Type: Full Time Fixed-term Contract until 30/06/2027 with view to be extended.
Location: Newcastle, NSW
Remuneration: Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Award 2010 (Level 6) + Full salary packaging options available up to $15,900 tax free per year
About Us
The Ted Noffs Foundation was established in 1970 by the Australian humanitarian Reverend Ted Noffs. Today, the Foundation delivers frontline services and community support across NSW, ACT & QLD, with over 200 staff and 350 volunteers. We are committed to helping young people affected by drugs, crime and mental health issues.
The Role
The Street University Manager is responsible for the implementation and management of our new service in Newcastle and its contribution to the local community, including drug and alcohol counselling and case management outreach programs that provide services across the Hunter region. The role involves clinical oversight and coordination of a multidisciplinary team, site management and support for marginalised young people.
The Street Universities are non-residential treatment centres based throughout NSW, ACT and QLD that help those aged 12-25 with drug, crime and mental health issues. Each centre is a safe environment where young people can engage in workshops ranging from music and dance to computer coding. Evidence-based counselling is available to help our youth reduce their drug use and involvement in crime and to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
Responsibilities
* Lead a multidisciplinary team, including counsellors, engagement workers and outreach staff.
* Provide leadership and strategic direction to the team, and oversee day-to-day program activities.
* Ensure services are delivered to the highest standards in accordance with program plans and funding agreements.
* Understand community needs and develop engagement programs to work with young people in AOD settings.
* Provide supervision, guidance and support to staff to ensure a cohesive client-focused approach to service quality.
* Stakeholder management and ongoing strategic sector and community relationship development.
* Monitor and ensure policies and procedures are followed by staff and program participants.
* Provide high-quality reports and administrative documentation.
* Provide oversight to ensure clients receive services that reflect best practice.
* Staff management including recruitment, professional development and performance appraisals.
* Maintain data collection systems, client records and financial systems.
Qualifications and Experience
* Experience working with young people with alcohol and/or other drug-related difficulties.
* Knowledge of good practice in working with this client group.
* Ability to plan, develop and implement community-based projects and clinical support activities.
* Staff supervision and administrative experience, preferably in a community development setting.
* Knowledge and experience of good counselling practice.
* Familiarity with locality-specific issues.
* Strong analytical, written and financial literacy skills, capacity to manage budgets, analyse data, write complex reports and develop grant submissions.
* Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills for building strategic relationships.
* Commitment to EEO, WHS policies, ethical practices and cultural diversity principles.
* Commitment to harm minimisation and to the aims of the Ted Noffs Foundation.
* Must hold and maintain a valid NSW Working With Children Check and Driver's Licence.
How to Apply
Submit your application via SEEK with a Resume and a Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria.
The Ted Noffs Foundation is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. People from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including First Nations People, People with Disability, Women and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Interviews may be offered on application and will be conducted on a rolling basis. Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted.
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