AddressYour new role:
Celebrating 50 years of delivering quality and professional supports to people with disabilities and their families, your next career begins with The Disability Trust.
Our Team Leader oversees our Supported Independent Living (SIL) services in Ulladulla - promoting inclusivity, choice and control in all aspects of operations to empower the people we support to live the life they choose.
We offer a permanent full-time role with a competitive annual salary ranging between $82,000 and $88,000 (plus superannuation) to be negotiated based on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.
What you’ll do:
You share our passion for unlocking the potential of people. As a Team Leader this entails:
- Supervising, coaching and educating your team in best practice service delivery.
- Ensuring staff receive appropriate training and support in individual care needs of the people we support.
- Supporting formal and informal employee performance management.
- Liaising with families, carers and advocates about individual support needs.
- Leading by example to drive a culture of safety where the wellbeing of participants and employees is always front of mind.
- Partnering with internal and external supports and services to achieve participant goals.
Additionally, you will be required to support the on-call roster for one week in every 9, with an on call allowance being paid accordingly.
What you bring:
Our Team Leader leads with integrity, innovation and tenacity. We’re looking for someone with:
- Demonstrated success in people leadership within a Home & Living service setting.
- Experience identifying and addressing individual and team development needs.
- Experience leading performance discussions.
- Sophisticated communication skills to engage professionally with colleagues, clients, carers and other service providers.
- Substantial experience supporting participant’s with any of the following: mental health diagnosis, high medical needs or challenging behaviours.
- Ability to effectively roster supports according to participant needs.
- Sound knowledge of risk management, restrictive practices, and reporting requirements.
- Proficiency in using a range of internal systems and computer applications to complete daily tasks.
Why you’ll love us:
You’re joining a growing workforce of over 1900 where investment in our people is a testament to our longevity and success. You’ll have access to a range of curated benefits and initiatives that offer something for everyone, like:
- Access to generous not-for-profit salary packaging ($15,900 a year in everyday living and $2,650 in meal and entertainment).
- An extra week for rest and recreation with 5 weeks of annual leave per annum.
- An additional paid day off for your birthday.
- Flexible public holiday leave for days of cultural or religious significance.
- Access to our extensive professional development opportunities.
- A strong safety culture with a focus on wellbeing.
- A free, confidential Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family.
- Peer-to-peer recognition programs, annual tenure awards, and other engagement events.
- A proudly diverse and inclusive organisation with an active Reconciliation Action Plan.
Are we a match?
We look forward to hearing from you. Please submit a resume and cover letter outlining how your skills and experience make you the outstanding candidate for our opportunity.
For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact KerrieAnne Jenkins via ***************@disabilitytrust.org.au or phone 4404 7120.
Applications close 19 May 2024 at 11:59pm. Suitable candidates will be contacted on a rolling basis.
