Team Leader

Up to $34.04p/h + penalties, super, tax benefits
- Permanent full or part-time with flexible hours to suit you
- Opportunity to work for one of Australia's leading aged care providers

**What you'll be doing in this role**

Our Uniting Household Model of care empowers our residential care teams with freedom to support our residents in ways that help them maintain a sense of meaning and purpose in their day. Care Worker teams in each of our households are led by a team leadership role that we call a Homemaker at Uniting.

As a Homemaker, you'll be responsible for supervising the smooth operations of a household. You'll allocate work to team members based on resident choices, and work to promote a cohesive and harmonious work environment.

**Your other main responsibilities will include**:

- Managing queries and feedback from residents and their families, your co-workers and other service providers
- Monitoring equipment to ensure that it's in safe working order and arranging maintenance and repairs when needed
- Tracking supplies and consumables and re-ordering as needed in line with budgets
- Assisting residents with daily living activities and personal care, always making their dignity and independence a top priority and
- Working for the continuous improvement of our service to ensure it's the best it can be, in line with Aged Care Accreditation Standards.

**Who we're looking for**
- You'll have a Certificate IV in Aged Care or equivalent qualification.
- Ideally, you'll have previous supervisory experience in aged or community care but if you're experienced within a similar industry, then we'd love to hear from you too.
- You'll need to be adaptable and resourceful, and be able to live our values of compassion, respect, imagination, and boldness every day.
- You'll be experienced in using client/data management systems.
- You may hold these additional certifications (highly regarded but not essential):

- Assist Clients with Medication (HLTHPS006)
- Recognise Healthy Body Systems (HLTAP301B)
- Provide Support to People Living with Dementia (CHCAGE005).

**What we offer you**
- Maximum allowable salary packaging to pay less tax (additional $18,550 tax-free plus regional benefits plus parking)
- A range of shifts to suit your lifestyle
- A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career
- Discounts and cash backs programs with major retailers
- Wellbeing programs including confidential employee assistance program available to you and your family members

Click here to find out more about our great benefits: Benefits of working at Uniting

**Who is Uniting?**
When you're part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you're part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia's First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders - past, present, and emerging - and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

**How to apply**

**What to expect**
Please know that employment with Uniting will require a National Police Check, and Reference Checks.