Team Leader - School to Work
- Lead and support a team creating employment pathways for secondary school students.
- Build partnerships with schools, employers, and industry.
- Drive outcomes for schools, employers, and students.
Summary
Lead and support a passionate team creating employment and career pathways for secondary school students
Build strong partnerships with schools, employers and industry across your region
Flexible work arrangements, salary packaging benefits and opportunities for professional growth
Multiple roles on offer ranging across Victoria in regions: Inner East, Southern Melbourne, Brimbank/Melton, Bayside Peninsula, Barwon, Central Highlands and Outer Gippsland
About the Opportunity
The Team Leader, School to Work leads the delivery of the Victorian Government's School to Work program across an allocated region or regions, providing day-to-day leadership and support to Coordinators while driving strong outcomes for schools, employers and students. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the role is responsible for building and maintaining strategic partnerships, expanding work-based learning opportunities, and creating sustainable education-to-employment pathways through employer engagement, school collaboration and workforce development initiatives. The position combines people leadership with hands-on stakeholder engagement to achieve regional performance targets and increase access to meaningful work experience, structured workplace learning, school-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SBATs), and other career pathway opportunities for young people.
About you
We are looking for someone who can:
Lead, coach and support a team to deliver high-quality, outcome-focused services and achieve regional performance targets
Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, employers, industry bodies and community stakeholders
Identify and develop work-based learning opportunities, including work experience, structured workplace learning and apprenticeship pathways
Analyse performance data, monitor quality standards and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Balance operational leadership with direct stakeholder engagement and service delivery responsibilities
Essential:
Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience within employment, education, disability, youth or community services
Strong experience developing and maintaining employer, school and stakeholder partnerships
Proven ability to develop employment, training or work-based learning opportunities and achieve performance outcomes
Excellent communication, relationship management and problem-solving skills
Understanding of inclusive practices and a commitment to improving outcomes for young people
Screening Criteria:
National Police check
Working with Children check
Valid Victorian Drivers license
Right to Work in Australia
Applications for this role will close on 22 November 2026 /or Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early. Please include your current resume and cover letter.
Please review the position description to understand more about the role and responsibilities. If you have any needs throughout the recruitment process that have not already been catered for, we encourage you to contact recruitment@mcm.org.au to let us know how we can better support you to apply.
Benefits of working with MCM include:
Diverse and inclusive organisation
Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
Supportive learning and development environment
Culture of continuous improvement
About MCM
MCM is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety. MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people.
We are a leading not-for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.
Our commitment to Safety
MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.
Our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity of Access
At MCM we embrace our differences because we know that diversity helps us to innovate and make the biggest impact possible. Our DEI Strategy supports and drives an inclusive workplace culture. We embrace the learning opportunities that come with authentic commitment to equity of access for all. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
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