Team Leader - Campbelltown

• Exciting part-time position in our Consumer Directed Services program based in Campbelltown (alternate location Bella Vista considered)

• Opportunity to oversee a team of support workers and provide quality service to our participants

• $44.58 to $47.97 per hour (SCHADS Schedule B, Level 4) + 12% Super + 17.5% Leave loading + Salary Sacrificing benefits up to $15,899

Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

We are seeking an experienced Team Leader to join our supportive team here at Wellways Australia. In this role as Team Leader, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the CDS Program across the Sydney and Southwest Sydney region. Reporting to the Service Manager, you will provide operational leadership to the team, always acting as a positive role model to ensure participants are supported to live a fulfilling and meaningful life in the community. You will also work with various external stakeholders including the NDIA, other disability service providers and funders, families, and heath professionals within the circle of participants.

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  Ensuring high quality outcomes are achieved for the service in line with client care plans and organisational requirements

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  Planning and completing service agreements and schedules of supports with participants

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  Supporting NDIS participant plan reviews

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  Rostering CDS shifts

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  Recruiting, onboarding, supporting, training and supervising CDS staff

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  Leading practice support relating to complex work

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  Monitoring intake and capacity

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  Facilitating team meetings and practice discussions

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  Motivating, supporting, and mentoring team members

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  Monitor resources and make sure they are always sufficient

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  Ensure all client paperwork is completed to a high standard and signed off

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  Make client appointments and communicate appropriately

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  Working collaboratively with the Clinical Care Consultant, APO representative and wider leadership and CDS teams

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  Maintaining a high level of program quality and driver continuous improvement

• Minimum of Certificate 3 in Community Services or related and/or relevant experience

• Experience leading and mentoring staff who have worked with people with all disabilities and or mental health.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Appropriate IT skills

• Satisfactory Police Records Check (no older than 12 months)

• NSW Working with Children Check

• Right to Work within Australia

• Current valid driver’s license

• NDIS Worker Orientation Module- https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/workers/training-course

• NDIS Worker Screening Check

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 

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.