Job description
- Showcase your team leadership and passion for positive client outcomes.
- Part time (0.9 FTE) position based in Morwell
- SCHADS Level 7 + access to salary packaging benefits
About the opportunity
Our Home and Community Care Program For Younger People (HACC PYP) supports Victorians from birth to 65 years and Aboriginal people from birth to 50 years when their capacity for independent living is at risk. This may be due to chronic illness, mental health issues, disability or other conditions where they need one-off, intermittent or ongoing support to undertake daily living activities.
Our Program has touch points with Victoria’s community, education, transport, housing, and healthcare systems. Integrated care provides our clients with well-connected and effective care that considers a person’s health and their social needs.
As Team Leader, you will provide leadership, supervision and support to a dedicated team delivering services across the Baw Baw and Latrobe local government areas. You will contribute to the ongoing development of high quality, client-focused services, collaborative relationships with partner organisations and agencies, and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and standards.
What’s on offer.
This is a part time opportunity (0.9 FTE).
In addition to base salary (SCHADS Level 7) and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and an ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
There is also the option to increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
About you
You will have a tertiary qualification in Disability, Social Work, Health, Welfare, Community Services or a related discipline and a passion for fostering positive consumer outcomes.
You will also bring with you:
- Previous experience in the provision of care to people with a disability, younger people, and support for their carers
- Demonstrated experience in leading and developing a team within a complex service delivery environment
- Demonstrated experience in performing community and/or health assessments using a strengths-based approach
- Sound understanding of legislation and regulations relevant to the disability and community services sector
- Proven ability to establish collaborative partnerships with other services, agencies and professionals to achieve optimal client outcomes
- Excellent communication, problems solving and analytical skills
View the full position description here.
How to apply
Click APPLY to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone and may close our advertising early.
If you’d like to know more, please contact Sri Kirkwood, Manager on 0427 492 634 / 03 9051 7000 or Toni Mackay, Senior Manager on 0428 157 452 during business hours.
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org
Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.
Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.
