Senior Coordinator - Rubys Residential Service

About the role

Uniting Communities is seeking a Senior Coordinator to lead the day-to-day coordination of a designated Rubys residential service, bringing together therapeutic case management, family engagement and team leadership. Reporting to the Service Manager, Therapeutic Youth Services, you will oversee the residence, lead and support Youth Workers and coordinate reunification-focused support for young people and their families. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate case management, assessments and individualised plans for young people and families
• Support family engagement, reconciliation and positive pathways away from homelessness
• Lead, supervise and develop Youth Workers
• Manage residential operations, including daily routines, resources, budgets and reporting
• Build partnerships with community, government and non-government organisations
• Promote the Rubys program and strengthen relationships in the local community

Required profile

• Certificate IV in Youth Work or equivalent
• Certificate IV in Frontline Management or equivalent, or willingness to undertake the training
• Experience in case management, counselling and/or homelessness services
• Experience with young people and families, understanding adolescent development and trauma
• Knowledge of therapeutic approaches such as family and systems theory, attachment theory and narrative therapy
• Current unrestricted South Australian driver's licence and Senior First Aid Certificate
• Desirable: experience in people management, residential services or the South Australian homelessness sector; a tertiary qualification in Social Work or equivalent and case management training

Required skills

• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Culturally respectful practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, or the capacity to develop it

What we offer

• Salary packaging of up to $15,900 per year pre-tax and a $2,650 Meals and Entertainment card
• 12 weeks paid maternity leave
• 1 week paid cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
• 1 day of community engagement leave

Applicants should submit a cover letter and a current resume; applications are shortlisted and interviewed as they come in. Pre-employment checks are required.