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Team Leader - Foster Care & Youth Services
Why Join Wesley?
- Lead and grow foster care and Supported Independent Living services across the New England region
- Full-time leadership role with genuine autonomy and community impact
- Generous salary packaging benefits
- Fully maintained vehicle provided
- Professional supervision, mentoring and career development
- Opportunity to shape and expand services in a growing region
- Join a values-driven organisation that puts children and young people first
About us
Wesley Mission is a high profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with the most disadvantaged in our community by providing over 200 services ranging from aged care, homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training and education, and health services.
About the Opportunity
Lead, Grow and Make a Lasting Difference
Wesley Dalmar Children’s Services has a long and proud history of supporting children, young people, carers and families across New South Wales.
An opportunity for a passionate and experienced Team Leader to lead and grow our Out of Home Care services across the New England region, including Armidale and Tamworth.
This is more than a leadership role. It is an opportunity to help shape the future of foster care and Supported Independent Living services in a developing region while providing guidance, mentoring and support to carers, children, young people and staff.
Working closely with children and young people in care, foster carers, birth families, DCJ and community stakeholders, you will play a key role in creating safe, stable and nurturing environments where children can thrive.
You will be supported by a highly experienced regional leadership team while enjoying the autonomy to build strong local partnerships, strengthen referral pathways, support carer recruitment and contribute to service growth across the New England region.
If you are looking for a role where you can combine leadership, relationship building and practice excellence while genuinely changing lives, we would love to hear from you.
What You’ll Bring
We’re looking for someone who combines strong leadership capability with a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people. To be successful, you will have:
- Qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Social Welfare, Human Services or a related discipline
- Demonstrated experience working with children, young people and families, ideally within Out of Home Care, Permanency Support Programs or related community services
- Experience building community partnerships and stakeholder networks
- Leadership experience or the capacity to provide professional guidance, mentoring and support to staff, carers and stakeholders
- Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with carers, families, DCJ, community organisations and other key partners
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare professional reports, case documentation and correspondence
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment
- Experience supporting positive outcomes for children and young people through strengths-based, trauma-informed and person-centred approaches
- Confidence working both independently and as part of a broader team
- Current unrestricted driver’s licence
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office and contemporary case management systems
- Availability to participate in some after-hours work as required
- Knowledge of therapeutic care frameworks and trauma-informed practice
- Experience working within the Permanency Support Program
- Experience leading teams, mentoring staff or providing practice leadership
- Knowledge of the Children’s Court system, relevant legislation and court documentation requirements
- Experience supporting foster carer recruitment, assessment, training or ongoing development
- Experience working with children and young people in Supported Independent Living or similar care settings
- Understanding of child protection practice and the NSW Out of Home Care sector
Highly Regarded Experience
While not essential, the following experience will be highly regarded:
Remuneration
Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010. The agency provides regular supervision and support for all staff and opportunities for professional development.
Closing date
6th November 2026
Apply now
Please submit a copy of your CV/resume and a cover letter addressing all the selection criteria to:
Kerrie Wilkins
Email: admincoffsharbour@wesleymission.org.au
Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Worker code of conduct. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued.
The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number). Wesley Mission is committed to diversity, inclusion and reconciliation. Guided by our vision of doing all the good we can because every life matters, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and social demographics, and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
