• Permanent Full Time
• $110,506.76 per annum plus supernannuation 
• Join the Family, Youth & Children team

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

The Team Leader Youth Engagement provides strategic leadership and operational management of the Youth Engagement Team, ensuring children and young people, predominantly aged 6 to 18 years, are actively engaged, connected, and supported through opportunities that enhance their mental health, wellbeing, participation, and leadership. The role is responsible for developing and maintaining effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver evidence-informed youth services and programs that respond to the diverse needs of children, young people, and families across the municipality. It oversees the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of systems, processes, and service delivery models to ensure responsive, innovative, efficient, and outcomes-focused youth services, while contributing to organisational objectives through collaborative leadership within the Youth Engagement and Pathways Leadership Team

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and manage the Youth Engagement Team, build positive team culture and support change management processes.
• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of evidenced informed programs that support the engagement, mental health, wellbeing and leadership of children and young people aged 6 to 18 years.
• Drive the strategic development of supports for families with children transitioning from primary to secondary school to ensure active engagement with their peers, school and community.
• Deliver activities that provide opportunities for parents and their children to come together, strengthen their relationship and build their capacity.
• Provide leadership and advice at a local level in identifying and responding to issues that impact children, young people and families.
• Work strategically with internal council areas, youth peaks, schools, key agencies and service providers to ensure that services and programs are developed in partnership and are responsive to the current and emerging needs of children, young people and families.
• Oversee the management of lease and licence agreements and bookings for the youth centres.
• Prepare reports, memos, and responses for consideration by the Coordinator Youth Engagement and Pathways, Department Manager, Executive and/or Council in relation to family, youth and children’s issues, services and needs.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Significant knowledge and understanding of current issues and trends in relation to children, young people and families on a local and state-wide basis, including services and funding mechanisms.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Victorian Child Safe Standards and their application in policy and program applications across the Mental Health, Wellbeing & Leadership Team.
• High -level analytical and investigative skills including ability to translate and communicate this information to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Significant experience in leading and managing teams with an emphasis on outcomes, quality, continuous improvement, staff motivation and development, and high team and individual performance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and implement change.
• Highly developed skills in effectively and accurately administering and managing financial operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including an ability to prepare reports, submissions, presentations and correspondence to inform, influence and persuade. 

Required Certifications & Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Social Science, Social Work, Youth Work or a similar field, along with minimum of 5 years experience in the youth/community sector and knowledge of the relevant Acts, Regulations and Government Policies relating to Youth and Middle Years Services.
• Current driver’s licence.

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.

For any queries, please contact us at [email protected].

Applications will be reviewed progressively throughout the advertising period. This role may close once a sufficient number of suitable applicants has been received. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as early as possible.

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