Team Leader

Company description:

At genU, we're united in our mission to empower people to reach their full potential.

Our work supports multi generations of people to create and embrace opportunities to connect, participate and thrive. We offer a diverse range of services that include disability support, senior services, training and employment across Australia. Reflecting our heritage, we are proud to be one of the largest NDIS providers in Australia.

As a profit-for-purpose organisation, we reinvest back into areas that help to build more inclusive communities.

Our innovative Residential Services directorate is focused on providing a range of best-practice services in the community including innovative supported living, residential aged care, and the provision of service support and accommodation for retirees to maintain lifestyle, community, and independence while ageing.

Job description:

• Full time, ongoing position located in Launceston, TAS
• Pay rate starts from level 4 PayPoint 1: $42 per hour
• Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits up to $2649 per year

If you are an experienced Senior Disability Support Worker ready to take the next step in your career, who are positive and passionate about supporting and encouraging those with disabilities to live their best lives you would love to hear from you.

The role of the genU Team Leader - Residential Services is to provide leadership and operational management to our shared supported accommodation homes, ensuring an empowering and enabling environment for people with disabilities, whilst maximising opportunities for the attainment of personal goals and lifestyles that are valued by the wider community.

As the Team Leaderyou will;

• Proactively promote a welcoming, home like environment for residents and a strong work culture for staff
• Implement a partnership in care approach to enable optimal health and wellbeing for residents
• Develop, review and accurately maintain all resident care/support plans in conjunction with residents, families and other service providers
• Undertake program planning and monitoring
• Ensure person centred approach is embedded within the facilities culture

You will join a collaborative and supportive team, who will provide individualised training so you can best support our varied cohort of residents.

Our ideal Team Leaderis an exceptional communicator who can easily develop and maintain rapport with people of all abilities. You will be highly organised and demonstrate excellent time management skills.

You will have the following:

• Significant experience delivering services in the disability industry;
• Complex behavioural and dual-diagnosis care experience is preferred;
• Demonstrated ability to provide person centred active supports for residents;
• Experience leading and managing and providing remote team support to staff;

You will also meet the following essential requirements:

• Minimum Cert IV in Disability Studies or equivalent;
• Current First Aid- Certificate II Level and CPR certificate;
• Current Working with Vulnerable People Check with NDIS endorsement or willingness to obtain;
• Current NDIS Worker Orientation Module certificate or willingness to obtain;

• Investment in You: genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.
• Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.
• Increase your Take Home Pay: Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits
• Employee Discount Program: save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia's most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI. 
• Study Scholarship: all genU employees are eligible for a 25% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University. 
• Great Work Life Balance & Flexibility: choose your own hours around study, caring and other important life commitments, ideally working a minimum of 20 hours per week across our operation hour

genU is committed to providing accessible, inclusive and equitable recruitment processes for all candidates. For further details about the role of if you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact Jackie MacFarlane: ***************@genu.org.au or 0400 688 ***.

Profile description:

Here at genU we're a group of passionate, driven people who want everyone's lives to be happier and healthier, especially people with disabilities, the ageing and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate solely for community benefit and invest back into the same communities in which our services are delivered.

genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity, ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all and living the values of genU each and every day.