About us:

At Gateways, we all have one thing in common: the passion to support people with a disability and make every day better. The Gateways Support Services vision is to provide support for children and adults with a disability and their families to maximise their quality of life. We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to join the friendly, supportive and positive team in Geelong.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary packaging option to increase take-home pay.
• Ongoing training opportunities
• Collaborating with a supportive, caring, and passionate team
• Accessible and approachable management
• Extensive training opportunities, including positive behavioural support and ethical response.
• 2-day induction program

The Role:

We are currently seeking a Team Leader to work across two of our residences on a part-time basis. These services are located in Grovedale & Torquay.

As the Team Leader, your role is pivotal in ensuring the well-being and quality of life for participants with disabilities. You'll lead a team of support staff, ensuring personalised care and overseeing day-to-day operations to maintain a safe, inclusive environment. Through your guidance, residents will be empowered to live independently, fostering community belonging and promoting their overall health.

Your responsibilities include liaising with stakeholders, monitoring service performance, and participating in evaluations. You'll coordinate daily operations, promote our services, support client decision-making, address concerns, and ensure policy adherence.

Administrative tasks include record management, overseeing maintenance, conducting appraisals, handling reports, ensuring safety compliance, supervising staff, and representing the organisation professionally.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Sound computer skills, including the ability to open emails, perform online training and record case notes on the client database.
• High level of emotional intelligence, with the ability to self-reflect.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills verbal, non-verbal and written.
• Demonstrated experience supervising support staff in a Disability Services (or similar) environment.
• Proven capacity to contribute to building a team, focused on high quality service.
• Commitment to teamwork and accountability.
• Certificate IV in Disability, Community Services or equivalent (desirable)

Please note that the following compliance documents are required if successful for the role:

• NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain one)
• NDIS Workers Orientation Module
• Valid Victorian Driver's License
• Victorian Working with Children Check (employee status)
• Current First Aid & CPR certificate

Please attach an updated resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

To request a position description, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Accommodation Team Leader - Grovedale / Torquay enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Child safety and wellbeing is embedded in Gateways leadership, governance, and culture. We have zero tolerance of child abuse. We have vigorous recruitment and screening processes for all employees and volunteers.

Gateways welcome applications from all diverse backgrounds including individuals that identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQ+, and individuals with disabilities or culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We're eager to welcome dynamic individuals to our team and want to ensure we don't miss out on great talent. To expedite our hiring process, we'll be assessing applicants as we receive their submissions. Therefore, we encourage all interested candidates to submit their applications without delay.