Team Leader Support for Carers & Additional Respite

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania; Melbourne; Sur place; AUD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary packaging

Superannuation

Annual leave loading 17.5% on top of 2

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Childcare subsidy discount (10%)

Training and development opportunities

Great location in Blackburn

Résumé du poste

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania – Blackburn VIC is seeking a Team Leader Support for Carers & Additional Respite. You will coordinate flexible services across Victoria, promoting wellbeing and respite for carers, while assisting with financial navigation and practical support.

Travel between sites is required to support families and carers. The role sits at SCHADS Level 6 with salary packaging and superannuation, located in Blackburn VIC, full-time and permanent.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications or experience in disability, social work, health, welfare or community services.
• Diploma of Financial Counselling is desirable.
• Victorian driver's licence is essential.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate flexible services to promote wellbeing and respite for carers.
• Help carers navigate financial challenges and access practical support.
• Travel between sites as required to support communities across Victoria.

Connaissances

Disability support

Social work

Health/Welfare

Community services

Privacy & confidentiality

Strengths-based assessments

Care planning

Collaboration with consumers

Interpersonal skills

Health literacy

Formation

Diploma of Financial Counselling

Description du poste

Team Leader Support for Carers & Additional Respite

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania – Blackburn VIC

• SCHADS Level 6 + Salary packaging + superannuation

• Permanent full time role
• Located at Blackburn VIC
• SCHADS Level 6 + Salary packaging + superannuation

Your new role

Support carers across Victoria by coordinating flexible, tailored services that promote wellbeing, financial security and access to respite. Help carers navigate financial challenges, access practical support and take a break from their caring responsibilities. This role involves travel between sites as required.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn't easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to a salary equivalent to SCHADS Level 6 + super, you can access the following.

• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave
• Ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits which can be used for living expenses such as rent, groceries, bills, clothing, and much more
• 10% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre
• A great location in Blackburn.
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow

Your skills and experience

• Relevant qualifications or experience in disability, social work, health, welfare or community services.
• Diploma of Financial Counselling (desirable).
• Victorian driver's licence (essential).
• Experience supporting people with disabilities, medical conditions, younger people and their carers.
• Understanding of privacy and confidentiality requirements.
• Knowledge of community inclusion and participation.
• Experience conducting strengths-based assessments and developing care plans.
• Ability to work collaboratively with consumers, carers and service providers to achieve positive outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and health literacy skills.

View the position description.

For any questions, please reach out to Michelle Ludwig on 0481 462 ***or email on***************@vt.uniting.org.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a 'child safe' organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.