Support Your Path Team Leader

Pathfinders; Sydney; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Salary Packaging

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Pathfinders is seeking a Team Leader for the New England Northwest region to support participants with disabilities, working 24 hours per week. The role requires leadership, flexibility for afternoon, evening, sleepover and weekend shifts, and duties including personal care, rostering and ensuring high-quality, person-led support. The position is Level 5, Pay Point 1 under the SCHADS Award, with opportunities to contribute to service delivery and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in disability support settings.
• Understanding of SCHADS Award terms and conditions.
• Ability to rostering, staff allocation and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, supervision and mentoring to support staff.
• Oversee day-to-day operations and service delivery for participants.
• Assist Senior Coordinator and Disability Support Manager with staff support and compliance.
• Collaborate on participant care plans and rostering.

Skills

Leadership

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 New England Northwest 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.