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 Darwin/Palmerston Northern Territory

The Smith Family is a national childrens 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.

Leading a Learning for Life team the Team Leader will provide leadership to their geographically dispersed team in Darwin/Palmerston through proactive oversight of their implementation activities aligned to state-developed plans that complement national plans. 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:

• Develop and lead a team that provides effective program delivery and engagement with families and students to support stronger student outcomes
• Working with your team develop and maintain strong working relationships with partner schools and relevant community agencies
• Provide clarity of expectations and inspire a sense of purpose and direction within the team
• Contribute as a valued local leader in Learning for Life and maintain strong internal relationships within the organisation
• Focus on personal and professional growth including on-the-job skill development and regular coaching with your leader

Hear from those in the role: One of the many highlights is leading a passionate team and supporting them to thrive in their roles grow in confidence and make a real difference in the lives of families. Its about coaching inspiring and creating a culture where the team feels valued capable and proud of the impact theyre making towards breaking the generational cycle of poverty through education Team Leader

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 leading a team with a coaching approach
• Experience establishing and maintaining partnerships with diverse communities and stakeholders
• Experience implementing and leading through change
• An understanding of the education sector (desirable)
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Capability to work autonomously; organising your own day problem solving and adapting when things dont go to plan
• Computer literacy and motivation; completing administrative or data entry tasks and achieving goals
• A current drivers licence

Our Benefits

Employees are at the centre of The Smith Familys 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 and save with discounts at retailers across the country
• Feel you belong; in a supportive diverse team with inclusive leave options (including paid parental cultural and gender affirmation leave) and regular opportunities to connect with colleagues and community
• Thrive; with support for you and your familys mental and physical health with a complete care and safety platform with unlimited Employee Assistance.

If you are passionate about what you do committed to make a difference and this sounds like your next role please click apply wed love to hear from you. You may view the position descriptionhere.

Closing date: 12 December 2025

Due to the nature of this role the successful candidate must be prepared to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Childrens 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.