Team Leader Frontyard Accommodation

About the Opportunity

This is a maximum term full-time Team Leader role in Circuit Breaker Youth Refuge in Victorias only CBD based 24/7 active youth refuge (7am-3.30pm M-F). Provide team support alongside other leaders to ensure high quality refuge and services to young people experiencing homelessness. Be part of an engaging team that thrives on young person-centered practice. An opportunity to join MCM, Victoria’s largest youth homelessness services provider and a step up or across towards your career progression!

About you

We are looking for someone who can:

• Be interested in a Team Leader role in Victorias groundbreaking Circuit Breaker Refuge and providing supervision, coaching, training, consultation to the team.
• Commit to support the Circuit Breaker Refuge team to deliver high quality and healing informed individual planned support to young people.
• Be passionate about providing high quality services as part of the multi-disciplinary team response to young people’s housing, health, and wellbeing needs and a pathway out of homelessness. 

Benefits of working with MCM include:

• Diverse and inclusive organisation
• Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
• Supportive learning and development environment
• Culture of continuous improvement

Essential:

• Tertiary qualifications in youth work, community development or social work or related qualification or extensive community sector experience (minimum 4 years).
• Demonstrated experience in leading a team with the ability to support consistent evidenced responses to crisis intervention and a team case management approach.
• A comprehensive understanding of the homelessness service system with specialist knowledge of referral pathways, trends and systemic issues, and principles in working with at risk young people.
• A demonstrated ability to lead, guide, supervise and support employees with a sound understanding of supervision guidelines and best practice principles.
• Availability to work Monday-Friday (Between 6am-6pm) 

Desirable:

• Provide First Aid certificate (formerly First Aid Level 2).
  Refuge or Youth Accommodation experience.

Screening Criteria:

• National Police check
• Working with Children check and NDIS Worker Screening check or ability to obtain
• Valid Victorian Driver's license
• Right to Work in Australia

Applications for this role will close on 15th February 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.

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.