Team Leader Integrated Care

• Permanent part time role
• Located at Coburg
• SCAHDS level 6 + super + salary packaging

Your new role

This Team Leader role centres on guiding the daily operations of harm‑reduction programs, ensuring they meet organisational, regulatory and policy expectations. The position focuses on responding to complex community care needs by building strong, effective teams and maintaining productive partnerships with key stakeholders. You’ll provide operational leadership, support clinicians to deliver high‑quality services, and contribute your clinical expertise to ongoing program development. The role also carries responsibility for maintaining consistent service delivery, collaborative working relationships and reliable reporting standards.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your hourly rate (SCHADS SACS Level 6) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

• Tertiary Qualification — Relevant degree in Social Work, Psychology, Nursing, or Allied Health.
• Certificate IV in AOD — Or completion of core competencies (or willingness to complete within 24 months).
• Dual Diagnosis Training — Completed or willing to complete within 24 months.
• Management/Leadership Qualifications — Desirable but not essential.
• Assessment & Counselling Experience — Preferably with AOD or dual‑diagnosis consumers, including ability to support staff.
• Therapeutic Approaches — Experience with MET, CBT coping skills, Family Inclusive Practice, self‑help groups, and Community Reinforcement.
• Staff Supervision & Leadership — Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage complex presentations in health settings.
• Harm Reduction Knowledge — In‑depth understanding and experience (desirable).

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early

For any questions, reach out to Sarah Jones on sarah.jones@vt.uniting.org .

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.