Team Leader

Ready to step into a leadership role where your work genuinely changes lives?

Want to lead skilled practitioners through complex, high‑impact work at the heart of family violence and child wellbeing?

Looking for a role where you can shape practice, influence systems and lead with strong values in a supportive feminist organisation?

Then this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for, read on to learn more!

Why Work With Us:
At CNV, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and genuinely cared for. We are deeply committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace where safety and wellbeing are prioritised and where individual contributions are recognised and valued.

When you join CNV, you will be supported to maintain a healthy work–life balance, continue learning and growing, and build a sustainable career. We’re committed to supporting you at every stage of your journey so you feel encouraged, confident and able to thrive.

What We Offer:

• Above award wages, with salary packaging up to $15,900 (tax free).
• Generous leave provisions to support rest, wellbeing and cultural connection, including:
  • 5 weeks annual leave
  • Wellness leave
  • Cultural leave
  • Above-award personal leave
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities, including training, professional development and career pathways.
• Our Leadership Development Program, supporting leadership capability at all career stages.
• Workplace wellbeing initiatives.
• Flexible work arrangements that support balance and wellbeing.
• A diverse, inclusive and values‑led workplace where respect, care and collaboration are part of everyday work.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential personal support when needed.

This is a full‑time ongoing role (1.0 FTE, 38 hours per week) based at The Orange Door in Bendigo. As Team Leader you will provide leadership supervision and operational oversight to an Orange Door team delivering high‑quality client‑centred services. You’ll support and develop practitioners, manage workflow and risk and ensure practice aligns with evidence‑based frameworks and regulatory standards.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Leading, mentoring and supervising a team of specialist practitioners in a fast‑paced environment.
• Overseeing day‑to‑day service delivery and prioritising demand based on risk and urgency.
• Supporting trauma‑informed integrated practice across a multidisciplinary setting.
• Contributing to program planning service development quality improvement and evaluation.
• Building and maintaining strong partnerships with community services government and sector stakeholders.

You are a confident values‑led leader with extensive experience in the community services sector, ideally within family violence or related fields. You bring strong professional judgement emotional intelligence and the ability to lead teams through complexity and change.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading supervising and developing practitioners.
• Strong understanding of family violence trauma‑informed practice and child wellbeing.
• The ability to navigate challenging situations with empathy, clarity and decisiveness.
• Highly developed communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary or system‑based environments.
• A commitment to feminist practice, cultural safety, inclusion and continuous improvement.

Above all you are motivated by making a difference and supporting teams to do their best work.

Click here to learn more about how being part of the passionate and fulfilling family violence sector can support your career goals.

To be considered for this role applicants must submit a cover letter and current resume. Employment will be subject to a satisfactory Working with Children’s check, satisfactory criminal record history check, and the proof of the right to work in Australia prior to commencement.
For more information about this role or the application process, contact People and Culture on 03 5430 3000 and visit our website https://www.cnv.org.au/job-application-process.

Apply as soon as possible.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and the position may close earlier than advertised.

CNV is an equal opportunity employer.
CNV is a child safe organisation.