Executive Director

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town

ENGADINE, NSW 


Principal / Head of School

Contract Type: Contract Position Full Time

Applications Close: 5 August 2024


Supporting adolescents (YRS 5 to 12/HSC) and families at risk, Dunlea Centre was established in 1939 by the Salesians of Don Bosco. Location is Sydney’s south.

<ul><li><strong>Supporting adolescents (YRS 5 to 12/HSC) and families at risk</strong></li><li><strong>Location: Engadine, in Sydney’s South</strong></li></ul><p><i>A place for change:</i></p><ul><li>Dunlea Centre empowers adolescents and families at risk, restoring relationships through therapeutic and educational services. </li><li>This is an opportunity to join a vibrant, inviting setting, making a real difference in the lives of families who are in crisis.</li><li>Dunlea Centre is well known, within Australia and internationally, for its professional, multi-disciplinary staff and range of programmes, with classes now going from YR 5 to the HSC.</li><li>Due to prudent financial governance over many years, the Dunlea Centre has been well funded and its mission is not restricted by any significant liabilities.</li></ul><p><strong>About the Dunlea Centre:  </strong></p><p>Located in Engadine, NSW, the <strong>Dunlea Centre</strong> is Australia&#39;s original Boys&#39; Town, established in 1939 by Father Thomas Dunlea. Conducted by the Salesians of Don Bosco, the Centre has a rich heritage embedded in the Salesian tradition of assisting marginalised youth through education, pastoral care, and community support. </p><p><strong>Position Overview: </strong></p><p>Reporting directly to the Board, the Executive Director will provide strategic leadership, organisational management, and direction towards achieving the Dunlea Centre’s vision: &#34;<i>to aspire to be a welcoming community where lives are changed, and right relationships are restored.&#34;</i></p><p><strong>Conditions of Employment:</strong></p><ul><li>The remuneration package will be discussed as we move through this process.</li><li>Annual leave is 6 weeks. </li><li>As a PBI, there are salary packaging benefits available.</li></ul><p><strong>Interested?</strong></p><ul><li>If you have senior level experience in a values-based organisation, ideally either education or community/welfare sectors, please visit <strong>traksearch.com</strong> to find additional information. </li><li>To express your interest, simply send a resume from this site; from the Trak Search website; or by email to <a href="mailto:jobs&#64;traksearch.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>jobs&#64;traksearch.com</strong></a> quoting ref number TS1547. </li><li>Enquiries are also welcome to John Chesher on 0417 068 220.</li></ul><p><strong>Closing Date:</strong> Monday 5th August 2024.</p>
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