Join NASCA as a Program Lead and help shape the future at our brand-new Young Women’s Academy at Maitland High School, NSW.

Allowances and Other Benefits:

Competitive Base salary + NFP salary packaging (package up to $15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefit (up to $2,650) + Remote Area Benefit for eligible staff (https://www.cbb.com.au/uploads/Brochure-Remote-Area-Benefit.pdf)

Employee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling service;

Growth and Development budget

Wellbeing assistance and tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work

6 weeks paid parental leave (minimum tenure applies)

4 weeks of annual leave plus the potential of up to 21 additional days of AL

1 day of cultural or ceremonial leave per year

NASCA

Who we are:

NASCA is a 100% Indigenous governed and led organisation with 95% of program staff identifying as Indigenous.

Established in 1995 we have supported over 17,000 young people.

In 2023, we supported over 1,500 young people.

We work across New South Wales with 19 Young Women’s Academies, five Co-Ed Academies and in nine remote communities across the Northern Territory.

What we do:

We connect our young people to CULTURE, to build a sense of belonging, and increase self-esteem which leads to improved social and emotional well-being.

We support young people in their EDUCATION, mentoring and helping them to build pathways for future educational and employment opportunities.

We are by COMMUNITY, for Community. Our staff have the lived experience and shared cultural knowledge to provide the right support to the young people they work with.

NASCA Vision:

We empower Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young people to:

Strengthen cultural pride and identity

Improve social and emotional well-being

Improve school attendance, performance and attainment

Develop specific career pathways and work ready skills

Build life-skills, personal development and long term resilience.

Team Leader Position Overview:

The Team Leader will manage and support Program Leads in delivering the NASCA Academies for their school site. This includes program and project planning, staff management and coordination, data collection and undertaking and overseeing Program Lead tasks. The Team Leader will work with students enrolled in the NASCA Academies to improve school attendance and ultimately school performance, develop career pathways and work-ready skills, and strengthen cultural pride and identity through life skills, personal development and long-term resilience.

Team Leader Key Responsibilities:

Deliver NASCA programs in schools including program planning and implementation.

Design, organise and implement program content, materials, and resources – including writing lesson plans and content for young people.

Manage a small team in delivering and reporting on the NASCA program at their school site.

Support Program Leads professional, capability, and leadership growth using employee development plans, in collaboration with Regional Program Managers.

Facilitate community activities, e.g. fostering opportunities for cultural workshops with community organisations

Manage the school site budget, and report on site spend.

Lead on the evaluation and impact measurement for program outcomes by collecting qualitative and quantitative data to meet program KPIs

Develops and maintains meaningful relationships with stakeholders, staff, and NASCA Management.

Works closely with Aboriginal Support staff at the school site, (i.e. AEO) to ensure a holistic support approach is in place for NASCA young people.

Represents NASCA at AECG and Community event meetings as required.

Complete other duties as required.

How to apply:
To be considered for this role, please follow all our steps below:

1. Resume: Include relevant work experience, contact details.

2. Respond to the Essential Criteria: To progress to a panel interview, you must respond to all essential criteria listed on page 7 of the job pack.
Make sure your responses:

Answer each question clearly

Stay within the specified word limit

Are saved as a separate PDF document.

3. Create an Employment Hero profile
Link to be found on our job pack

4. Upload your application
Log in to your Employment Hero profile and upload both your:
- Resume (CV)
- Essential Criteria Responses

Job Pack Access
To download the full job pack, go to the NASCA website: https://nasca.org.au/careers and select the Young Women's Academy Team Lead - Maitland, NSW position.