Session Leader

Session Leader - Chermside Donor Centre

**Date**:17 Sept 2025

**Search suburb or city**: Chermside, QLD, AU, 4032

**Company**:Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
- **Fixed Term Full-Time opportunity - 76.00 hours per fortnight (end date 30/08/2026)**:

- **Varied shifts across a rotating roster - Monday to Sunday**:

- **Located at Chermside** **Donor Centre and Donor Mobile Unit, Queensland**:

- **Salary starting from $45.87 per hour + Penalties (if applicable) + Super + Salary Packaging and more**

**Discover life-giving possibilities**

Lifeblood is more than just a job or a career, it’s an opportunity to be part of something that matters. As an organisation, our purpose is simple: life giving donations, for life changing outcomes. Together, we want to help you build a fulfilling career with Lifeblood.

**About the role**

We’re currently seeking a Session Leader to join our team at the Chermside Donor Centre. Reporting to the Donor Centre Manager, you’ll provide operational oversight to ensure that the end-to-end donation experience runs efficiently with no compromise on quality or safety.

As a Session Leader, you’ll provide direction, inspiration and support for your team to achieve common goals and foster team effectiveness, as well as managing tough issues with respect. You’ll value self-awareness and reflect on your own strengths and areas for development, making you an even stronger leader. A day in the centre could see you:

- Deliver a supportive and safe experience to our amazing donors
- Develop and coach teams
- Physically insert and remove needles to collect donations
- Act as the first point of contact for any complex donor assessments
- Provide clinical oversight to team to ensure phlebotomy success
- Show pride in upholding our high safety and quality standards

Sound interesting? Here’s what we’re looking for:

- Leadership experience with the ability to coach and provide performance feedback
- Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to build a warm connection with donors
- Collaborative nature with a strong sense of teamwork
- Digital and technical aptitude

**Benefits and Wellbeing**

We place our employee's well-being at the forefront and express gratitude and care for one another. As an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer and one of Australia’s menopause-friendly organisations, we celebrate diversity and support all our people.

In addition to being a part of an organisation that is the heartbeat of the nation, you will have access to the following:

- Access to salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
- 14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent
- Ability to purchase additional annual leave
- Discounted private health cover with fantastic corporate benefit
- Discounted access to 1,430+ gyms & pools all over Australia
- Employee Assistance Program; Free, 24/7 and confidential health, safety and wellbeing support
- Plus, many more

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