Support Worker Team Leader
Interested To Become A Support Worker Team Leader?
The Disability Company is a fun, care-based workplace that is rapidly growing & needs a Star, Part Time, Support Worker Team Leader to join our team.
About The Disability Company
The Disability Company is a care service provider specialising in tailor-made approaches to care in the community. We walk hand in hand with our clients with the aim to understand, plan and carry out tailored support to provide the best opportunity to thrive in life.
We believe in celebrating individuals!
About the Role:
Become a part of an exciting and fast expanding team. DisabilityCo is looking for a Support Worker Team Leader who can show initiative and has a flare for making a positive impact for everyone within the work place. Lead a team of high quality support workers and help us provide exceptional service for our clients. This is a part-time position with flexibility for 3 or 4 days per week.
Main responsibilities
- Lead, engage and retain team of high-quality support workers
- Be visible to the team, provide coaching, mentoring, feedback and encouragement to promote growth and development
- Assist the Care team with roster maintenance including shift line allocation and creation and identification of suitable support workers for specific shifts
- Facilitate and support the timely recruitment of high-quality support workers in accordance with the requirements of the care team In conjunction with HR, ensure all support worker’s compliance documentation (including mandatory checks and qualifications) are complete and up to date
- Manage the performance of support workers to ensure high quality service delivery
- Facilitate the training of support workers including on-the-job training and inductions, general upskilling, client specific trainings and retraining.
The ideal candidate
- Certificate III or IV in Aged Care, Home & Community Care, Individual Support or Disability Services
- 3+ years’ relevant experience in the disability industry
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Sound computer and IT skills
- Experience supervising others (qualification desirable but not essential)
- Experience in recruitment, compliance, performance management and staff training
Mandatory requirements:
- Current First Aid & CPR Certificate
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Current Working with Children Check
- Current Australian Driver’s Licence
Application
If you are interested in the role and want to make a positive impact in lives of our clients and support workers, please apply via Seek including your current CV and cover letter.
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