Are you passionate about supporting the Youth of Mount Isa?

54 reasons is searching for the next leader of our Youth Services in Kalkadoon Country, Mount Isa. We are looking for someone just like you: a champion of youth rights, innovative, creative, and compassionate.

54 reasons is Australia's leading child rights organisation - no ordinary not-for-profit.

A place where your purpose matters. Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we're here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the child's voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers, advocating with them so that children develop, learn, and are connected, safe and confident. Our people are proudly local, reflective of the communities we serve - in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation- yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

In this full time, maximum term role (through to June 2025, with potential for extension) based in Mount Isa, you'll be a part of our Family and Youth Services team. You'll report to the Regional Manager, and you will play a key role helping us create lasting change for children and young people.

You will make a difference by:

• Overseeing the day-to-day operational and administrative requirements of our Youth Services
• Travelling to all sites to support the delivery and evaluation of these programs
• Ensure contractual obligations are met via quality management, reporting, data collection and measuring deliverables

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise is invaluable. We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow.

Bringing your best every day, means:

• You demonstrate strong leadership skills to motivate and guide a high performing team to achieve collective goals, program and client outcomes
• You foster a collaborative outcome driven culture implementing strategies to enhance team performance, and you model effective communication to foster a positive and inclusive work environment
• You have demonstrated experience in working with youth at risk of becoming, or who are currently involved with the Youth Justice system; families requiring support to meet the needs of their young people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities
• You have a degree in a human services field and/or significant equivalent experience
• You have experience in rural community work

A place to belong:

54 reasons is proudly part of Save the Children Australia. We are a learning organisation that invests in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 1100 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team.

We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Award rate salary (currently $53.84 per hour) plus access to full PBI salary packaging benefits - (use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you)
• Supportive Managers - we provide professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions so you can feel supported and build a career
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development
• Internal employment and development opportunities
• A modern, up to date working space
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We've established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that's what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee)
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you're able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Position Description: Team Leader - Youth Services Mount Isa

For more information about this position, please contact Edwina Andrew on 0400 614 165 or [email protected] using the subject line: Team Leader - Youth Services enquiry via EthicalJobs. Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We understand the need for work-life balance. We've advertised this role as full-time, but if you're looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we're providing you a personalised career.
We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups.

But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn't quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected] using the subject line: Team Leader - Youth Services enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We're dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported - no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Team Leader - Youth Services enquiry via EthicalJobs for further support.