Team Leader, Jim's Farm

About Us

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose values  it is to shape a more just and compassionate society. 

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📍 Full-Time Role Based in Nowra: Monday to Friday (38 hours per week) 
💰 Boost Your Take-Home Pay: Access generous NFP salary packaging benefits, increasing your earnings by up to $16,000 annually.
💵 Competitive Salary: SCHCADS Award Salary, LV5 ranging from $97K to $102K (depending on experience).
🌟 Lead with Purpose: Guide and inspire a dedicated team providing essential support services.

Your Role

As the Team Leader at Jim da Silva Farm, you’ll oversee supported accommodation services that provide stability, empowerment, and developmental opportunities for people with disabilities and individuals experiencing homelessness. You’ll lead a passionate team, ensuring high-quality services while fostering strong relationships with clients, community partners, and stakeholders. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to making a meaningful impact.

Your Responsibility

• Lead and mentor a team delivering community-based support and accommodation services.
• Coordinate day-to-day site operations, including vacancy management, rostering, and compliance.
• Develop and facilitate programs that promote social engagement, independent living skills, and personal growth.
• Build and maintain partnerships with external service providers and community networks.
• Monitor budget parameters and identify opportunities for service growth and improvement.
• Maintain compliance with NDIS Quality and Safeguard Standards, Assisted Boarding House Legislation, and WHS protocols.
• Participate in on-call roster support for staff, residents, and operational matters.

You Will Need

• Relevant qualifications: Minimum Cert IV in Human Services or a related field.
• Leadership experience: Proven ability to supervise, motivate, and develop a diverse team.
• Strong operational skills: Experience in service delivery, site management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Crisis management ability: Confidence in handling challenging situations and de-escalating conflicts
• NDIS and compliance knowledge: Understanding of industry standards, reporting, and safeguarding practices.
• Excellent communication skills: Ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
• First Aid certification and a NSW driver’s licence.

Apply Now

If this sounds like you, don’t wait - apply now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them.

Any queries please contact Diana.Smith@Vinnies.org.au 

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages. If you are a candidate with disability please let us know if you require any support to participate in the application and recruitment process.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.