Home Services Lead

Blue Care; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 44,634,000 - 66,676,000; Full time

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Not-for-Profit salary packaging

Penalties & allowances

Employee benefits platform

Paid parental leave 12 weeks

Job summary

BlueCare is seeking a Home Services Lead in Toowoomba to manage day-to-day delivery of food, cleaning and laundry for residents. You will coach and empower a team, ensuring safe, high-quality, person-centred services and strong stakeholder engagement.

Ideal candidates bring leadership experience in aged care or healthcare, with a focus on food safety, compliance and continuous improvement. This is a permanent full-time role with weekend availability as required.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV or Diploma in Leadership & Management (or willingness to complete).
• Trade qualification (Hospitality/Commercial Cookery) or equivalent supervisory experience.
• Food Safety Supervisor Certification.
• Ability to satisfy probity checks in line with legislation and BlueCare policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day‑to‑day delivery of food services, cleaning and laundry services.
• Coach, support, and develop your team, building a strong, engaged culture.
• Ensure services are delivered safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.
• Oversee workflow, rostering and operational performance.
• Maintain compliance with food safety, infection control and quality standards.
• Build positive relationships with residents, families and stakeholders.

Skills

Food safety

Infection control

Service standards

Team leadership

Coaching

Rostering

Education

Certificate IV or Diploma in Leadership & Management

Hospitality/Commercial Cookery qualification or equivalent supervisory experience

Food Safety Supervisor Certification

Job description

Home Services Lead | BlueCare | Toowoomba Aged Care Facility

Employment Term: Permanent Full Time Monday to Friday (must have availability to work weekends when required)

Location: Toowoomba Aged Care Facility

Remuneration: $39.21 per hour + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We’re looking for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others - through small moments that leave big impacts.

About the role:

As our Home Services Lead, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, person-centred services across home environments—ensuring every interaction reflects care, safety, and excellence. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll guide your team, oversee daily operations, and drive service performance, creating a positive experience for residents, families, and stakeholders alike.

• Lead the day‑to‑day delivery of food services, cleaning, and laundry services
• Coach, support, and develop your team, building a strong, accountable, and engaged culture
• Ensure services are delivered safely, efficiently, and to a consistently high standard
• Oversee workflow, rostering, and operational performance
• Maintain compliance with food safety, infection control, and quality standards
• Build positive relationships with residents, families, and internal stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve service delivery and enhance the customer experience
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, quality, and care

Role requirements:

As an experienced service operations leader, ideally within aged care, healthcare, or a similar environment, you’ll be self‑motivated, proactive, and bring strong leadership capability. You’ll empower your team to deliver safe, high‑quality, person‑centred services, while reinforcing the importance of food safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.

• Strong knowledge of food safety, infection control, and service standards, supported by experience in a regulated environment
• Experience leading teams across kitchen operations, cleaning and/or laundry services
• Proven leadership capability, including coaching, rostering, and building a positive team culture
• A proactive approach to problem‑solving, organisation, and continuous improvement
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with residents, families, and stakeholders

Essential qualifications & licences:

• Certificate IV or Diploma in Leadership & Management (or willingness to complete)
• A relevant trade or operational qualification (e.g. Certificate IV in Hospitality, Commercial Cookery or similar), or equivalent supervisory experience (essential)
• Food Safety Supervisor Certification
• Ability to satisfy all required probity checks in line with legislation and BlueCare policies

Employee Benefits:

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

• Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
• Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple–everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long‑term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [e-mail]

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

UnitingCare is the second‑largest Queensland employer, with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of UnitingCare, BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger. We are a proud not‑for‑profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do. People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. For more than 100 years we’ve been inspired by our mission to improve the health and well‑being of individuals, families and communities.

www.unitingcareqld.com.au

We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness. We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example.

So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it’s time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.