Hours per week: 38
Remuneration: Band 6 salary from $104,133.36 per annum plus superannuation and a fortnightly RDO
Location: Manor Lakes based. This role may be required to work across multiple locations throughout the Wyndham Municipality
About the role
As the Team Leader Youth, you’ll lead and coordinate a passionate team of youth workers across multiple sites in Wyndham. Your day-to-day will involve rostering staff, managing budgets, and supporting professional development, all while maintaining a strong, positive team culture through hands-on coaching and mentoring.
You’ll be actively involved in delivering services for young people by building strong working relationships with local partners and collaborate across Council departments to ensure designed programs and services are aligned, responsive and effective, to reflect the needs, strengths, and voices of young people.
You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, able to pivot quickly between tasks and competing demands. With a relevant tertiary qualification and a track record in youth work, program innovation, and team leadership, you’ll bring a practical understanding of budgets, performance monitoring, and evaluation.
In this role, you’ll be expected to challenge conventional thinking and push for better outcomes for young people. Leading with experience and confidence, you’ll offer clear direction while encouraging creativity and collaboration within your team. With experience managing budget-constraints, you’ll find creative solutions to the way resources are used; finding innovative, sustainable ways to deliver high-quality services that make a difference for young people in Wyndham.
This is a full time, fixed term position until 31 July 2026 and will be required to work after hours and on occasional weekends across multiple locations throughout the Wyndham Municipality.
What your day will look like
Leading and coordinating the delivery of youth services across Wyndham, ensuring alignment with Council values, policies, and strategic goals.
Actively supervising and mentoring a team of youth workers, providing guidance, support, and professional development to maintain high-quality service delivery.
Building and nurturing strong relationships with local stakeholders, partners, and internal teams to enhance service reach and impact.
Planning and delivering engaging programs, events, and activities that respond to the needs and interests of young people and their families.
Driving innovation in program design by working collaboratively with the team to co-design flexible, place-based services that are culturally safe, youth-led, and evidence-informed.
Finding creative solutions to deliver impactful outcomes within tight budget constraints prioritising innovative resource use without compromising service quality.
Challenging conventional thinking to continuously improve service delivery, team performance, and outcomes for young people.
Monitoring and evaluating programs to ensure they are effective, inclusive, and aligned with best practices in youth participation and strengths-based approaches.
What you will bring
Degree qualification in Youth Work, Community Development, Social Work or a related discipline and relevant experience in the generalist Youth Sector or lesser formal qualification and substantial relevant experience in the Youth Sector as a practitioner
Substantial experience working directly and collaboratively with young people, volunteers, and community organisations in the delivery of programs for young people.
Demonstrated experience in supervising and leading a team in a complex environment.
Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining strategic partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
Exceptional organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
Current Employee Working with Children Check
If you progress past the interview stage, you may be required to complete pre-employment screening, which may include police checks, a medical, qualification verification, and an Australian work rights check.
Why join Wyndham
We are one of Australia’s fastest growing and most diverse cities.
By 2040, we will have more than 500,000 residents and our people are hard at work designing the precincts, building the infrastructure, developing the policies and delivering the programs that will ensure the City is prepared.
Look at our job opportunities and you may be surprised at what you discover: a future-focused culture, a sense of purpose and possibility, and real opportunities to strengthen our diverse community. It all adds up to make Wyndham City a great place to belong.
Our people are our most valued asset. We are focused on building a culture that empowers every person to do their best work. Flexibility is built right into our DNA and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace that celebrates a diverse workforce.
How to apply
Please apply online by submitting your resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role via the provided link.
Applications close at 11:59PM on Sunday, 31 August 2025.
If you have further role-specific questions, please contact Dianne Snowden, Service Lead, Youth & Community on 8734 1355.
Wyndham City Council is committed to providing a recruitment experience that is fair, inclusive, and accessible. If you have specific accessibility needs or general recruitment enquiries, please contact our Careers team via careers@wyndham.vic.gov.au or 03 9394 6860.
Child Safe Organisation
Wyndham City Council has zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation which is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a culture of safety within the Council, which includes the inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal children, their families, and communities. Our recruitment practices reflect this.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Wyndham City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion and embrace individual uniqueness. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, while providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
Wyndham has one of the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Western Region, with a rich and diverse history. We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. To read more about Wyndham City’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, please visit our website.