• Be a leader in delivering services to support clients to be their best through social engagement
• Develop skills to support innovation and grow a team of enthusiastic engaged staff
• Engage with other services providers and the community to grow our Social Supports Program

About the facility 

Barwon health is the major regional health provider for the Barwon South West region. It is Victoria’s largest regional health service with one of the busiest hospitals in the state, University Hospital. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 7,000 staff and more than 1000 volunteers. We provide care at all stages or life and circumstance through a wide range of services from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care, and subacute/rehabilitation. Care is provided to the community through over 23 key locations throughout the region.

The team leader role is currently situated at 120 Settlement Rd, Belmont, Geelong.

About the role 

The Social Supports Program (SSP) is described as ‘an opportunity for clients to attend and participate in social interactions which are conducted away from the client’s home’ through structured activities that ‘are provided in a group-based environment and designed to develop, maintain and support social interaction and independent living.’

The SSP team leader is a part of a broader team working with the individual participants and other staff to optimise the health and independence of clients. They play a key role in monitoring the person’s progress towards their goals and ensuring that the program structure meets the needs of the client.

About the culture

We are an enthusiastic, energetic and focused team who work cohesively together. We promote positive respectful relationships and strong working partnerships in the workplace and in the community. As a team we are focussed on providing the highest quality patient centred care. We are all dedicated to supporting the organisation in achieving our vision of - By 2050, everyone in our community enjoys the best health and wellbeing in Victoria.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club

At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children, and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

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