CREATE Foundation is the peak consumer body representing the voices of children and young people in the out of home care sector to advocate for change to improve the system.

Are you passionate about the rights of children and young people? CREATE is looking for an enthusiastic and creative person who has the experience and skills to drive systemic change for children and young people who experience out of home care. CREATE is seeking a State Coordinator for our ACT office.

The successful applicant will have:

• Experience in managing a small office and team,
• Working with children in out of home care and;
• Understand or be able to quickly acquire knowledge and skills to drive a national agenda for positive change in the out of home care system.

We offer great entitlements including:

• Salary Sacrificing,
• Flexible working conditions and;
• A supportive work environment.

CREATE offers an additional 3 days Board Leave per annum on top of the 4 weeks annual leave. We’ll also contribute to re-location expenses should you be an out of towner. For other benefits please clink on this link: create.org.au/who-we-are/join-team/employee-benefits.

We are invested in our team and reward and acknowledge our staff achievements with annual Performance Awards and offer extensive personal development opportunities through our Advisory and Planning workshops and mandatory training courses.

CREATE is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities and we encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply for the position. People with out-of-home care experience are also strongly encouraged to apply.

KEY CRITERIA - ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a current WWCC for the State / Territory
• Must have Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field – Degree in Social Work, Business, Behavioural or Social Science, Psychology, Community Development or related discipline
• And at least minimum of one years’ experience managing in a team environment.