Tamworth Team Leader Adult Services

Your 2026 Starts Now: Leadership Opportunity in Adult Disability Services!

Ready for a genuine career change in 2026? Westhaven invites passionate leaders to step into a Team Leader, Adult Services role on a permanent Full Time basis.

Forget resolutions - make 2026 the year you choose a career that's rewarding, crucial and dedicated to meaningful impact. This role is pivotal in driving our growth and building a workforce committed to delivering quality support across regional NSW.

Benefits That Matter

• Competitive salary, SCHADS Level 4 - $44.58 to $47.97 per hour (Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010) + shift loadings & super (12%)
• Tax-free salary packaging up to $15,900 per year (pro-rata)
• Enjoy a tax-free meal & entertainment card up to $2,650 per year (pro-rata)
• Exclusive employee discounts including automotive discounts, pharmacy discounts and Fitness Passport.
• Embrace Diversity, Spark Inclusion
• Invest in YOU: Grow with Westhaven's Leadership and Development Training
  
  

As Team Leader, Adult Services You Will

• Lead a team of Support Workers to provide high-quality, safe services to vulnerable people in the community
• Coach and mentor, providing on-the-job training and guidance
• Inspire a skilled and diverse team, using your expertise to manage performance and provide support
• Ensure effective service delivery by managing administrative processes, including accurate and timely reporting and record-keeping
  
  

You will have:

• Proven advanced problem-solving, emotional intelligence and positive interaction skills across diverse communities
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and performance manage teams in a fast-paced & dynamic environment
• Effective conflict resolution, negotiation, mediation and decision-making skills
• Track record of building teams with clear goals, fostering innovation and collaboration
• Commitment to a person-centred approach for vulnerable individuals
• Experience supporting complex needs, behaviours of concern and mental health is essential; working with people with a disability and/or children or youth in care experience is highly regarded
• Qualifications in Disability Services, Community Services or Individual Support (highly regarded but not essential)
• Availability to work between 6am-10pm for at least 3 days per week
  
  

About Us

Westhaven is and will continue to be the provider of choice for disability support services and accommodation across regional NSW. Westhaven provides client-centric, high-quality programs and activities that provide whole-of-life support for people with disability, including offering houses that are homes, enabling choice and control and supporting clients to live life the way they choose.

Compliance Requirements

• Current NSW Driver's licence
• Obtain and maintain a current paid Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Obtain and maintain a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme Workers Check (NDISWC)
• Willingness to undertake a pre-employment police check
• Current First Aid and CPR Certification
  
  

Seize Your 2026 Opportunity

Please submit your CV and a cover letter addressing your abilities to undertake the key responsibilities of this role.

We Encourage Diversity And Inclusion

Westhaven is passionate about social justice and diversity and is committed to being an EEO employer. We embrace diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Island heritage and people with lived experience of disability.

For more info contact Jesikah Ware the at [email protected]

Applications close: The selection process will commence upon the receipt of applications & will close at 9am Monday 1st December 2025 or prior, if a suitable candidate is found.