Assistant Director Child, Youth & Families QLD

Interested in building something from the ground up, engaging with stakeholders, growing program reach and profile, and genuinely making a difference to the lives of vulnerable children?

Based in Toowoomba, the role offers plenty of autonomy and scope to make your mark and create a legacy. Working closely with the National Executive Director of Services, you will be responsible for leading the implementation and identification of new services into Queensland; identifying, developing and managing collaborative relationships and partnerships with Queensland government departments, agencies and external service providers; and recruiting, leading and supporting a small team to deliver a high quality, evidence-based program, alongside the program developers based in the USA

This rewarding opportunity will appeal to an innovative, aspirational leader to genuinely contribute to improving the lives of at-risk children and young people. Tertiary qualified in social work, psychology or social sciences, ideally to postgraduate level, you bring proven and successful senior leadership experience in the not-for-profit or human services sectors and exposure to working with vulnerable children, young people and their families. With an evident ability to lead and influence positive change initiatives, you enjoy a challenge and possess highly developed communication and interpersonal traits, sound business acumen, and the capacity to successfully engage with and adapt to a wide audience. Sound like you?