Team Leader CYF

Posted: 24/08/2026

Closing Date: 07/09/2026

Salary: $58.37 - $58.37

Job Type: Contract

Location: Flexible

Job Category: Community Services & Development

Social Futures is a leading community service organisation and registered community housing provider with 50 years’ experience creating positive social change. We work with communities, organisations and government to build inclusive communities where everyone is valued and supported.

We are seeking a Team Leader to join our Family Connect in Schools team on a Part Time, Fixed Term Contract to help make a positive social change, together. This role has a flexible location, you can work from our Bathurst, Dubbo or Central Coast office locations, there will be very ad-hoc travel to the Southern Sydney / South Coast schools. This role is initially 2 days per week with the potential to increase hours in the future.

The Team Leader Family Connect in Schools supports program workers in the provision of high quality services to achieve optimum levels of service delivery and client outcomes in line with the Social Futures Practice Framework requirements while ensuring business performance outcomes, standards and compliance requirements are met.

Job Description

Why join us?

- Meaningful work that makes a difference
- Supportive and collaborative team culture
- Career development and career growth opportunities
- Competitive salary, salary packaging and wellness benefits

What you'll be doing

- A key focus will be to work alongside the Diocese school team within their policies, protocols and processes to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and their families/carers by supporting healthy, safe and thriving home environments.
- Family Connect in schools is an early intervention service providing timely information and advice,



appropriate warm referrals and practical assistance to children, young people and families
- Oversee the team’s activities to ensure program and outcomes and key performance indicators in line with Social Futures Practice Framework requirements
- Support program workers in the delivery of high-quality customer-centred services
- Oversee a team of program workers responsible for intake and comprehensive assessment, case management and referral of customers
- Provide individual and team support, supervision, including undertaking case reviews, case audits, and high risk case reviews
- Initially 2 days per week with the ability to work additional hours as role increases in scope

What we're looking for

- Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in education, health, psychology, social work, social science or social welfare, health promotion or similar
- Demonstrated experience in leading and supervising a team in the social and human services sector
- Experience in the child protection arena including a sound understanding of current trends, legislation and child protection practice
- Experience and knowledge of working with people presenting with mental health and/or other complexities
- Knowledge of effective practice in contemporary models of service delivery for community, family, and young people
- Excellent relationship, negotiation and conflict management skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain strong and effective relationships with government/funders,



service providers, staff, peers and key stakeholders in the local community
- Experience in implementation and monitoring of quality assurance processes across customer service programs including managing risk
- Ability to work additional hours as role increases in scope

Social Futures is committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported to thrive. We actively encourage applications from key communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTIQSB+ people, and those with lived experience and expertise. We are committed to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage candidates to request reasonable adjustments if needed.

Please read about the role in the Position Description, click here (If you are viewing this advert on SEEK, the position description will be available for review after you click "Apply")

How to Apply:
Please upload an up-to-date resume with your working experience, along with a cover letter showcasing how you align with the role requirements, Social Futures values and why the role is of interest to you.

We review applications as they are submitted, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible. Applications close on the 7th September.
For more information about Social Futures please visit our website https://socialfutures.org.au/work-with-us/

For further information about the role, or to request adjustments to the recruitment process please contact Mel Gordon on 0427 617 186

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