Team Leader - Children and Young People

Bring your deep expertise in supporting children and adolescents impacted by family, domestic, and sexual violence (FDSV)......

Transform lives, every single day  

Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare Sydney, we bring the strength, the support and the strategy to make it happen.   

We’re a well-respected not-for-profit that’s been serving society’s most vulnerable for more than 160 years. Each year, we achieve life-changing outcomes for the 40,000+ people who rely on our person-centred support. And now, we’re extending our reach and impact even further.   

 As a Team Leader - Children and Young People, you’ll be key to our mission to enrich lives and strengthen communities. Be welcomed into a compassionate, respectful and purpose-driven community where we don’t just talk about values - we live them.   

Your opportunity  

You will provide direct, trauma-informed mental health support to children, adolescents, and their families - helping them heal, grow, and thrive over the long term. Grounded in the Supporting Recovery Model of Care and our Child Inclusive Practice Frameworks, you will ensure the program maintains the highest clinical standards aligned with best practice for supporting FDSV victim-survivors.  

Through expert supervision and training, you will guide and empower our dedicated team to deliver impactful, recovery-focused care. In doing so, you will help us impact more lives and advance the future of social services.  

This is a flexible Max term contract until 30th September 26 with possibility of extension, available on a part-time or full-time basis. The role offers flexibility, with options to work a minimum of four days per week up to full-time hours. Early start or late finish arrangements can be accommodated for the right candidate. Based at our Liverpool Anglicare offices, the position also involves occasional travel to our Campbelltown site. The hourly rate is up to $58.19 per hour.  

With integrity and resilience, you will:  

• Champion evidence-based therapies and wellbeing support for children and young people  

• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and guidance to program staff  

• Deliver trauma-informed care to victim-survivors, especially children and adolescents  

• Promote a safe, inclusive culture that embraces diversity and lived experience  

• Drive collaboration, clinical governance, and continuous improvement across the program  

What you’ll bring  

You are a trauma-informed, inclusive clinician and experienced supervisor who inspires high performance and excellence in your team. You bring deep expertise in supporting children and adolescents impacted by family, domestic, and sexual violence (FDSV), along with a commitment to culturally responsive practice. You also share our organisational values of integrity, justice, compassion and excellence, embedding them in everything you do.  

You will also need:  

• A tertiary qualification in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work or a related field  

• 5+ years’ experience working with clients experiencing mental health challenges and FDSV (mandatory) 

• Registration with a relevant professional body (e.g. ACA Level 34, PACFA Clinical, AHPRA, or AASW Mental Health)  

• Experience supervising clinicians working with children from 5 years old up to 12-year-old and adolescents  

• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and CALD communities (desirable)  

• A current NSW Working With Children Check, Police Check, and NSW Driver’s Licence  

• Safe & Together Model training and experience (desirable)  

Why Anglicare?  

We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and the dedicated people here who make it happen.   

At Anglicare, you’ll get the security, stability and opportunities that come with a strong, well-established organisation that’s ready for the future. You’ll belong to a community of kind, humble and respectful people of all faiths and backgrounds. You will also be supported to gain new knowledge, deepen your experience and expertise, and shape a rewarding career.   

On top of that, here are just some of the tangible benefits you will enjoy in a career with us:  

• Flexible work options to get the most out of work and life  

• Increase your take-home pay by up to $15,900 with salary packaging   

• Ongoing professional development and leadership training to advance your career   

• Exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers  

• Employee Assistance Program and Fitness Passport with discounts to over 800 gyms for you and your family  

Are you ready for a career that means more?  

To register your interest for this role, please click the ‘Apply to this Job’ button below. All applicants will receive a response.  

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others, and we value the diverse perspectives they bring. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.  

Applications close on: 19/11/2025