• CMY455

About CMY

The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) is a non-profit organisation based in Victoria and has been shaping culture alongside multicultural young people and communities since 1988. Our purpose is to create a society where multicultural young people live a life where they are connected and can fully reach their potential. CMY works to address systemic barriers that impact multicultural young people by:

• Advocating for social change, challenging inequities and barriers that multicultural young people face.
• Delivering support services and programs to young people and families.
• Connecting and creating innovative opportunities for multicultural young people.
• Amplifying the voices and experience of multicultural young people to shift narratives and influence systems.
• Influencing government and policy makers with evidence-based information and lived experience.
• Developing the knowledge, confidence and skills of other organisations, businesses and government.
• Researching current issues affecting multicultural young people to inform what we do.

Our work is youth-informed, strengths-based, and grounded in diversity, inclusion and anti-racism. At CMY, we all play a part in shaping systems, attitudes and behaviours that create the society we all deserve. Find out more: cmy.net.au/about-us

About the Role

The Youth Justice Lived Experience Mentoring Program aims to support young people from South Sudanese and Pasifika backgrounds under youth justice supervision to foster positive lifestyles and develop pro-social identities. Through the provision of intensive case management support, and guidance from lived experience mentors acting as positive role models, participants will be supported to identify and reach their goals and disengage from the criminal justice system.

The Team Leader, Youth Justice Lived Experience Monitoring Program & Change It Up, provides leadership, supervision and guidance to Multicultural Youth Workers and teams (including multi-disciplinary and / or specialist staff) to ensure best practice and quality outcomes for young people, their families and communities.

Reporting directly to the Youth Justice Program Manager, the Team Leader will work with key stakeholders including Department of Justice and Community Safety, Deakin University, project staff and internal CMY programs to coordinate the delivery of intensive case management support for South Sudanese or Pasifika youth. The position focuses on ensuring that staff are supported and enabled to build a coordinated network of support and promoting a sense of connectedness to family, school or employment, peers and community that encourage pathways away from offending.

• Hours: 38 hours per week (1 FTE)
• Fixed Term: until June 30th, 2027
• Base Salary (SCHADS Level 6): $110,102.72 per annum plus Super and access to Salary Packaging (Salary Packaging is a great way to increase the value of your salary by allowing you to receive a portion of your income in the form of tax free or tax-deductible benefits.)

• Location: Sunshine
• Interviews: to be held in the week beginning 20 July 2026

Key Selection Criteria

To be successful in this role you will have extensive experience in implementing a youth centred approach to service delivery and:

1. Demonstrated experience in the supervision of staff including leading and delivering youth focused services and supporting and supervising individuals and teams that deliver casework and support activities to young people.
2. Experience working with young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds and an understanding of issues affecting young people’s engagement with the justice system;
3. Strong communication skills with the ability to engage and communicate with diverse stakeholders including with young people, other agencies, government departments, community groups and organisations.
4. Demonstrated strong organisational and time management skills including well-developed analytical skills, and the ability to plan and manage an effective work program and meet deadlines.
5. Demonstrated understanding of risk assessment, including child safety, and youth offending and how these relate to working with multicultural young people.
6. Extensive experience in implementing a youth centred approach to service delivery.

For more information

• On the role, please see the position description

• On CMY, visit https://www.cmy.net.au/about-us
• Contact person for the role: Mick Cronin – Youth Justice Programs Manager 0424 444 299

How to Apply

• Click ‘Apply Now’ to go to the CMY Jobs Page and complete the application form. If you don't already have a profile, please create one to submit your application.
• Follow the instructions to upload your resume and a document outlining examples/a response addressing each of the key selection criteria outlined in the position description. This can be included in your cover letter or a separate document.
• Documents must be in MS Word or PDF format
• For guidelines on how to apply for a job at CMY please read here
• For tips on how to respond to Key Selection Criteria, please read here: Careers Vic Gov - Guide

CMY takes Child Safety seriously and short listed candidates are subject to child safety screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

A position description is attached.