Team Leader

**Full time role based in Melrose Park**:

- ** $107k - $123K +** Super + Salary Packaging**:

- **Flexible Friendly organisation**

**Our Organisation**

The Benevolent Society’s vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children, young people, and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way. As part of The Benevolent Society's vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our First Nations people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic, political, and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

**About the role**

As our **Team Leader**, you be responsible for leading a well-established, dedicated and passionate team of allied health and behaviour support professionals. Your main focus? To foster a culture of c**ollaboration**,** accountability**, and continuous **improvement**, where team members are **empowered** to contribute their ideas and **innovate**. You will be a strong leader, mentoring your team to provide **high-quality services** in accordance with the **NDIS scheme**.

**Duties**
- Provide clear and focused leadership to your **multi-disciplinary** team of Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, and Behaviour Support Practitioners
- ** Support** your staff with **supervision** and be a hands-on Team Leader, who prioritises their staff and is available and approachable
- Hold a** small caseload** of clients when required to ensure our clients in the local area receive the highest levels of **service**:

- Sit as an integral part of our **Regional Management Team**, with full support of your **Manager** and a buddy from our peer network to help you settle in and **thrive**

**Our Benefits**

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A ‘best life’ is unique to everyone and can change as life changes:

- **Salary Benefits** -You can package up to $15,900 pa of your pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home even more pay
- ** Motor Vehicle Packaging Options** - to suit your lifestyle.
- ** Work/Life Balance** - Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including hybrid home/office options, and the option to accrue an additional day off each month (a bonus of 12 days per year) as a full-time employee.
- ** Recognition and Reward -** Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years.
- ** Wellness -** Stay fit with a Fitness passport, utilise our Employee Assistance Program, and even purchase additional leave
- ** Professional development -** We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth.
- ** Our Reconciliation Commitment -**First Nations employees have access to cultural and ceremonial leave, as well as the options to be a voice on our **First Nations Staff Reference Group** & RAP working group and have the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways.

**Skills and Experience**
- Relevant Tertiary **qualification** and relevant disability sector **experience**:

- ** Track record** of improving **client outcomes** in** disability services** and desire to provide high quality services to clients
- The ability to build and **develop** an **engaged**, high performing team
- Good **management** skills including **troubleshooting**, **managing multiple** deadlines and **conflict resolution**:

- Pragmatic approach to **problem solving**, decision making and manage balancing priorities
- Working in a **collaborative**, cross functional way with teams, peers and stakeholders to achieve outcomes
- Current driver’s license

**_ If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, then we want to hear from you. The Benevolent Society recognises and values cultural knowledge and wisdom of the First Nations people, we therefore strongly encourage you to apply. We are strongly committed to being an Employer of Choice, one who offers, provides, and practices cultural safety in our workplace._**

**Your next adventure starts today**

**For any queries**, please contact** Samantha on 0481101078**for a friendly confidential discussion.