Senior Manager Youth Services and Housing Pathways

Are you committed to equal access to sustainable housing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community? Do you have a passion for supporting Youth participation and engagement in culture, education, and employment?

Are you GEGAC’s newest Senior Manager? In this essential leadership role, you will support the advancement of Youth participation and voice in our community and strengthen our response in providing housing stability for mob.

Organisational Profile

GEGAC is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation based in Bairnsdale Victoria. Consisting of about 180 staff, GEGAC is a Not-for-Profit organisation that delivers holistic services in the areas of Primary Health, Social Services, Elders & Disability and Early Childhood Education.

GEGAC advocates for the self-determination of the Aboriginal community by prioritising services that enhance social, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing, with culture at the heart of everything we do.

Position Purpose

Reporting to the Executive Director Children, Youth & Families, the Senior Manager provides operational and strategic leadership to the direct reports who are Program Managers and Team Leaders within the Youth Services and Housing Pathways unit. This unit delivers programs including (but not limited to), youth residential services, children and youth housing support, Aboriginal Private Rental Assistance Program, Aboriginal Tenancy and Advocacy support, Homelessness Reform Models and Prevention of Youth Homelessness.

As a Senior Manager within GEGAC the role is essential in, upholding and promoting the values of GEGAC, ensuring services are culturally centred. You will support and lead your unit to advance GEGAC’s strategic objectives, this includes leading collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless service delivery. You will be required to lead the unit’s adherence to all relevant laws, regulations, and policies whilst demonstrate strong leadership capabilities to drive program success and organisational goals.

This position is vital in ensuring that GEGAC continues to provide culturally resonant, high-quality services to the community, advancing the organisation’s strategic objectives while maintaining a positive and supportive workplace environment.

Key Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated ability to supervise, train, support and provide leadership to a staff team.
• A well-developed understanding of what constitutes child abuse and neglect, a working knowledge of the Children Youth and Family Services Act (2004) and an understanding of the impact of abuse on young people.
• Demonstrated experience and proven ability in casework practice / case management principles and an ability to direct the team towards goal orientated intervention plans.
• Demonstrated ability to develop programs and activities, including the prediction of various risks.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate with members of the Aboriginal community and negotiate effectively at senior levels across relevant government and non-government organisations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including effective facilitation, negotiation, influencing skills, report writing, presentation skills and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to rethink ways of working to creatively solve problems, actively challenge existing ways of doing things and promoting open and constructive feedback.
• Effective people management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and remain neutral at all times.
• Sound program management skills and experience, including the monitoring and evaluation of standards and the ability to collect relevant data and meet program reporting requirements.
• A strong desire to advocate on behalf of Aboriginal people to ensure that systemic issues which negatively impact on individuals and the community are addressed.
• Awareness and recognition of Aboriginal culture.
• A team orientated person who has a passion for working within an Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander environment.

Qualifications and Registrations Requirement (Essential or Desirable).

• Valid driver’s licence ESSENTIAL
• Tertiary Qualifications in relevant discipline ESSENTIAL
• Relevant industry and management experience of at least 5 years ESSENTIAL
• A satisfactory Working with Children Check and Fit2Work Police Check ESSENTIAL
• A person of Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander background DESIRABLE
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccinated to align with GEGAC requirements ESSENTIAL

How to apply for this job

A copy of the position description can be obtained by copying and pasting this URL into your browser: https://gegac.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Senior-Manager-Youth-Services-and-Housing-Pathways-PD-signed-by-LC.pdf

A copy of the position description can also be obtained by emailing HR@gegac.org.au.

Applicants must address the key selection criteria for shortlisting.

Any applications that have not addressed the key selection criteria will not be considered during the shortlisting process.

Applications can also be emailed to HR@gegac.org.au.

Applications close 5pm Sunday 19 October 2025.

No late applications will be considered (unless under exceptional circumstances).

A valid Working with Children Check and Police check is mandatory to work in this organisation.

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