Support Your Path Team Leader

Pathfinders; Coffs Harbour City Council; On-site; AUD 33,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Salary packaging up to $15,900 for liv

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Pathfinders is seeking a Team Leader for the Mid North Coast region to work 24 hour per week. The role focuses on empowering people with disabilities to pursue goals, while providing person-led support and strong leadership to the team.

The Team Leader will supervise staff, assist with daily operations, rosters and workforce planning, and ensure compliance with SCHADS Award requirements. Flexible shifts, including sleepovers and weekends, are required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the SCHADS Award, rostering and workforce planning.
• Experience leading care staff in a disability services setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-led support to empower participants to pursue goals.
• Lead, supervise and mentor staff to deliver high-quality support.
• Assist Senior Coordinator and Disability Support Manager with daily operations, staff support, service delivery and compliance.
• Maintain flexibility to work afternoon, evening, sleepover and weekend shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Rostering

Workforce planning

Job description

Pathfinders Support Your Path program provides innovative and personalised direct care supports to assist our participants with disabilities to embrace life and reach their goals. Pathfinders are committed to ensuring greater independence for the people we care for, encouraging participation and learning.

We are currently seeking a Team Leader for the Mid North Coast region to work 24 hour per week.

Role of the Team Leader

The Team Leader is passionate about empowering people with disabilities to pursue their goals and live fulfilling lives. They are caring by nature, enjoy supporting people in the community and understand how to provide person-led support. The role requires flexibility to work afternoon, evening, sleepover and weekend shifts. Duties may include personal care, manual handling and hoisting, as well as supporting people with epilepsy and behaviours of concern.

The Team Leader provides strong leadership, supervision and mentoring to support staff, helping to ensure that high-quality, person-led support is delivered consistently. The role requires sound knowledge of the SCHADS Award, rostering, staff allocation and workforce planning, together with oversight of participant care plans. The Team Leader also assists the Senior Coordinator and Disability Support Manager with day-to-day operations, staff support, service delivery and compliance requirement

This position is Level 5 and Pay Point 1 under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award (“the SCHADS Award”)

Applications close Wednesday 16th October 2026

Why Join Pathfinders?

• Impactful work –You will play a crucial role in supporting the organisation in its mission to deliver support to families, individuals and children to overcome various social issues.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Salary Packaging - up to $15,900 for living expenses and an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses each year tax free for permanent employees.
• Fitness Passport - access to subsidised gym membership for you and your family through the fitness passport program

For further information, please contact Corporate Services via email**@pathfinders.ngo