STU MEAD

• Ensure evidence-based, culturally safe, and quality practice, is provided for children and young people in care.
• Lead culturally diverse teams and, with Workforce Development Coordinator, ensure effective recruitment and selection, on-boarding and induction, training and development, leadership, coaching and mentoring for team members.
• Manage day-to-day operations of your delegated houses ensuring they are adequately resourced and supported.
• Provide supervision, line management, support and leadership to Team Leaders, House Parents and Residential Support Workers.
• Enhance child protection outcomes for children, young people and families being provided with service..

• Day-to-day management of te Work and Study service, specialists, and clinical staff.
• Supporting partnerships with strong external stakeholders for the purpose of developing valued pathways for young people into work and/or study.
• Collecting and monitoring data, developing reports, and supporting the evaluation process.
• Contributing to the deliver of headspace's National Vocational Strategy.
• Engaging and developing staff to build a positive team approach for high performance and the continuous improvement of the program.

• Actively participate as a member of the senior leadership team and leading the implementation of Employment Services, Transition to Work strategies and activities.
• Engage and lead a team.
• Manage the operations of service delivery and performance.
• Ensure the contractual requirements are achieved.
• Driving performance to meet set objectives and targets across service delivery, financial management, contract compliance and stakeholder engagement.
• Provide high quality services for young people who are searching for employment that are consistent with strengths-based practices and within National Child-Safety frameworks.
• Represent yourtown within the local community to relevant business, community and other stakeholder networks and individuals.
• Create, manage and execute business plan and communicated company vision and objectives to motivate teams.
• Established the LGBTIQ+ youth network > 17% upswing

• Consolidation of the yourtown property portfolio in preparation for the Transition to Work contract commencement
• Lease negotiations, engage landlords, shop fit-out contractors and ensure all offices are operational by the July 1st deadline.
• Successful opening of 6 new offices in time and on budget.

• Lead the Northern Brisbane (Somerset) employment service region, Caboolture, Deception Bay, and Kippa-Ring
• 6 direct reports; Team Leaders, Employment Youth Workers, Pathways Coach and Employment Mentors
• 12 indirect reports; Job Placement Consultants
• Lead the yourjobyourway pilot program for long- term unemployed youth
• Successful regional restructuring of all staff to drive performance and reduce overhead costs
• Ensured optimal financial returns to yourtown
• 22% improvement in staff satisfaction surveys since assuming the role
• 30% over-delivery on budget 2020/21
• 45% over-delivery on budget 2021/22
• Averaging 4 stars across all offices
• Established close working relationships with key stakeholders, including State and Federal members of parliament, and the Department
• Somerset region ranked #1 in yourtown performance nationally
• Leveraged profit opportunities by recruiting top talent and managing brand image to exceed plan performance.
• Supervised staff to optimize brand expansion initiatives and productivity.
• Established and maintained operational standards for four offices.

• Leading a team of 14 job coaches, service managers and employer engagement consultants across the NSW metropolitan area
• Employment Service Areas (ESAs) performed 220% above budget
• Placement targets exceeded across St George Sutherland, Canterbury Bankstown, and Inner Sydney.

• Leading the national property strategy, expansion, leasing & site acquisition for atWork Australia
• Project managed the fit out of over 190 new offices and retail sites within 7 months
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships to meet objectives and Departmental deadlines.

• Managed the Redfern social housing portfolio (80+ properties)
• Working alongside government agencies including Land & Housing Corporation, Centrelink, Department of Youth Justice, Sydney Water, and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• Maintaining rental arrears below 5%
• Working with non-government agencies including Wesley Mission, Mission Australia, ACON
• Assisting tenants to access appropriate medical and social services.

• Build and maintain a productive employer network to assist people living with disability to return to fulfilling lives
• Managing employer's business needs and goals to provide appropriate solutions to their staffing requirements
• Building highly successful employer networks including NSW Health, Sydney Business Chamber, Rothsay Chartered Accountants, Fire & Rescue NSW, Retail Food Group, Hungry Jacks, Cargo Direct National, and Bobby Goldsmith Foundation
• Expanded the Darlinghurst office to new premises
• Increased the Darlinghurst star rating from 2 to 4 stars
• Created highly successful pilot program with the Aids Council of NSW (ACON) for people living with HIV to re-enter the workforce
• Awarded the highest sales performer (NSW) for March to June consecutively.

Consolidation and relaunch of the Healthy Habits franchise.

Leasing and franchising of the Video Ezy / RedRoomDVD brands.

Establishment of the first national online casual mall leasing reservations system, linking 108 shopping centres and 8 major landlords.

Australia's largest master planned urban environment.

Castle Towers Shopping Centre (NSW), Westpoint Blacktown Shopping Centre (NSW), Canberra Centre (ACT)

Bankstown Square (NSW), Wollongong Central (NSW), Macarthur Square (NSW), Erina Fair (NSW)

42 franchised Middle Eastern restaurants.