About Weave Youth & Community Services:

Weave Youth & Community Services is a place-based community-led organisation located on unceded Gadigal and Bidjigal Land in Sydney, that has been delivering a range of programs, supports and services developed with and for the community for 48 years. 

Weave’s purpose is to empower people to change their lives, and healing and connection is at the centre of our work. Weave supports children, young people, women and families who are impacted by systemic disadvantage and intergenerational trauma. Around 70% of those we support across Weave are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. As a non-Aboriginal controlled organisation, Weave is strongly committed to walking alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their ongoing fight for justice and self-determination. 

Our work at every level is guided by our Aboriginal Healing Framework.

About the Program

Weave’s Creating Futures Justice Program supports Aboriginal people aged 10–30 who are in contact with the criminal justice system to transition from custody to community and live contributing, fulfilling lives. This change is brought about through strengths-based, client-led, trauma informed, wrap-around case management model delivered within an Aboriginal Healing Framework.

Creating Futures also provides intensive support for young people on bail, on community orders or through court diversion. It provides court support and advocacy, and holistic, wraparound casework support tailored to the needs and goals of each client. 91% of Creating Futures clients are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Creating Futures also provides wrap around case management support for some participants of the Walama List at the District Court and provides holistic case management support for 10-17 year-old Aboriginal young people as part of the Youth Bail Advocacy Program in partnership with the Aboriginal Legal Service. 

About the Role

This position is responsible for providing leadership and program management support for the Creating Futures Program and team. Key responsibilities include supervising and supporting caseworkers, internal and external reporting, budget monitoring, program development, planning and evaluation as well as training, development, management and supervision for direct reports. You will be supported by the Programs Lead and will work closely with the Fundraising Lead and CEO to prepare funding applications and tenders to sustain the core program and for expansion of the program to meet community need. Cultural capability, community engagement, partnerships and networking are a key part of this role.

Interested in joining us? We’d love to hear from you

• Read the Position Description available here. 
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*Please Note: In order for us to properly assess your application, we require both your resume and a document addressing each of the selection criteria. 

You can phone Janelle Vasilevski on 0404 442 580 to discuss or for further information about the role.  

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be preferenced for this position.