Disability Services Team Leader
Showcase your leadership and disability services experience in this highly rewarding role.
Summary about this job
Aged & Disability Support
Company: Bayley House
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $70,000 - $85,000
Phone: +61-7-9156-7936
Fax: +61-2-1224-6098
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Detail information about job Disability Services Team Leader. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Full-Time Ongoing Position
- Salary Packaging Benefits
- Supportive culture and team environment
Do you have a drive to lead?
Showcase your disability support experience and lead a team of staff to demonstrate best practice in the industry.
Bayley House is a well-known Bayside not-for-profit organisation that provides a range of services for adults with an intellectual disability, including residential services and day centre programs.
We currently have an opportunity for an experienced, passionate Team Leader to join our residential of house based in Cheltenham which provides a range of high quality residential services for ten residents.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management the residents’ house, assisting them to be more independent and participate in high quality community and recreational activities. You will model Active Support principles in your approach and lead a small team of staff to exhibit best practice.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- The provision of a range of client services and case management activities to ensure the needs of the clients are met and client records are maintained.
- Staff management – performance management, recruitment, team development and rostering
- Administration and quality management – including incident reporting
- Co-ordination and provision of after hours on-call service and support
To be successful in this role you will be an experienced and passionate disability services all-rounder.
Key Selection Criteria:
- Experience and commitment to working with people who have a disability using a person-centred, Active Support principles
- Prior management and leadership experience in a residential house including the ability to coach and mentor staff
- Knowledge of the Disability Act and Regulations
- Excellent time management, communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- A dynamic and flexible approach to tasks with a positive can-do attitude
- Adept at general problem solving and mitigating risk within OHS guidelines
- Certificate IV in Disability Services or equivalent qualification in human services
- Current First Aid Certificate, Driver's Licence, and Police Check, or willingness to obtain
This supervisory role is designed to keep your disability service skills in practice whilst building on your management capabilities with an active developing a high-performance team.
Please click Apply to submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria.
For more information on the role, including a Position Description, please contact Hannah Dart or Keren Yalouz at [email protected] or 9982 1500.
Closing date for applications is Sunday, 29th July 2018.
*The position is subject to a satisfactory police check and DWES check prior to commencement.