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Youth & Community Program Manager - Walgett

Dharriwaa Elders Group

Dharriwaa Elders Group (“DEG”) is searching for an experienced, energetic and creative leader to work in Walgett, north west NSW, to build, develop and manage a small team working with young people and families and accelerate projects at different stages of development. You will provide mentoring, coaching and inspiration and take on a key role for implementing the visions of Walgett’s Dharriwaa Elders Group. This role is a chance to make a significant contribution to systemic change led by an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation.

You will be part of a small dynamic management team for an innovative community-led long-term partnership between the Dharriwaa Elders Group and the University of NSW (“UNSW”) – Yuwaya Ngarrali (“vision”). This unique and critical role will work closely with the Walgett Partnership Lead of Yuwaya Ngarra-li and will draw on your skills as an experienced manager of people and programs and a clear and patient communicator, willing to be agile and across the detail of your many active projects.

You will provide secretariat support for a holistic working group that identifies, assesses and discusses acute priority issues emerging in schools or community that require responses from agencies. You and your team will implement parent, carer and community events and training workshops in response to needs identified by the working group.

Your team will importantly conduct the newly-designed “Walgett Youth and Community Pathways Program” which will offer to a small group of young people activities of their interest, including On-Country activities, with a focus on mentoring, therapeutic and trauma-informed approaches to working with children and young people.

Our progressive organisation encourages and supports all staff to navigate what can be a challenging environment. We are working hard to create and maintain a safe and calm cultural space against a history, in both the general and immediate community, of racism, invasion, dispossession and disadvantage. You will be comfortable with acknowledging and examining this in your daily work.

You will be used to leading and supporting the development of junior staff who may need your oversight and wise head to prevail. You will need to be able to remain responsive and strengths-based while working in a community-facing role that requires a very high level of flexibility and cautious, informed negotiation. We value the input of our many community stakeholders. You will need to make sure they feel heard and understood in our work.

POSITION SUMMARY

Leads development and implementation of youth and community programs in line with Yuwaya Ngarra-li vision, strategies, principles and values.

Reports to: Walgett Partnership Lead.

Manages 6 direct reports: Youth and Community Project Officer, 2 x Youth Co-ordinators, Early Intervention /Community Troubleshooter, 2 x Youth Worker trainees

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Leads holistic approach to build life pathways and Social and Emotional Wellbeing for Walgett Aboriginal children and young people including:
  • Supporting community engagement in youth diversion working closely with community stakeholders and UNSW advisors
  • Developing and implementing local youth programs
  • Developing new social enterprises to create new employment pathways
  • Supporting Yuwaya Ngarra-li’s engagement with education
  • Supports effective community engagement and delivery of community projects and programs, including
  • Supporting development of mechanisms for community engagement, feedback and community leadership development
  • Supporting effective implementation of community projects including garden project
  • Supporting engagement in water policy and conservation activities
  • Supporting annual community data gathering and feedback
  • Recruits and supports team to deliver youth and community programs
  • Provides effective management for staff including workplans, mentoring, on the job training and support
  • Works with all Yuwaya Ngarra-li colleagues to ensure that work is integrated and holistic
  • Makes sure that Yuwaya Ngarra-li provides a positive and culturally safe working environment and upholds principles, practices and protocols of DEG and YN
  • Works effectively with UNSW colleagues and collaborators to ensure that projects contribute to Yuwaya Ngarra-li vision and align with protocols and values
  • Builds effective working relationships with local ACCOs and other stakeholders (e.g. Council)
  • Contributes to systemic analysis and advocacy efforts
  • Contributes to fundraising and reporting as required
  • Monitoring, documenting and reflecting upon progress and adapting approaches as needed

It is not the intention of the position description to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position but to highlight the most important aspects of the position. The aspects mentioned above may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role

SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Excellent people management and organisational skills, with high levels of initiative and ability to work unsupervised.
  • Demonstrated experience with, and/or working in Aboriginal communities, preferably with Aboriginal community-controlled organisations and managing Aboriginal employees.
  • Proven ability to exercise independent judgement and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve and address issues as they arise.
  • Proven tenacity and resilience when pioneering a new enterprise ahead of the mainstream.
  • Demonstrated expertise in project management, including delivering projects to time and budget across multi-disciplinary organisations and staff.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with proven ability in consultation and negotiation.
  • Demonstrated experience managing strategic partnerships to further policy objectives
  • A relevant tertiary degree and/or an equivalent knowledge gained through any other combination or education, training and/or experience.
  • A demonstrated knowledge of and the ability to implement the principles of workplace diversity, a safe working environment and access & equity.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Drivers licence
  • NSW Police Check and Working with Children Check
  • Currently living in Walgett or prepared to move to Walgett
  • If you are selected you will be required to undertake a 3 month trial, at the completion of which a 2 year contract may be offered.
  • 3 x Referees including from at least 1 Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation. At least 1 referee must be an Aboriginal person who has been supervised by you.

DESIRABLE

  • Aboriginal people are strongly encouraged to apply
  • Flexibility and sense of humour
  • Knowledge of and demonstrated experience using effective small or medium business processes

A position description is attached.

We are recruiting multiple roles within the Yuwaya Ngarrali Youth and Community Team. Please see our website for full details.

Further information is available by emailing [email protected] using the subject line: Youth and Community Program Manager - Walgett enquiry via EthicalJobs or by visiting our website

Action Plan for Children and Young People.

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