City of Kwinana

Senior Team Leader – Youth

Fixed-Term (Two Years) | Full Time | 152 hrs Per Month

Premium Recquatic Membership | 12.5% Superannuation | 19 Day Month

This position is classified as a PACS Band 7 ($88,997 - $97,595 per annum) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.
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Are you passionate about empowering young people and creating positive change? 
Do you have strong leadership skills and the ability to inspire and guide a team to deliver impactful youth programs? 
If so, we want you!

What’s On Offer
A rare opportunity exists for an experienced, committed and vibrant individual to join the Community Services and Partnerships team at the City of Kwinana. This full-time, fixed term position reports to the Coordinator Community Partnerships and Services and works alongside an amazing team of dedicated professionals.

This role oversees the daily operation of the Zone Youth Space, provides leadership and guidance to Youth Officers, coordinates the youth drop-in service, inclusive youth activities and programs delivered from the facility, and across the wider City, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards, codes and regulations. 

What You’ll Need
To make an impact in this role, you will have:
•    Substantial experience in a similar or related role, preferably within Local Government.
•    Highly developed working knowledge of issues facing young people including knowledge of Aboriginal culture and issues effecting Aboriginal youth in urban areas.
•    Highly developed knowledge of community development principles and practices.
•    Highly developed team leadership, financial management and corporate planning skills.
•    Highly developed analytical, report writing, data collection and computer literacy skills.
•    Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
•    Tertiary qualification in youth work, community development or similar, or high level industry experience in a related field.
•    Driver’s Licence and willingness to obtain Police Clearance, Provide First Aid certificate, Working with Children Check and work after hours and weekend as required.

What’s In It For You?
At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.
Other perks include, but are not limited to…

•    A fantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top 10% of the most constructive local governments in Australia and New Zealand for workplace culture!
•    Competitive salary plus 12.5% superannuation.
•    19-day month
•    A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.
•    A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.
•    The opportunity for flexible working arrangements.
•    Career development, training opportunities and study support.
•    Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

Want To Know More?
For more information relating to the position, please contact Adam Nankin, Coordinator Community Services and Partnerships on 9236 4555.
To be considered for this position applicants must submit a statement addressing the above criteria giving specific examples in no more than two (2) pages, along with your cover letter and resume.

What Are You Waiting For?
If you suspect this role might just be the one you’ve been searching for - don’t delay. Apply Now!
We look forward to hearing from you.

Apply online: www.kwinana.wa.gov.au

Applications close: 5.00 PM Tuesday 25 March 2025.

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications.

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer-centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.

Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.