AddressA BIT ABOUT YOU
You’re passionate about driving high-performance teams across employment and training. You understand the importance of empowering your team to engage and support young people confidently. You love people and can engage with employers, industry, and service users with respect, dignity, and no judgment, full stop. You’re full of creative ways to meet our team members' users where they are at, and you believe that engagement shouldn’t be a one-size-fits-all model.
You know not every day will be the same, you can switch from providing support, to advocating for service access, to writing reports in the blink of an eye.
A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE
As the Youth Services Team Leader, you will develop and operate a high-performing team of Youth Coaches. You will tackle youth disadvantage by supporting young people to address barriers to employment and connecting the needs of young people aged 15 to 24 with the needs of the local labor market (industries and employers).
The Youth Services Team Leader provides day-to-day operations of our Transition to Work service across our Sunshine & Footscray sites.
Key requirements for this role
- Diploma level qualification in Mental Health, Youth Work, Community Services, Career Development
- Drivers License
- Strong administration skills with competency in all Microsoft Office applications
- Leadership experience within employment and/or community service programs and services
A BIT ABOUT US
We are an independent, registered charity providing frontline support to young people and people experiencing homelessness to open up pathways out of poverty and homelessness and break the cycle of disadvantage. Our focus is on respect, client-centred care, and harm prevention so people can lead longer lives and have improved health, meaningful employment, and a greater sense of belonging, safety, and security through our holistic model of care.
This is (some) of what we got up to:
- Over 8,000 people accessed our services
- Welcomed 16,431 visits to The Living Room
- 80% of the young people we supported landed sustainable employment or education outcomes
- Our social enterprise cafes sold over 150,000 coffees, and the $73K profit was redirected to homelessness and Youth Services.
- Experienced 130,000+ contacts through our harm minimisation programs
You can read more in our Impact Reportyou'llyou'll find us right across Naarm/Melbourne with our main hubs located in Glenroy, Sunshine, Werribee, Melton, St Albans and Hopper Crossing and on Hosier Lane in the heart of the city.
WHY SHOULD YOU WORK WITH US?
We're a casual and flexible yet professional and high-energy workplace. We encourage flexibility for a healthy work/life balance, and although we are very serious about our work, we are very chill when it comes time to wind down. Every day you spend working, you're making a difference. They're pretty great perks, so don't just stop there… here are some of the others:
- Free, locally roasted coffee at the office
- A portion of your income as tax-free through generous salary packaging benefits
- PLUS additional tax-free salary packaging on meals & entertainment expenses
- Flexible work environment & flexibility to take extra unpaid leave for travel while working
- 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
- Uncapped Employee Assistance Program
- Additional paid leave for caregiving, wellbeing, family violence, study PLUS an extra five personal leave days
DOES IT SOUND LIKE YOU WOULD VIBE WITH YOUTH PROJECTS?
👉 Send through your resume + a cover letter by clicking "Apply Now."
Recruitment for this position will be undertaken as applications are received, and only successful applicants will be notified. Please note that all Youth Projects positions require the successful applicant to hold a valid Working Children's Check or Police Check.
Our commitment to diversity: At Youth Projects, we value diversity and believe that people from a range of backgrounds bring a variety of ideas, perspectives, and experiences that will enhance our effectiveness. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome, and value unique contributions and encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and Indigenous candidates.
Safety screening : Youth Projects is committed to being a child-safe organisation, providing an environment where children who come into contact with the organisation feel safe. Youth Projects has zero tolerance for child abuse. All Youth Projects staff must undergo Police and Working with Children.
