Team Leader (Homelessness)

TEAM LEADER HOMELESSNESS

PERMANENT FULL-TIME

IPSWICH/TOOWOOMBA

Lead with purpose. Empower recovery. Create lasting change. Were looking for an experienced and passionate leader to join our Homelessness team as Team Leader (IRHP). In this role youll lead and inspire a team of Recovery Support Workers across the West Moreton (Ipswich) and Darling Downs (Toowoomba) regions helping people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and living with mental health challenges achieve safe sustainable housing and recovery.

This is more than a leadership roleits an opportunity to shape a high-performing recovery-oriented service that changes lives. Youll coach and support your team to deliver exceptional person-centred support build strong partnerships with stakeholders and drive service quality consistency and continuous improvement. Every day your leadership will help create better outcomes for participants while fostering a positive collaborative culture where your team can thrive.

Your day will include:

• Leading the day-to-day delivery of housing and psychosocial supports across the West Moreton / Ipswich region
• Providing leadership supervision mentoring and practice guidance to Recovery Support Workers
• Supporting people experiencing or at risk of homelessness to access and sustain safe appropriate housing
• Embedding trauma-informed and strengths-based practice across the service
• Supporting teams to respond to complexity emerging risk and changing participant needs
• Building and maintaining collaborative relationships with housing providers clinical services and community stakeholders
• Overseeing documentation reporting service quality and continuous improvement activities

You Will Need:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work Psychology Human Services or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Demonstrated leadership experience in mental health community services or homelessness settings with a strong understanding of recovery-oriented practice
• Ability to supervise staff manage complex situations and build effective stakeholder relationships
• Strong communication organisation and problem-solving skills

The ideal candidate will demonstrate respect integrity and professionalism communicate openly and respectfully build positive working relationships and contribute to a supportive values led team culture through reflection accountability and continuous improvement.

Why RFQ

At RFQ we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a fulfilling life and feel connected to their community. For more than 50 years weve supported people across Queensland through services that promote hope wellbeing independence and inclusion.

When you join RFQ youre joining a purpose-driven organisation where people come first. Youll be part of a supportive collaborative and empowering team that values compassion respect resilience and making a genuine difference in the lives of others.

By joining us youll have access to:

• $105000 - $110000 annual base salary (depending on experience) plus superannuation
• Salary packaging benefits of up to $15900 for general living expenses and an additional $2650 for entertainment expenses including access to novated leasing
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family
• Ongoing learning career progression and professional development opportunities

Every role at RFQ contributes to something bigger. Behind every service are people stories and goals and this role exists to help make those goals possible.

Apply Now!

If youre ready to make a real difference and support people to live with confidence and independencesubmit your application together with your resume by selecting apply now.

Youll be taken to our online portal where you will find more information including the Position Description.

Further information about the role can be obtained by contacting the Area Manager Karen Suey via email: .

Please note that RFQ is an organisation that embraces diversity.

The position will be subject to a Criminal History Check which will be in the form of an NDIS Worker Screening Clearance. For further information please visit: Before you start Disability Worker Screening