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SalaryAbout the role
The Team Leader reports to the Manager, Place Management North and will work with staff across a number of different teams, both within our social and private businesses to deliver sustainable long-term housing with a community wide focus.
You will be managing and supporting a team of Place Managers comprising Place Management and Housing Support staff, with some office management responsibilities. You will be required to work with staff and management to deliver KPI’s set by both Unison and the Department of Health and Human Services and reporting on these. There is also the requirement to work with clients directly and indirectly to help sustain tenancies and promote a community inclusion and focus, not only tenancy based management.
About you
To be successful, you will possess the following:
- Qualifications in Social Work, Community Development, Social Sciences or experience in the Housing or Real Estate sector
- Experience operating within the Residential Tenancies Act and experience with VCAT
- Ability to show initiative, be a self-starter and work autonomously
- Approachable with a positive, cooperative and constructive attitude to work and working with others
- Ability to be professional and to show empathy
- Demonstrated skills and experience in working effectively and sensitively with a broad range of clients, including those with high support needs and challenging behaviours
- Demonstrated skills and experience within collaborative teams
- Knowledge of mechanisms contributing to, and maintaining, disadvantage/poverty and housing insecurity and homelessness
- High level communication skills – including verbal and written communication
- Well-developed computer skills – word processing, excel, data-bases
- A current full Victorian driver’s licence
On Offer
- Permanent, Full-time role
- Base salary of $102,546 per annum plus superannuation, salary packaging and leave loading
- 5 weeks annual leave with 17.5% annual leave loading
- Salary packaging of up to $15,900 tax free
- Rostered day off option
- Supportive working arrangements
To Apply
- Apply through our recruitment platform by clicking on this link Team Leader Patch 4
- Your application should include a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria which can be located in the Position Description attached below
- Questions about the role or the recruitment process can be directed to *******@unison.org.au
- This position will commence immediately, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We will review applications as they come in so if you meet the requirements of this role, please APPLY immediately.
- The successful applicant will be required to undertake a Police Check and a Working with Children Check.
Unison is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds including but not limited to those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, the LGBTIQ+ communities and those living with a disability to apply.
*Only shortlisted candidates will be advised of the application outcome.
*** Recruitment Agencies please note: This recruitment assignment is being managed directly by our Unison People team. Your respect for this process is appreciated.
