Team Leader Youth Development

The City of Joondalup takes pride in being a Local Government that has been internationally recognised for providing outstanding services to the local community. To continue to set the standard in WA Local Government for innovative services and programs, we are seeking highly motivated, enthusiastic employees who will be committed to making a positive contribution to the City and its community.

Team Leader Youth Development – Full Time

• Salary: $102,340 - $108,555 per annum
• Plus up to 14.5% superannuation (conditions apply)
• Ref No: 24-132

The Youth Development team coordinates a range of programs, activities and events that foster healthy, resilient, informed, and engaged young people, and promote and celebrate the role of young people in our community.

We are looking for a team leader with experience in leading, coaching and people management at an individual and team level as well as effective communication skills in engaging and building purposeful mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders. The successful candidate will assist with the strategic plan of youth development operations at the City and be responsible for planning, developing, and reviewing the associated policy and procedures. Familiarity with the YACWA Code of Ethics, Child Safe Standards and the role of youth services in a local government context is essential.

Your covering letter will need to address the following key criteria:

• Coaching and people management including supervising, leading teams and performance.
• Interpersonal skills to identify, address and progress youth issues toward positive outcomes and build mutually beneficial relationships with all stakeholders.
• Analytical, problem solving and research skills, including the ability to initiate, influence, monitor and evaluate new and existing processes and strategies.
• Business planning, organisation, time management skills, with the ability to set priorities and manage multiple competing deadlines.
• Tertiary qualification in Community Development, Youth Work, Social / Behavioral Sciences, Business Administration, or other relevant qualification or equivalent experience.

Appointment subject to provision of a current satisfactory Working With Children Check (WWCC) and National Police Certificate (no more than three months old).

If you are interested, we would like to hear from you. Further information can be obtained by calling Steph Fisher, Coordinator Community and Youth Development on 9400 4202.

To apply, please click on the "Apply" button above, and submit your resume and a covering letter of no more than two pages addressing the above criteria. Applications close at 11.55pm on Monday 2 December 2024.

The City of Joondalup is committed to diversity and inclusion within all organisational practices and is an equal opportunity employer. The City encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, people of all ages, sexualities and genders to apply for this position.

All employees and prospective employees of the City of Joondalup are required to declare any secondary employment and private activities to ensure that any conflict of interests may be appropriately managed.