54 reasons is well known for championing creative and innovative solutions to support all children and families to reach their full potential. We’re on the search for an experienced and passionate professional to lead our 1800RESPECT teams across South Australia, Victoria and Queensland.

54 reasons is Australia’s leading child rights organisation – no ordinary not-for-profit.

A place where your purpose matters. Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we’re here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the child’s voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers, advocating with them so that children develop, learn, and are connected, safe and confident. Our people are proudly local, reflective of the communities we serve – in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services – this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Here you’re empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems.

In this part time (0.6 FTE) permanent position (ideally, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9am to 5pm), you’ll provide clinical and operational support to our Specialist Counselling staff, to support them to deliver quality client services. With a flexible role that includes working from home, you’ll work collaboratively with other 1800RESPECT Team Leaders. You’ll be based in either Melbourne or Adelaide, and will report to the Senior Manager Family and Domestic Violence.

You will make a difference by:

• Providing support and leadership to our Specialist Counselling team
• Supporting the wider 1800RESPECT leadership teams to ensure we are delivering high quality and contractually compliant services

A place to feel valued:

You’re a passionate and confident leader who motivates and builds the capacity of others, with expert knowledge of best practices in domestic, family and sexual violence. You’re proactive, creative and flexible in your approach, which will see you thrive in a fast-paced, complex and often high pressure environment. Your strong interpersonal skills help you develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels, and you can supervise, coach and mentor others with empathy.

Bringing your best every day, means:

• A tertiary degree (of minimum 3 years duration) in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, or relevant field
• 4+ years minimum trauma specialist counselling experience (preferably telephone counselling) or full-time equivalent experience in specialised sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling
• Professional membership of any of the following governing bodies – ACA (minimum level 3), PACFA (Clinical membership), AASW or AHPRA
• Demonstrated experience building high performing teams
• Ability to work in a fast paced & high demand work environment, including working within agreed timeline parameters and to KPIs

A place to belong:

54 reasons is proudly part of Save the Children Australia. We are a learning organisation that invests in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 1100 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Award rate salary (SCHADS Level 6.1 – currently $53.84 per hour) plus full salary packaging benefits – use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!
• Flexible work including working from home (WFH)
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way
• Internal employment and development opportunities

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications close Monday 9^th September 2024.

Position Description – Team Leader – 1800RESPECT

For more information about this position, please contact Deb Feltus, Senior Manager Family and Domestic Violence deborah.feltus@54reasons.org.au. Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] for further support.