Team Leader Community Transport, Home Maintenance

2 weeks ago

Darebin, Australia City of Darebin Full time
Full-Time, starting 1July 202- Lead role in the supervision and support of Independent Living team staff

  • Preston location, close to public transport


An opportunity has arisen within the Supported and Connected Living Department to oversee the operational day to day service provision of Council's Community Transport, Home Maintenance and Delivered Meals contract.


This position reports to the Coordinator of the Ageing Well Unit and has a lead role in the supervision and support of Independent Living Team staff.

At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work.

Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community.

We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.


About Darebin City Council

Located in Melbourne's northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs.

The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

About the Role

The Team Leader Community Transport, Home Maintenance and Delivered Meals supervises, supports and develops the staff providing services for Home Maintenance, Community Transport and the Food Services contract.


  • Facilitate and continuously improve the provision of services and provide support to new and existing clients of the Supported and Connected Living Department
  • Oversee, monitor, maintain and continuously improve Community Transport, Home Maintenance/Modifications and the Delivered Meals contract service provision
  • Supervise, support and develop capacity of the Home Maintenance, Community Transport and other Independent Living Program Team staff
  • Oversee, foster and continuously improve safe practice, with solutionfocussed approaches to optimise service flexibility
**Skills & Experience

  • Demonstrated experience in leading and supporting a team
  • Good understanding of services including Community Transport, Home Maintenance/Modifications and Food Services
  • Knowledge of client management system Carelink plus (advantage)
  • Working knowledge of issues and trends within Aged Care services and an ability to work collaboratively with other teams internally and external agencies to identify and resolve issues
  • Ability to develop solutions to continuously improve systems, work processes and practices in a collaborative manner

Culture

As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence.

We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve.


We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.


Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.


How to Apply
We're also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

Contact Anja Hauenschild, Coordinator Ageing Well on for a confidential discussion.

Applications close on Tuesday 23rd May 2023 at 11.30pm.

  • Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough 'Safety Screening' processes apply. _
  • To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. _
  • All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment. Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID19 as outlined in the Staff Covid19 Vaccination Policy._
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