Job Details

Programs lead

Various
 Full-time
Weave Youth and Community Services Inc

Weave

Description

  • Are you an experienced leader and team player, committed to social justice and equity?
  • Do you want to support community-led solutions? 
  • Lead an innovative team of dedicated Program Managers within a dynamic, well-respected place-based NGO with 48 years experience.
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

About Weave Youth & Community Services

Weave Youth & Community Services is a place-based community 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 Role

The Programs Lead manages, supports, supervises and develops some of Weave’s Program Managers across Weave sites and with the Senior Programs Lead provides oversight, support and guidance for program operations and service delivery across Weave.


High Level Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day management, supervision, professional guidance, support, critical incident debriefing, and development to Weave Program Managers. 
  • Ensure systems and processes are in place to support high quality service delivery to vulnerable people. 
  • Lead and nurture a harmonious, supportive and progressive culture where the vision, mission and values of Weave are always upheld.
  • Participate in continuous quality improvement to ensure that Weave consistently provides high quality services, improves systems and processes and maintains service accreditation. 
  • Assist in growing the organisation’s capacity to provide quality, responsive services through contributing to community consultation, funding applications/tenders, reports, evaluation, staff training and development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures, systems and services. 
  • Provide program development support and guidance, and assist in establishing, designing and rolling out innovative and effective community led programs and services to meet community needs.


The position is located across Weave sites including Weave Head Office and Weave Women & Children’s Centre in Waterloo, Weave Woolloomooloo, (all on Gadigal Land), and Weave Kool Kids Program on Bidjigal Land in Malabar

Requirement

Selection Criteria

  • A strong team player with demonstrated management experience, effective leadership and people skills in a fast-paced not for profit setting.
  • Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high quality outputs to tight deadlines.
  • Tertiary qualifications in human services and/or management eg. social work, community management or other related fields and or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including experience writing advocacy letters, grant applications and reports.
  • Commitment to excellence in service delivery in the not for profit sector and ability to design, develop and grow highly effective community led programs.
  • Understanding of the issues impacting, and the unique strengths of Aboriginal communities, families, young people and children, particularly in the inner Sydney area.
  • Ability to support and guide staff and Program Managers with complex client issues and critical incident debriefing.
  • Demonstrated networking and collaboration skills and experience.
  • Demonstrated experience with change management and implementing new systems and processes.
  • Working with Children Check clearance.
  • National Police Check clearance.

Desirable

  • Identify and be accepted by the Aboriginal Community as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person (as currently defined in the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983).

How to apply?

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

  • Read the Position Description available here.
  • Send us your up to date resume and a document responding to each of the selection criteria (listed in the Position Description), and outlining how you meet them.
  • Please send these documents to Patricia Vasquez, HR Manager via email: . 


*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 Siobhan Bryson on 0410 131 855 to discuss or for further information about the role.  

Applications close: 8 Sep 2024

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