Support at Home Team Leader

Join to apply for the Support at Home Team Leader role at City of Greater Geelong . About The Role Are you passionate about supporting older people to live well at home? As our Support at Home Team Leader, you’ll guide and inspire a team of Care Partners to deliver exceptional, customer-focused services. You’ll champion a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement—bringing the City’s vision and values to life every day. This is your opportunity to lead a high‑performing team, drive positive change, and ensure our services meet the highest standards, policies, and regulations. Work type Permanent Full Time Classification Band 7 Commencing at $106,158 pa plus super Key Responsibilities Lead, motivate, and develop a diverse team of Care Partners. Foster an inclusive, customer‑first culture focused on results and accountability. Coach, mentor and support staff to achieve their best. Champion health, safety and well‑being initiatives. Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Ensure compliance with aged care standards, Support at Home program requirements, and relevant legislation. Lead quality improvement initiatives and support audits and accreditation. Support change management and service enhancements. About You The ideal candidate for this role will be a seasoned professional in the Community Care or Aged Care sector, bringing deep knowledge of client packages, funding models and budget management. You are someone who leads dynamic, high‑performing teams with confidence—championing contemporary, people‑centred leadership, driving continuous improvement and fostering a strong safety‑first culture. If you’re passionate about shaping exceptional care experiences and inspiring others to do their best work, we’d love to have you on board. Essential Experience Tertiary qualification (degree or diploma) in human services, social work, nursing or a related field. Significant experience leading or supervising teams in community, aged care or health services. Experience in business planning, budget management and resource allocation. Knowledge of relevant legislation, aged care standards and Support at Home program requirements. Advanced stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills. Ability to drive change and foster a culture of inclusion, accountability and continuous improvement. Working with Children’s Check. Preferred candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process (funded by the City). Child Safety Responsibilities We are committed to being a child‑safe organisation and have zero‑tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers and contractors. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy. Diversity and Inclusion At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages and diverse experience. Applications and Enquiries Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position. Enquiries: Pam Newton – Manager Community Care | | Click the Apply button to submit your application or find out more about this opportunity. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at #J-18808-Ljbffr