Home Support Team Leader

**Hybrid working options available (3 days office based)**#LI-Hybrid**:

- **Full time permanent role (based on 38 hours per week)**:

- **Monthly RDO**:

- **Lead a passionate team of Home Support Workers**:

- **Salary: $99k - $108k + Super**:

- **Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government**

**About Merri-bek City Council**:
Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

**About the role**:
We’re seeking an experienced and motivated Home Support Team Leader to join our Aged and Community Support Branch. In this role, you will provide leadership, guidance and day-to-day management to a team of Home Support Workers and administration staff. You will ensure quality, responsive and person-centred support services are delivered in line with the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) and HACC Program for Younger People (HACCPYP).

The role involves a strong focus on client outcomes, staff supervision and service delivery. You’ll oversee allocation of staff, monitor client needs, develop support plans, and ensure compliance with service and safety standards. As a Team Leader, you’ll foster collaboration, continuous improvement and a culture of respect, equity and inclusion.

**Skills and experience require to perform the role**:

- Tertiary qualifications in aged, disability, health, community services or a related field
- Demonstrated experience in staff supervision, coaching and people management
- Knowledge of ageing, disability and their impact on individuals and families
- Experience in service delivery within community, health or aged care settings
- Computer literacy and experience using client management systems (Carelink+ desirable)
- Current Working with Children Check and Driver’s Licence

**What the role can offer**:

- Monthly RDO
- Extensive opportunities for training & career development
- Salary sacrifice options
- A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
- Employer-supported study assistance schemes
- Wellness programs

**Further support offered for our staff**:

- Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
- Purchase leave
- Ceremonial leave
- Gender affirmation leave
- Family violence leave

**For further information about this position please contact Mandy Watt on 9240 2228**.**

**Applications close: 11:30pm, Wednesday 22 October 2025.**

**How to apply**:

- Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merri-bek City Council.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

**Our Commitment**:
In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone. You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.