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Team Lead - Youth Engagement

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  • Increase your take home pay with full salary packaging up to $18,540 per year
  • Additional 5 paid leave days + discounts on a range of products/services
  • Be a part of a passionate and driven multidisciplinary team

ABOUT US

At headspace, we support young people with mental health, as well as alcohol and other drug services. With a focus on early intervention, we work with young people to provide support at a crucial time in their lives – to help get them back on track and strengthen their ability to manage their mental health in the future. In everything we do, we aim to meet the evolving and unique needs of young people and those who support them.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Team Lead – Youth Engagement to join our team. This is a newly created full-time position within the team.

The role is based at headspace Southport and working across the Southeast Cluster (Gold Coast and Brisbane South).

In this varied role, you will oversee and support to the Youth Engagement, Community and Lived Experience (YECLE) team, and work closely with the leadership team across the Youth Mental Health portfolio.

In this role you will coordinate internal and external facing activities, promote services for youth and facilitate processes that support participation and engagement.

You will work with headspace National, Orygen and other partners to implement and inform national strategy and program development.

Additionally, you will be integral in informing and developing policies and procedures relating to community awareness, participation and engagement, and peer support frameworks.

Here’s what we have on offer:

  • A focus on wellbeing – 5 extra paid wellness leave days off each year
    Salary packaging – full salary packaging can increase your take-home pay by around $18,540 per annum.
  • Learning opportunities – a comprehensive induction program and ongoing capability development.
  • Clinical Supervision – a structured program to support your practice.
  • Career options – we run multiple services across QLD and NSW and have many opportunities to progress your career

ABOUT YOU

You are an engaging individual with who has experience as a manager or team leader, ideally in the community services sector, and a passion for mental health and wellbeing.

Additionally, you will also possess the following skills and experience:

  • Relevant tertiary qualifications or demonstrated experience in a similar role working closely with management in the health or social services sectors.
  • High level people management skills to lead and provide guidance to staff.
  • Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, especially in regard to advocacy, internal and external stakeholder liaison, and documentation.
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to proactively prioritise, multi-task and meet competing deadlines.
  • High level working knowledge and familiarity with the Microsoft Office including Excel or similar data management systems.
  • Demonstrated analytical or problem-solving skills with the ability to negotiate practical outcomes and develop efficient systems.
  • Current Australian (issued) Drivers Licence

The base salary range for this role is $92,694 to $96,804 + super, depending on experience.

Apply now!

Click ‘Apply Now’ and go to our LLW Careers page and submit your application. Please note we only accept applications through our Careers page. Applicants will be contacted as they apply.

For questions or information about the role, email [email protected], using the subject line: Team Lead - Youth Engagement enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Lives Lived Well is an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applications from a diverse range of social, cultural, and gender backgrounds that reflect our community including First Peoples.

Confirmation of employment will be subject to the candidate's possession of a Current Australian Drivers Licence, Working with Children Check (Blue Card), and evidence of your Covid-19 vaccination status.

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