Team Leader

**Are you a passionate people leader with experience working in Residential care?**:

- **Lead a team of experienced Support Staff in a Therapeutic Model of Care as we support vulnerable young people within the local Community**:

- **Access above award salaries & additional leave over the holiday period**

**Who We Are**

CareSouth is a local, community based organisation with a dynamic and bold vision to make a difference 'every day'. Working across locations in NSW and ACT, we seek to inspire each other and the communities in which we operate. Our purpose is to influence and support the safety, development and empowerment of children, young people, adults and communities.

**About the Role**

CareSouth is seeking to appoint a Team Leader to support the implementation of our Intensive Therapeutic Care program based locally in Wagga Wagga. Our young people come from a background of trauma and we are looking for people who will work with their strengths to see them thrive. Could it be you?

Under the direction of the Manager, provide strong leadership and coordinate the operational requirements of the team on a day to day basis. The Team Leader ensures the provision of services and support to clients and families in line with CareSouth’s Practice Framework.

**About you**
- Demonstrate a commitment to the safety of children, young people and people with a disability.
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work/Welfare, Social Sciences, Disability or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience in a leadership capacity within the OOHC,
- Disability Services or Community Services sector.
- Proven flexibility, adaptability and able to respond and adjust easily to change in work demands.
- High level written and verbal communication skills.
- Understanding of the ongoing effects of injuries, trauma and/or neglect and abuse.
- Proven effective interpersonal, conflict negotiation and resolution skills and to provide strong leadership under pressure.
- Able to provide evidence (either on commencement or at mandated intervals) a certificate of completion of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) online Worker Orientation module “Quality, Safety and You hold a current First Aid Certificate including CPR
- Current NSW driver’s licence (note that preferred applicants for the role will be requested to provide evidence of their driving history.
- Willing to undergo a National Police Check and obtain a (NSW) Working with Children Check Clearance, NDIS Worker Screening Check and/or
- Working with Vulnerable People Card (ACT) and at mandated intervals.

**Do you want to be a part of something great?**

At CareSouth, we recognise that the work you do every day is what makes our organisation great. We want to reward that and be an organisation that you are proud to be a part of. We are here to help you bring your best self to work and take your best self home

To recognise the work you do we offer
- A compassionate, supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to be bold, big-hearted and determined.
- 24/7 After Hours Call centre to allow you to leave work at work
- Regular team meetings, group supervision and clinical reflective practice sessions.
- Free, confidential and independent Employee Assistance Program (inc. free access to physical, mental, financial online supports)
- Tailored professional development pathways
- 24/7 access to our online eLearning system

CareSouth warmly welcomes EVERYONE, irrespective of their ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination.

**Enquiries to**: Victoria Hogan, Program Manager Intensive Therapeutic Homes Wagga Wagga on 1300 554 260

**Attachments**:

- Position Description Team Leader.pdf
- X-PC-191 - Fit2Work Criminal Record Check - online version.pdf
- fact-sheet-ndis-worker-screening-check-what-ndis-workers-need-know.pdf