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Home Care Worker Team Leader
- Braybrook, VIC, Australia, 3019
- Full time
About Us:
At Uniting AgeWell, our focus is on supporting older people to experience a sense of wellbeing, choice and independence in their lives, to feel valued members of their community and to have easy access to the community or residential services they need to live the life they want. With a range of services in many locations in Victoria and Tasmania, our 5000 staff and 600 volunteer staff are committed to high quality services and care.
Uniting AgeWell provide a workplace culture based on the BEST philosophy – Believe, Excel, Support and Trust – underpinned by our values of Kindness, Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Inclusion, and our customer service charter and promise that shape and inform all that we do. More information can be found on the Uniting AgeWell website - www.unitingagewell.org
Why choose Uniting AgeWell?
- Salary packaging benefit up to $15,900 + $2,650 annually
- Annual Leave loading
- Career pathways, education and training opportunities
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program available 24/7 for our staff
- Enhanced Parental Leave options
- Not for profit, values-based organisation
About the role: Full Time | Braybrook | Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm (Onsite)
Make a meaningful impact through leadership. Based onsite at our Braybrook office, this full‑time opportunity is ideal for an experienced Home Care professional ready to lead, inspire, and support a dedicated workforce delivering high‑quality, consumer‑directed care services.
In this pivotal role, you will provide exceptional leadership and effectively manage a team of care workers to ensure the delivery of compliant, person‑centred services that enable clients to live well at home. Guided by the principles of wellness and reablement, you will help empower clients to maintain independence and stay actively connected to their communities.
Working closely with operational and clinical teams, the Home Care Worker Team Leader plays a key role in building a positive team culture, driving service excellence, and ensuring every client experience is delivered with dignity, respect, and care. This is a hands‑on, onsite role, offering structure, collaboration, and the opportunity to make a tangible difference every day.
You will:
- Collaborate with Program Managers, Care Advisors, Care Organisers to identify Home Care Worker recruitment needs based on current and projected service demand
- Collaborate with P&C and recruitment partners to recruit and onboard a skilled, empowered and engaged Home Care Worker workforce
- Monitor, evaluate and report on the operational and compliance requirements of team members
- Monitor online learning requirements
- Supervise team members to ensure an effective and consistent approach to care
- Provide ongoing support, mentoring and management of performance
- Support team members in collaboration with P&C and PM in risk and injury management and return to work plans
- Operate within agreed resource frameworks and financial targets
About you:
This is the place for you if you have:
- Experience in Managing teams within an Age Care sitting
- Extensive experience in a community aged care setting
- Previous administrative and rostering/scheduling experience in community services (CHSP/HCP)
- Ability to manage multiple requests in a fast-paced environment
- Experience within the aged care sector
- Thrive in a team and also appreciate the one to one interactions
- Are committed to being part of a workplace culture based on the BEST way of life (Believe, Excel, Support and Trust)
Essentials for working in Aged Care:
- A current Working With Children Check card
- Current and ongoing flu vaccinations
- Australian working rights
- Ability to pass a national police clearance and NDIS Clearance
Make a positive difference in your community – apply now!
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply for this role.
For more information please contact the Recruitment Team at Recruitment@unitingagewell.org. Please note the position and location.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to hearing from you!
