Team Leader

YSAS Youth Support and Advocacy Service; Melbourne; In loco; AUD 90.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Five weeks annual leave

Salary packaging for living expenses

Salary packaging for meals and娱乐

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YSAS Youth Support and Advocacy Service – Epping VIC is seeking a Team Leader to supervise a Youth AOD Outreach Workers team, coordinating services for young people with complex issues including substance use and mental health challenges. The role emphasises supervision, coaching, and alignment with the YSAS Model of Care and guidelines.

The position offers SCHCADS level 6 pay dependent on qualifications and experience, with five weeks annual leave and access to salary packaging options;

Competenze

• Provide practice guidance to staff servicing young people with complex issues, including advocacy, assessment, and therapeutic case management.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, and providing constructive feedback to maintain a positive team environment.
• Experience building and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships, including with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities and CALD groups.
• Advanced leadership to manage quality service provision and lead change management processes.
• Ability to use a range of systems to ensure quality, safe practice within your team.

Mansioni

• Lead and supervise a team of Youth AOD Outreach Workers.
• Oversee service delivery activities including intake, allocations meetings, and client reviews.
• Provide regular supervision, coaching, and support to staff.
• Undertake Acting Manager responsibilities as required when the manager is unavailable.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Supervision & mentoring

Stakeholder relationships

Change management

Quality & safe practice

Systems use

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YSAS Youth Support and Advocacy Service – Epping VIC

19h ago , from YSAS Youth Support and Advocacy Service

• Remuneration SCHCADS level 6 dependent on qualifications and experience + superannuation
• 5 weeks Annual Leave
• Up to $15,900 for living expenses + up to $2,600 towards meals and entertainment can be tax-free through NFP Salary Packaging

About the position:

To provide leadership to a team of Youth AOD Outreach Workers, overseeing the performance of a range of service types which provide support to young people who present with complex substance use, mental health issues, family disconnection, and barriers to accessing a range of vital resources such as education and employment, secure housing, and opportunities for pro-social community participation. Many clients of our services have involvement with statutory programs including Youth Justice, Community Corrections and Child Protection.

The role will support staff through regular supervision, coaching and facilitating service delivery activities such as intake and allocations meetings and client review processes which are in alignment with the YSAS Model of Care and the YSAS Youth Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Outreach Service Guidelines.

The Team Leader may be required to maintain a small caseload proportionate to supervision responsibilities, dependant on operational requirements (which can change over time). The Team Leader is also required to undertake Acting Manager responsibilities as required (e.g. when manager is on annual leave)

Key Selection Criteria:

• Ability to provide practice guidance to staff members engaging and working with young people with complex issues (including substance use, mental health, disengagement), ranging from advocacy, assessment, and therapeutic case management.
• Demonstrated experience in the support of staff including provision of supervision, mentoring, positive and constructive feedback and maintaining a positive team environment.
• Experience in building and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships, including with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities and other CALD communities (e.g. those with refugee experiences).
• Advanced leadership skills, including being able to effectively manage quality service provision and lead change management processes.
• Ability to use a range of systems to ensure quality, safe practice within your team;

Why work with us?

• YSAS has a true commitment to flexible working, ensuring that individual, team and client needs are met
• YSAS offers additional leave entitlements such as gender affirmation, ceremonial leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, fertility leave, blood donors leave, a generous Parental Leave Scheme and the ability to purchase additional leave.
• Access to learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

For full details of the position, please view the POSITION DESCRIPTION below

Please note:

As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.

You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position.

Further Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact, Linda Bell, Community Manager, on 0486390*** regarding Team Leader, Recruitment Ref. Number 075_2026.

• YSAS is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
• YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.

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