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Toward Home Team Leader

Sonder

Who are we?

At Sonder, we’ve been helping people across South Australia to improve their wellbeing and live better lives since 1993. We support thousands of people each year with mental health challenges, drug and alcohol use concerns, chronic disease management and employment.

Why are we hiring?

You may have noticed recently that Sonder has been advertising a large number of role opportunities - this is all due to our significant growth which has resulted in us being able to support more people in more communities. Whilst our growth has led to us now employing over 300 people, we’ve made sure to retain our friendly culture and practical approach.

What benefits can we offer?

When you work with Sonder, you become part of the Sonder family and that provides you with a number of benefits such as:

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Generous salary packaging options
  • Meal & entertainment allowances
  • Paid parental leave, and much more!

Sonder are open to negotiating further benefits with the successful applicant to ensure an excellent working environment for you.

Learn about the position:

The Toward Home Alliance in collaboration with the South Australian Housing Authority (SAHA) has identified a need for transformational change in the way services support people affected by homelessness and have adopted an Alliance model to deliver a ‘whole system’ approach to achieving the objective of ending homelessness and recognises that every position within the Toward Home Alliance has a vital role to play in eliminating homelessness.

Reporting directly to the Toward Home Program Manager, your responsibilities will be:

  • Provide cohesive leadership to the Toward Home team including contributing to the day to day support and some supervision of the team
  • Work closely with clients, Toward Home Alliance team members, local general practices and other health/community services to support improved access to health and wellbeing services
  • Develop networks and referral pathways to assist with client’s journey through the primary, acute and sub-acute health and mental health systems.
  • Support the team with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges that are faced by people who are experiencing homelessness through leadership and day to day support.

Location:

Sonder Marion Centre

Experience requirements:

  • Demonstrated experience in engaging with homelessness community groups and individuals
  • Demonstrated experience working within a fast-paced environment
  • Experience in working with Aboriginal communities and the ability to provide culturally appropriate support
  • Demonstrated experience in working effectively with people with a chronic disease
  • Experience in a leadership role.

Qualification requirements:

  • Knowledge and experience in using the Microsoft suite of software and databases.
  • Qualified in one of the following disciplines and membership to associated professional body; Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Registered Nurse
  • Current DCSI or Working With Children Clearance.

*We encourage all applicants to read through the full position description before applying. This can be found at http://sonder.net.au/careers/.

Please note: In accordance with the Emergency Management Direction No 2, regarding Healthcare Setting Workers, it is a condition of employment that you have the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination by 8th November 2021 or have an endorsed medical exemption that meets government requirements.

How to apply:

Applicants are requested to send a cover letter and resume to Sonder via our careers portal on our website.

Feel free to send any enquiries to [email protected], using the subject line: Toward Home Team Leader enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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