Team Leader WFA

About Bamara 

We bring years of experience and authentic engagement in regional, remote, and urban locations to our services.

Bamara has long history of working respectfully alongside communities and the people who live in them assisting and supporting community and individual goal achievement.

Bamara footprint extends across New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. Our focus is on building individual and community capacity and prosperity through the design and delivery of projects, programs and initiatives underpinned by Australian government (state and federal) funding.

Culture and Community

Bamara is a First Nation’s organisation, all staff are expected to participate in connection with community, respect relationships and apply this respect to each participant we work with across all diverse cultural backgrounds

Salary and Benefits

• 3 days bonus leave during the Christmas/New Year period
• Birthday leave
• Yearly Flu shot
• Retail and Entertainment discounts across leading brands through Flare Benefits program
• Opportunities to upskill with qualifications in Community Services
• Employee Assistance program for staff and their immediate families 
• Access to our wellness partner program with C-5
• First Nations Perspective training
• Rewards and recognition program
• Performance related bonuses

Job description

The Team Leader is responsible for managing staff and resources to ensure operational and contractual compliance for Bamara in our Work Force Australia program. The Team Leader will work under the Operations Manager to oversee and manage the people management strategies, change processes and continuous improvement of Bamara programs and services in their allotted sites. 

The Team Leader will identify and promote new ways of working to empower staff to deliver on the strategic business plan, create new business opportunities as well as drive the implementation of new programs in Bamara. The Team Leader supports Bamara to meet and exceed operational and financial targets by developing and implementing strategies to reach and exceed our business plan.

Desired skills and experience

• Proven experience in a senior position within the Employment Services sector 
• Strong business acumen to quickly learn how the business works and how to utilise strategies and tactics to achieve business objectives
• Strong ability to comfortably work towards KPI's and targets in order to meet and exceed performance and financial objectives
• Inspiring, encouraging, and motivating leadership abilities
• Ability to make sound decisions with a defensible rationale
• Creates strong morale and spirit in the team and fosters open dialogue
• Relates well to all kinds of people, inside and outside the organisation
• Demonstrates consistency in working effectively and efficiently in a fast paced, pressured environment
• High Level verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Effective time management and organisational skills
• IT skills including working experience using Microsoft Office Suite
• Strategic thinking skills and the ability to provide strategic advice, develop options, analyse risks, make good judgements, and solve problems
• Excellent negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills
• Certificate IV in Employment Services (preferred but not essential)
• Proven experience working with government contractual obligations and guidelines
• Must pass and have a current Police Check (ongoing requirement for employment)
• Must pass and have a current Working with Children Check and/or Vulnerable Persons Check (ongoing requirement for employment)