Support Your Path Team Leader

Pathfinders; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Salary packaging

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Pathfinders is seeking a Team Leader for the Mid North Coast region, working 24 hours per week to support participants with disabilities in the community. The role emphasizes person-led support, staff supervision, and strong rostering and workforce planning under SCHADS Award Level 5 Pay Point 1.

The Team Leader will supervise staff, assist the Senior Coordinator and Disability Support Manager with daily operations, and help ensure high-quality, compliant service delivery across shifts including

Qualifications

• Experience with the SCHADS Award rostering and workforce planning.
• Ability to provide person-led support and supervise staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, supervision and mentoring to support staff.
• Assist the Senior Coordinator and Disability Support Manager with day-to-day operations, service delivery and compliance.
• Support participants with personal care, mobility and safety in the community.

Job description

Pathfinders

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”)

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