Team Leader, Learning for Life

• Help young Australians to improve their long-term educational outcomes
• Flexible work arrangements to give you more balance, including hybrid working
• Permanent full-time position based in Dapto, NSW

The Smith Family is a national children’s education charity that works with children and young people to overcome educational inequality caused by poverty – so they can thrive now and into their futures.

About the role

Our Learning for Life program provides emotional, practical and financial support to help children and young people experiencing disadvantage with their education. Our support starts in the early years of learning development and continues through primary and high school. This position will role model the organisational values, our required practice framework approaches and will embed a coaching framework to develop team capability to support and drive growth. This role will champion and embed organisational change, supporting and inspiring your team to adapt and innovate in a fast-evolving environment.

As a Team Leader, you will:

• Lead, supervise and work with local team members to implement strategies to meet agreed outcomes
• Ensure outcomes are achieved through overseeing and supporting delivery of the Learning for Life program in accordance with The TSF model
• Lead the local implementation, reporting, monitoring and contribution to evaluation in partnership with members of the TSF team
• Develop partnerships with schools, community organisations, business and local community members

About you

Team Leaders come from varied backgrounds with different skills and experience. As well as a passion for developing others and enabling your team to improve student outcomes, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in leading a team; strong interpersonal skills, effective communication skills
• Demonstrated experience in working with diverse stakeholder groups, internally and externally
• Demonstrated influence and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated experience in working with Diverse children, young people and families
• Excellent organisational, administration and time management skills
• Relevant tertiary qualifications
• A current drivers license and a NSW Working with Childrens Check

Our Benefits  

Employees are at the centre of The Smith Family’s values and operations. By joining our team, you can expect to:   

• Find balance; with flexible work options and opportunities to purchase additional annual leave
• Maximise your take home pay; with salary packaging, as well as opportunities to save with discounts at retailers across the country
• Fulfill your potential, with excellent career opportunities, a suite of development programs and a dedicated learning and development platform
• Feel you belong; with inclusive leave options, including paid parental, cultural and gender affirmation leave
• Thrive; with support for you and your family’s mental and physical health including a complete care and safety platform, unlimited Employee Assistance and access to a huge range of fitness facilities with Fitness Passport

If you are passionate about what you do, committed to make a difference and this sounds like your next role, please click apply, we’d love to hear from you.

You may view the position description here.

Closing date: 15 May 2026

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate must be prepared to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Children’s Check. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to principles of cultural diversity. Applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.