Team Leader- Housing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,899

Leave loading + 17.5%

Superannuation

Meal and Entertainment allowance up to

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Wellways Australia in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Team Leader to guide our frontline housing support team. You will lead day-to-day service delivery, drive quality, and foster a person-centered, inclusive culture based on Housing First principles.

This hands-on, on-site role requires regular presence across metropolitan Melbourne and Gippsland, travel between sites, and a commitment to safeguarding, compliance, and staff development to ensure responsive, high-quality support.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or demonstrated experience.
• Current valid Driver’s License and ability to travel for the role.
• 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 frontline support.
• Develop frontline employees and drive operational performance.
• Ensure compliance with contractual and legislative requirements.
• Collaborate with Service & Practice Lead to translate strategy into action.
• Provide hands-on, on-site leadership across Melbourne and Gippsland sites.

Skills

Driver's Licence

Travel willingness

NDIS Worker Orientation

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

• 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.

If you’d like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here Reconciliation | Wellways

Job Description Summary

Wellways’ Specialist Mental Health services provide community-based support for people experiencing mental health challenges, including housing support for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

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

Culture

We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. All of our teams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels. We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.

Applications Close

19/11/2026