RISE National Education Manager

Work for an inspiring organisation
SHINE for Kids is the only national non-profit provider of youth programs across 5 states and territories.

To lead this team, you will need to be passionate about education, child protection, social justice, and mitigating family fragmentation – so that children feel supported whilst their parent is serving their prison sentence.

Impact your community in a meaningful way
Schools can be a protective or risk factor for primary aged children with an incarcerated parent. This position provides high-level strategic direction to a team of local coordinators who strive to break the cycle of disadvantage by fostering wrap-around community support for children with a parent in custody.

You will be leading program design and rollouts to increase school attendance, educational outcomes, improve self-esteem, and reduce any antisocial behaviour that may lead to school suspensions.

A typical day will involve

• Ensures consistency of practice and outcomes across all programs
• Develop evidence-based outcomes that measure social impact
• Collaborate with businesses, non-profits, government, indigenous groups, academia to create a seamless service.
• Model a professional and respectful service partnership delivery
• Recruitment, performance, development, and wellbeing of staff
• Provide training to SHINE for Kids employees and volunteers
• Gather local intel to further develop systems for positive change
• Continuously improve program design and regularly evaluating program effectiveness
• Maintain monthly statistics, analysis, and communicate findings
• Promote a caring, culturally appropriate, and nonjudgmental environment for children
• Prioritising children, and ensuring their families, are treated with dignity and respect

Does this sound like you?

• High-level education and/or social work-relevant qualifications
• Several years’ strategic leadership in a youth-related organisation
• Extensive project/program management development expertise
• High level verbal/written communication and presentation skills
• Deeply appreciate the challenges that children of prisoners face
• Experience working with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people
• A clean Working With Children’s Check and Criminal Record
• A current driver’s licence and willingness to travel if required

The benefits you will enjoy

• Total package $95-105k: $43.79/hr + super + salary packaging
• A full-time, Mon-Fri position with reimbursed travel expense
• An initial 12-month contract with the potential to extend
• Tools of the trade: phone and laptop
• Ongoing training and professional development
• The satisfaction of a massive difference in the lives of vulnerable young people

What you need to do now
Please apply without delay by sending your updated resume and optional cover letter to Niki@Futureproofstaffing.com. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within 3 business days to discuss.