Position Title: Project Lead - Leading for our Children– Growing our Bwgcolman Leadership to deliver change for Palm Island children

Employment Status -Part-time – 22 hrs a week

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

The Palm Island Community Company is an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation that delivers health and community services, community capacity building and economic development programs on Palm Island.

Through the establishment of a network of partnerships and collaborations, the ongoing recruitment and training of staff, and an uncompromising attitude towards the building of community capacity, PICC continues to make a real difference in the lives of the people it serves.

Boasting a successful history since it was established in 2007, PICC delivers innovative, community-driven programs that are squarely aimed at supporting and strengthening the social, cultural, health and economic fabric of the Palm Island community.

PICC continues to work hard to strengthen the infrastructure of the remote island and create local jobs for local people while delivering vital human services to community it serves.

The fundamental focus of the Company is underpinned by the belief that the residents of Palm Island are entitled to have ready access to the range of reliable and high-quality health and social services like those to which most Australians have easy access.

PICC is proud of its role in helping Palm Island to lead the way in the development of a new model of Indigenous community capacity building that has demonstrated success.

THE PROGRAM

Our Leading for Children project will support the development of trauma informed leadership program that is codesigned with our local staff, local community leaders and with insights from our service users to enhance the leadership capacity across our child and family service system.

The leadership program will be designed and delivered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners with long standing skills and experience in leadership, training and education and program design in ACCO child and family services.

The objectives of the project are:

to develop a tailor made leadership program that is codesigned with our local staff, local community leaders and with insights from our service users to enhance the leadership capacity across our child and family service system.

establish a community reference group of up to 6 Palm Island leaders to act as cultural thought leaders through the development and evaluation of the project

use Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders to deliver the program to multiple cohorts of Palm Island managers and emerging leaders

support ongoing implementation of the leadership program by providing activities that enable participants to support applied learning, through establishing group supervision, coaching and mentoring opportunities to embed knowledge acquisition.

evaluate the impact of the program through the implementation of robust evaluation activities including development of a Theory of Change, pre and post testing and action research.

The approach involves working alongside the consulting team to enable the co-design and documentation of the leadership program, including ensuring effective engagement of Community Leaders and stakeholders is undertaken and that all of the resources required to deliver the program are in place

Supporting the timely and effective staging of the implementation of the leadership program 4 times a year so that PICC operations are not adversely impacted and managers can be supported to

Creating and designing an effective group supervision and mentoring program to support ongoing application of acquired knowledge for leadership participants.

THE ROLE

The Project Lead will have overall management and support the implementation of the Leading for our Children Project. This will include supporting consultants and contractors engaged to deliver the project and working alongside the Managers of the Child and Family work across the organisation

The position will be an integral part of the leadership team

This role requires the development of strong linkages with the TAFE and Adult education sector, and child and family services sector on Palm Island.

Regular travel will be required as a part of this role

Why Join Us?

Enjoy up to $15,900 in FBT salary packaging benefits

Access to our Employee Assistance Program for your well-being

A supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and development.

Selection criteria

Tertiary qualifications in Training, Education, Community Development or related Human Services field.

Demonstrated ability to implement large scale projects effectively and ensure activities are implemented effectively.

Demonstrated ability to utilise and lead codesign and co-creation activities with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to ensure cultural thought leadership and cultural safety is embedded in all project activities.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multiple contractors and consultants and co-ordinate efforts to guarantee success of the project.

Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, government and community members, to deliver on project objectives.

Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop group supervision, training, and professional development opportunities to ensure Palm Island leaders have opportunities to continue to embed knowledge acquired from training. This includes fostering a supportive environment, encouraging skill growth, and promoting best practices to enhance team performance and service delivery.

Demonstrated ability to apply high level professional practice, judgement and decision making to ensure the effective implementation of the project.

Demonstrated ability to provide verbal and written advice, including the preparation of accurate progress and final reports in a timely manner to ensure the organisation meets its funding requirements.

Possess or eligible to hold a Blue Card (Working with Children Check).

Hold a current C-Class Driver’s Licence (and maintain a current driving licence throughout the period of employment).

Applications close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 3 October 2025. To apply for this position, please email your cover letter, résumé and qualifications to [email protected]. For further information please contact the PICC People, Culture and Safety team on (07) 4421 4300