Team Leader

Wellways; Frankston; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,899

Meal and Entertainment allowance via給与

Leave loading 17.5%

Paid parental leave after 12 months

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Wellways is seeking an experienced Team Leader to guide our frontline Housing team in delivering high-quality, person-centred housing support in Victoria. This on-site leadership role requires regular presence across metropolitan Melbourne and Gippsland, with travel between sites to ensure consistent, responsive service.

You will lead, mentor and develop frontline staff, strengthen practice, and foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture grounded in Housing First principles.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification required.
• Current Driver's Licence and ability to undertake travel.
• Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Right to Work within Australia.
• Satisfactory National Police Record Check (last 12 months).
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day service delivery and support frontline staff.
• Lead and develop frontline employees and drive a high-performing team culture.
• Ensure services meet organisational, contractual and legislative requirements.
• Collaborate with the Service & Practice Lead to translate priorities into action.
• Travel between metropolitan Melbourne and Gippsland sites and within the community as needed.

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

Full time, ongoing role as a Team Leader

Leading with purpose and making a meaningful difference

$53.43 - 55.85 phr (SCHADS Level 5B) + Leave loading + Super + Salary packaging

At Wellways, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to contribute. We warmly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with lived experience of mental health challenges or disability, people from multicultural backgrounds, and people who identify as LGBTIQA+. We recognise that diverse experiences and perspectives strengthen our workforce and the communities we support.

About this Program

The Housing team delivers the Doorway and Pathways to Home programs in Victoria, funded by the Victorian Government. Service delivery is underpinned by the Housing First Principles for Australia: people have a right to a home without preconditions, and are offered flexible, person-led support for as long as it's needed, separate from their housing and grounded in choice, recovery, harm reduction and community inclusion. Doorway is delivered in partnership with clinical mental health providers St Vincent's Hospital, The Alfred, Bayside Health and Latrobe Regional Health.

About this Opportunity

We're seeking an experienced and passionate Team Leader to lead our frontline team in delivering high-quality, person-centred housing support.

This is an opportunity to provide visible, hands-on leadership, strengthen practice and build a positive, inclusive and high-performing team culture grounded in Housing First principles.

You’ll oversee day-to-day service delivery, support and develop frontline employees, drive operational performance and ensure our services meet organisational, contractual and legislative requirements. Working closely with the Service & Practice Lead, you’ll turn strategic priorities into meaningful action and ensure participants receive responsive, consistent and high-quality support.

This is a hands-on, on-site leadership role requiring a regular presence across our metropolitan Melbourne and Gippsland services, including travel between sites and, where needed, within the community.

You will need:

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or demonstrated experience
• Current valid Driver's License and the ability to undertake travel for the role
• Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Right to Work within Australia
• Satisfactory National Police Record Check (valid within the last 12 months)
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate

About Us

Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year!

Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.

What we offer

• A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
• An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing
• Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum
• Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take annual leave
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
• Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.