risk young people, including Child Safety Standards.
• Provide First Aid certificate (formerly First Aid Level 2) or willingness to obtain.

Screening Criteria

• National Police check
• Working with Children check and NDIS Worker Screening check or ability to obtain
• Valid Victorian Drivers licence
• Right to Work in Australia

Applications for this role close: 11 August 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 in our workforce enables us to deliver empowering services that are informed by lived experience.