Team Leader - School To Work

Melbourne City Mission (MCM); Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging

Learning & development

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Melbourne City Mission (MCM) is seeking a Team Leader, School to Work to guide a regional team in expanding education-to-employment pathways for young people across Victoria. You will lead coordinators, foster strong school and employer partnerships, and drive outcomes through work-based learning opportunities and SBATs.

Success requires effective people leadership, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven improvement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience within employment, education, disability, youth or community services.
• Strong experience developing and maintaining employer, school and stakeholder partnerships.
• Proven ability to develop employment, training or work-based learning opportunities and achieve performance outcomes.
• Excellent communication, relationship management and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of inclusive practices and a commitment to improving outcomes for young people.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and support a team to deliver high-quality, outcome-focused services and achieve regional performance targets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, employers, industry bodies and community stakeholders.
• Identify and develop work-based learning opportunities, including work experience, structured workplace learning and apprenticeship pathways.
• Analyse performance data, monitor quality standards and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Balance operational leadership with direct stakeholder engagement and service delivery responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Data analysis

Inclusive practice

Job description

Summary

Lead and support a passionate team creating employment and career pathways for secondary school students
Build strong partnerships with schools, employers and industry across your region
Flexible work arrangements, salary packaging benefits and opportunities for professional growth
Multiple roles on offer ranging across Victoria in regions: Inner East, Southern Melbourne, Brimbank/Melton, Bayside Peninsula, Barwon, Central Highlands and Outer Gippsland

About the Opportunity

The Team Leader, School to Work leads the delivery of the Victorian Government's School to Work program across an allocated region or regions, providing day-to-day leadership and support to Coordinators while driving strong outcomes for schools, employers and students. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the role is responsible for building and maintaining strategic partnerships, expanding work-based learning opportunities, and creating sustainable education-to-employment pathways through employer engagement, school collaboration and workforce development initiatives. The position combines people leadership with hands-on stakeholder engagement to achieve regional performance targets and increase access to meaningful work experience, structured workplace learning, school-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SBATs), and other career pathway opportunities for young people.

About you

We are looking for someone who can:

• Lead, coach and support a team to deliver high-quality, outcome-focused services and achieve regional performance targets

• Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, employers, industry bodies and community stakeholders

• Identify and develop work-based learning opportunities, including work experience, structured workplace learning and apprenticeship pathways

• Analyse performance data, monitor quality standards and drive continuous improvement initiatives

• Balance operational leadership with direct stakeholder engagement and service delivery responsibilities

Essential:

• Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience within employment, education, disability, youth or community services

• Strong experience developing and maintaining employer, school and stakeholder partnerships

• Proven ability to develop employment, training or work-based learning opportunities and achieve performance outcomes

• Excellent communication, relationship management and problem-solving skills

• Understanding of inclusive practices and a commitment to improving outcomes for young people

Screening Criteria:

• National Police check

• Working with Children check

• Valid Victorian Drivers license

• Right to Work in Australia

Benefits of working with MCM include:

• Diverse and inclusive organisation

• Attractive Salary Packaging benefits

• Supportive learning and development environment

• Culture of continuous improvement

About MCM

MCM is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety. MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people.
We are a leading not-for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.

Our commitment to Safety

MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.

Our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity of Access

At MCM we embrace our differences because we know that diversity helps us to innovate and make the biggest impact possible. Our DEI Strategy supports and drives an inclusive workplace culture. We embrace the learning opportunities that come with authentic commitment to equity of access for all. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.