Job Description
🌟 Now Hiring: Team Leader - Aboriginal Child Protection (Bendigo) 🌟
Are you an experienced Team Leader or a Senior/Advanced Child Protection Practitioner ready to step up? We're looking for a strong, values-driven leader to guide a dedicated team supporting Aboriginal children, families, and community.
Tradewind is currently recruiting for a Team Leader within an Aboriginal Child Protection team based in Bendigo. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead meaningful work and make a real impact in the community.
🧭 About the Role
As Team Leader, you'll play a key role in supporting and mentoring a small, dynamic team of practitioners. You'll oversee service delivery, manage resources, and ensure strong case management practices for children and families under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic).
You'll also be responsible for overseeing cases awaiting allocation and ensuring the team delivers culturally safe, high-quality support.
💼 What We're Looking For
- Previous experience as a Team Leader or
- A Senior/Advanced Child Protection Practitioner with mentoring or leadership experience
- Strong understanding of Child Protection practice and legislation
- Experience supporting staff in complex, high-risk environments
- Ability to lead, guide, and build capability within a team
- Commitment to culturally safe practice when working with Aboriginal communities
💰 What's on Offer
- Full-time, ongoing role
- SCHADS Level 6: $110K-$114K
- Salary packaging benefits
- Superannuation
If you're ready to take the next step in your leadership journey or bring your experience into a strong community-focused organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
📩 Apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.
About Tradewind Australia
Tradewind Australia is a multi-award-winning recruitment agency recognised for outstanding candidate experience across the Social and Community sectors. We partner with leading organisations across Victoria, providing opportunities that align with your skills, values and career goals.
What sets us apart:
- Dedicated consultants specialising in Family Services
- Access to exclusive locum and permanent opportunities
- Support throughout the entire recruitment and onboarding process
- Transparent communication and ongoing career development support
How to Apply
Click "Apply" to submit your CV.
For more information, please contact our Family Services Team on 03 9081 0562
Commitment to Child Safety, Inclusion and being an equal opportunities employer
Tradewind Australia is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and vulnerable people. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
All successful applicants will undergo reference checks, identity verification and Working with Children Check and further compliance requests pending the organisation's requirements.
*Tradewind considers that being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is a genuine occupational requirement as outlined in section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act (1991) and permitted as a 'special measure' under section 8 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and by articles 1(4) and 2(2) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
