Company

The Westhaven AssociationSee more

addressAddressDubbo, NSW
CategoryManagement

Job description

Are you a skilled leader, looking to take the next step in your career?

Join an inclusive and supportive workplace and be part of the expansive and diverse Westhaven team!

We are seeking your leadership skills and qualities to assist us in building a workforce that prides itself on accountability and effectiveness.

Benefits That Matter:

  • Competitive Salary: Level 4, Pay Point 1 - $41.52 per hour (Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010)
  • Tax-free salary packaging up to $16,000 per year (pro-rata)
  • Enjoy a tax-free meal & entertainment card up to $2,650 per year (pro-rata)
  • Fitness Fanatic? We've Got You Covered: Fitness Passport to Energise Your Lifestyle
  • Embrace Diversity, Spark Inclusion: Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
  • Invest in YOU: Grow with Westhaven’s Leadership and Development Training

About You

As a Children Services, Team Leader, you will:

  • work in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders in the effective delivery of support services to Westhaven Children and Young People (CYP) with a range of complex needs
  • partner with children and young people (CYP) diagnosed with a disability and/or complex behaviour needs to achieve their goals and to live life the way they choose
  • be responsible for ensuring the children and young people you support are receiving a high level of quality care with dignity and respect from a team of support workers you will lead, mentor and supervise

You will have:

  • A Diploma in Community Services, Children’s Services or similar field; or identify as Aboriginal and be willing to work towards a relevant qualification
  • Knowledge and understanding of positive behaviour support practices / plans
  • A proactive approach to supporting individuals with disability
  • Proficient computer skills including the use of Client Management Databases and Google Suite (or similar)
  • Highly developed organisational skills and capacity to prioritise competing demands
  • Effective conflict resolution skills, negotiation, mediation and decision-making skills paired with exceptional interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to confidently apply de-escalation strategies in high conflict situations
  • Experience supporting individuals with complex needs, behaviours of concern and mental health concerns
  • Experience working with people with a disability, highly regarded
  • Experience working with children or youth in a care or education setting, highly regarded

About Us
Westhaven is and will continue to be the provider of choice for disability support services and accommodation across regional NSW. Westhaven provides client-centric, high-quality programs and activities that provide whole-of-life support for people with disability, including offering houses that are homes, enabling choice and control and supporting clients to live life the way they choose.

Due to Westhaven’s significant rapid growth, we are seeking skilled, motivated and enthusiastic leaders to assist us in building a robust workforce, centred on accountability and effectiveness.

Compliance requirements

  • Current NSW Driver’s licence
  • Obtain and maintain a current paid Working with Children Check (WWCC)
  • Obtain and maintain a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme Workers Check (NDISWC)
  • Willingness to provide consent to being listed on the Residential Care Worker Register (RCWR)
  • Willingness to undertake a pre-employment police check
  • Current First Aid and CPR Certification

About applying

Please submit your CV and a cover letter addressing your abilities to undertake the key responsibilities of this role.

We encourage diversity and inclusion:

Westhaven is passionate about social justice and diversity and is committed to being an EEO employer. We embrace diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Island heritage and people with lived experience of disability.

For more information or confidential enquiries please email Katrina Holmes, Operations Manager, Children Services at **************@westhaven.org.au.

Applications close: The selection process will commence upon the receipt of applications & will close at 9am Friday 7th June 2024 or prior, if a suitable candidate is found.

Refer code: 2281357. The Westhaven Association - The previous day - 2024-05-24 23:50

The Westhaven Association

Dubbo, NSW
Popular Service Team Leader jobs in top cities
Jobs feed

Adelaide – Behaviour Support Practitioner (SENIOR)

Better Rehab

Adelaide, SA

Disability Support Worker

Programmed Health Professionals

Northam, WA

Recovery Support Worker

Richmond Wellbeing

East Perth, WA

Disability Support Case Worker

Invertebrate Solutions

Mundaring, WA

Disability Support Worker

Good Will Care Pty Ltd

Panania, NSW

Disability Support Workers - Caboolture & Newport

Greenleaf Care Group Pty Ltd

Brisbane, QLD

Disability Support Workers

Thestarcare

Wooroloo, WA

Disability Support Worker - SLSOs (Vacation Care/ Holiday Program)

Allcare Disabilities Australia

Liverpool, NSW

Navy Doctor

Adf Careers

Sydney, NSW

Full time General Medicine Registrar

Charterhouse

Sydney, NSW

Share jobs with friends

Related jobs

Team Leader, Children Services, Dubbo

Team Leader - Complex Care

Kirinari Community Services

Lavington, NSW

just now - seen

Service Desk Team Leader

Uts College

Sydney, NSW

just now - seen

Senior Team Leader

Nsw Department Of Customer Service

Sydney, NSW

just now - seen

Reinsurance Data Operations Team Leader

Zurich Financial Services

North Sydney, NSW

just now - seen

Team Leader - Customer Service

Stryker

Sydney, NSW

just now - seen

Customer Service Team Leader

Viking Blues Pty Ltd

Caringbah, NSW

6 hours ago - seen

Team Leader

Sdn Children's Services

Campsie, NSW

yesterday - seen

Senior Administration Officer - Team Leader Cancer Services

Nsw Health

$77,624-79,459 per year

Orange, NSW

2 days ago - seen

Presentation Services Team Leader (Cleaning)

Icc Sydney

Sydney, NSW

6 days ago - seen

Service Desk Team Leader

Jem Computer Systems Pty Ltd

Castle Hill, NSW

6 days ago - seen

SETS Program Project Officer/Team leader

Sydney Multicultural Community Services

Daceyville, NSW

a week ago - seen

Domestic Services Team Leader

Westmead Rehabilitation Hospital

Wentworthville, NSW

a week ago - seen

BMS Service Supervisor / Team Leader

Venture Recruitment

Sydney, NSW

a week ago - seen

Facility Services Team Leader

Willoughby City Council

Sydney, NSW

a week ago - seen

Team Leader, Practical Support Services

Cancer Council Nsw

Woolloomooloo, NSW

a week ago - seen

Team Leader, Children Services

The Westhaven Association

Orange, NSW

a week ago - seen

Grounds & Garden Maintenance Team Leaders

Programmed Maintenance Services

Sydney, NSW

2 weeks ago - seen

Team Leader - Coles Services - Warrawong & Coorimal

Coles Group

Permanent

Warrawong, NSW

2 weeks ago - seen