• Leading Community Services Organisation
• Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
• Ongoing | Full Time (76 hours per fortnight)
• Based in Horsham

About the opportunity

The Team Leader Supported Independent Living (SIL) provides team leadership and support, employee supervision, direction for employees on day to day basis, oversight of the SIL property operations and develops staffing rosters.

The Thornley Street SIL Residential Service provides a home for the residents, and this position is to ensure that residents feel safe and respected, with their rights and freedoms upheld and that residents are given choice and control over their lives. This position leads a team of employees to actively support residents to engage in meaningful, personalised activities, develop and/or maintain living skills and access the community, and to see that Thornley Street feels like a home. The Team Leader is to ensure that services provided abide by the NDIS Quality & Safeguarding Framework and Code of Conduct.

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About you

An ideal candidate would be someone with:

• Experience in the Disability, Residential Services and/or NDIS service delivery fields.
• Experience in leading teams will be highly regarded.
• Knowledge and understanding of National Disability Insurance Scheme including Supported Independent Living, NDIS Code of Conduct and Zero Tolerance Framework.
• Knowledge and understanding Restrictive Practice guidelines and reporting requirements.

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, find out more or apply today. Please click Apply Now and upload the following as part of your application:

• Cover Letter (1 page outlining your suitability according to the position description)
• Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)

Get in touch

If you have queries regarding this position, please get in touch with Michelle Freeman, Manager Disability and Mental Health at [email protected], using the subject line: Team Leader, Supported Independent Living - Horsham enquiry via EthicalJobs.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. Visit us: unitingvictas.org.au.

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 Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.