EOI- Area Coordinator
Job No:
JA861
Location:
Acacia & Manuka
Expression of Interest - Area Coordinator - Area 7 PaSP / Acacia & Manuka
SCHaDS Crisis Accommodation, Employee Level 5
Full-time, Permanent Ongoing
Internally advertised within Children & Youth Services only
The Opportunity:
This is a great opportunity to demonstrate your leadership skills and supervise the day-to-day operations of and Manuka and Acacia House and its staff to provide individualised support to children and young people in care.
Working Monday to Friday, day shifts from 8.00 am- 4:06 pm, you will work closely with the Operations, Manager, Children & Youth Services supervise support and develop a team of Therapeutic Child and Youth Workers and coordinate the day-to-day functions of the team within the PaSP program.
You will be responsible for:
- Creating a safe and supportive environment for young people and manage their complex behaviours
- Maximize young people’s capacity to live independently in the community
- Transition young people into stable accommodation; and
- Improve social, economic, health and wellbeing outcomes for the people we work with
About You:
- Demonstrate sound communication and interpersonal skills
- An understanding of working with children and young people with complex and challenging behavior
- Demonstrated leadership capability
- An understanding of the child protection system
- An understanding of the impacts of trauma on children and young people
- An understanding of child development
- Appreciation of and enthusiasm for the PaSP Coordinator role
Selection will be made on a merit basis and will include consideration of your past and current performance in the Therapeutic Child and Youth Worker role, experience working at the relevant house and demonstrated relationship with the young people and, your responses in the application process.
How To Apply
To register your interest, please fill out the questions below.
Applications close: Friday, 9:00 AM, 12 December 2025
The position description is available by clicking here. For further details please contact Kate Alexander, Operations Manager, Children & Youth Services, on 0418 471 081.
Junction is an equal opportunity employer that embraces a culture of diversity. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with disability, and people from every culture, gender and sexuality identity, age and ethnic background. Junction is committed to being a Child Safe organisation and has zero tolerance for child and family abuse.
