Team Leader Community Connections

32-35 hours per week

Fixed Term Contract until 24 December 2025 with possibility for extension

Join an award winning Not For Profit where you can make a difference in a rapidly growing community!

North West Community Services Inc (NWCS) is a long established, not for profit, community based organisation, servicing individuals and families within Sydney’s North West Growth Area, with a particular focus on Blacktown North West and the North West Growth Area. NWCS’s vision is “Building a Stronger Community Together”, and we do this by underpinning all our activity with our values of Respect, Integrity, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equity. NWCS is a Child Safe Organisation and values the voices, needs and safety of children and young people.

As a neighbourhood centre, we aim to build strong community connections, offering a range of opportunities and meaningful activity that can improve health and wellbeing, economic and social outcomes.

NWCS has an exciting role for a suitably qualified and experienced professional to join our Community Connections Team providing leadership to a small team of professionals, along with providing frontline services for a range of funding programs.

The Position

The Community Connections (CC) team is funded by a range of State and Federal agencies, along with private philanthropic funding. Services include support for vulnerable individuals and families, emergency relief, child and youth programs, employment initiatives, gambling support etc. Services range from group activities, volunteer activity, community events and community capacity building activities, including advocacy, community consultation, and planning to meet emerging needs.

The Team Leader will have a broad range of responsibilities that encompasses corporate accountabilities, data collation and reporting, continuous quality improvement and ensuring services and programs comply with a range of regulatory obligations. The position will integrate opportunities across various funded programs and secure outcome based opportunities aligned to funding requirements.

The position will lead a small and growing team to deliver a number of funded programs, whilst also directly providing frontline services/programs, particularly as part of our DCJ TEI funded services. The role provides a range of engaging activities that build community capacity, social cohesion and belonging, with a focus on community strengthening and community wellbeing.

The successful candidate will have the following essential requirements:

Degree qualifications in social science/ human services/community services etc

Demonstrated commitment to social justice, cultural diversity, accountability and integrity

Five years industry experience working with vulnerable families including experience with family early interventions and/or youth services

Demonstrated experience with community development practice

Demonstrated capacity to lead a team, building a respectful and cohesive culture within a rapidly changing environment

Strong level of communication, interpersonal and writing skills, use of Microsoft Office and client data management systems

Ability to network, consult and respond to the needs of diverse groups of stakeholders

Demonstrated experience managing diverse programs and competing deadlines including managing budgets and resources

Risk and Compliance with Workplace Health and Safety requirements and with provisions of the Child and Young Persons Care and Protection Act and Child Safe Regulations

Commitment to social justice, cultural diversity, accountability and integrity

High level attention to detail.

Drivers Licence and fully insured motor vehicle

National Police Check

Working with Children Check

First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain)

Desirable Criteria

We encourage applicants from ATSI or CALD backgrounds

Familiar with the Department of Communities and Justice- Targeted Early Intervention Program

Package on offer:

North West Community Services is an employer of choice offering:

SCHADS Award- Level 5

Salary packaging options

Family friendly/flexible work options

Ongoing training and development

Access to free EAP

Free parking and close to transport

Additional leave days over Christmas

Applicants must submit a CV, with referee contact details, with a written application addressing the selection criteria when applying for this role.

Applications Close 1 June at 5pm.

For further information about this role please call 9627 3622

We thank all applicants for their interest in this role. Please note, due to time restraints, we will only contact those applicants proceeding to the next stage of the recruitment process.