AddressCMY355 Team Leader - Le Mana
About CMY
The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) is a not-for-profit organisation based in Victoria, providing specialist knowledge and support to young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Our vision is that young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds are connected, empowered and influential Australians.
About the Role
The Team Leader, Le Mana, provides leadership, supervision and guidance to Multicultural Youth Workers to ensure best practice and quality outcomes for Pasifika young people, their families and communities.
The Team Leader will work closely with the Le Mana Program Manager to provide operational leadership and support for the Le Mana team, metropolitan networks and projects.
This position will supervise multicultural youth workers within the Le Mana Program who engage in youth support and capacity building activities including, but not limited to, one on one youth support, family work, group work, school based work, youth development and leadership opportunities, mentoring and volunteer programs.
- Hours: 38 hours per week (1 FTE), Full Time
- Fixed Term until_30th of June 2025
- Base Salary (SCHADS Level 6): $102,554.40 per annum plus Super and access to Salary Packaging (Salary Packaging is a great way to increase the value of your salary by allowing you to receive a portion of your income in the form of tax free or tax-deductible benefits.)
- Location: Carlton with travel required across Sunshine and Dandenong
- Applications Close: 12pm, 12/07/2024
- Interviews: to be held in the week beginning 15th July 2024
Key Selection Criteria
- Relevant skills, experience and qualifications in Youth work or alike.
- Demonstrated experience in the supervision of staff including leading and delivering youth focused services and supporting and supervising individuals and teams that deliver casework and support activities to young people.
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage with diverse stakeholders including with young people, other agencies, government departments, community groups and organisations, especially demonstrating well-developed intercultural/bi-cultural skills to collaborate effectively with Pasifika communities.
- Strong organisational and time management skills including well-developed organisational and analytical skills, and the ability to plan and manage an effective work program and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated understanding of Adolescent development, risk assessment, including child safety and family violence and how these relate to working with Pasifika young people.
For more information
- On the role, please see the position description
- On CMY, visit https://www.cmy.net.au/about-us
- Contact person for the role: Program Manager - Shannon Bell on 0438 768 ***
How to Apply
- Click ‘apply’ which will take you to our application form
- Follow the instructions to upload your resume and a document outlining examples/a response addressing each of the key selection criteria outlined in the position description. This can be included in your cover letter or a separate document.
- Documents must be in MS Word or PDF format
- For guidelines on how to apply for a job at CMY please read here
- For tips on how to respond to Key Selection Criteria, please read here: Careers Vic Gov - Guide
This position is specifically for applicants from Pasifika background under Special Measures of the Equal Opportunity Act.
CMY takes Child Safety seriously and short listed candidates are subject to child safety screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below.
- Position Description - Team LeaderLe Mana
