Lead Practitioner (Team Leader) Disabilities

• Employment Term: Fixed Term 12 Month contract (Full-Time)
• Location: Red Hill 
• Remuneration: $82k + 11% Super + $15,900 NFP Salary Packaging

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Community 

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.  

An integral part of our Disabilities Services team, as a Lead Practitioner, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.  

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together. 

Your part in our UnitingCare Community team 

We’re seeking a passionate leader to exceed in the delivery of high-quality support, helping to ensure people with a disability are able to achieve their goals and maintain socially valued roles, friendships and relationships.  

As a Lead Practitioner (Team Leader), you will be balancing your commitment to actively work in partnership with individuals and their families while providing mentoring and guidance to your direct reports. To be successful in this role you will coach, manage and support your team, empowering them to reach their full potential whilst exceeding client’s expectations and supporting with building a high-performance centric culture.

You will work with the people we support and their family members, friends, and community resources to help people achieve their personal goals; maintain friendships, relationships, jobs and community roles; and live their daily life.

This hands-on role requires you to ensure the health and safety of our clients and team members are at the forefront of everything we do.

This opportunity calls for an outstanding communicator with an ability to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders including community members and organisations. We’re looking for someone who is values driven and passionate about a safe employment environment that attracts, engages and retains our clients, their families, skilled employees and volunteers.

In addition, you will possess the following:

• 3 years + Leadership experience in a similar role and relevant qualifications in the Human Services, Community Services or related industry
• Demonstrated ability to develop, lead and mentor effective staff teams working within established budget, direction and guidelines.
• Demonstrated experience with internal and external reporting matrix’s and case management experience will be beneficial along with demonstrated experience in appropriately managing emergency or crisis situations.
• A willingness to understand the application of the principles of family or self-governance, personal autonomy, choice and control and intentional safeguarding for our clients.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of driving safety measures and auditing requirements
• Knowledge of legislation underpinning the provision of services within the disability sector and the key issues affecting quality of life for people with a disability.
• Completed the NDIS worker orientation module "Quality, Safety and you"
• Capacity to undertake On-Call Responsibilities
• A current Positive Notice from Disability Services, willingness to undergo a “Working with Children Check” and a Suitability Card (Blue Card) prior to commencing employment.
• Current CPR and First Aid Certificates

What makes a difference for you?  

At UnitingCare we are committed to supporting people with disabilities and their families to work toward their future life goals. Right across Queensland, we support thousands of people living with a disability to imagine and build personally meaningful lives. 

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum 
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs 
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others 
• Eligible employees will receive 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme 
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events 
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference  

 We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family 

Joining our Disability Services team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness. 

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: 

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children 
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur.

Diversity & Inclusion  

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.   

Safe workplace 

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.