- Monday to Friday split across the Hunter Hub’s 2 sites (Wallsend and Windale)
- Financial, retail and lifestyle discounts and benefits
- Access to in-house learning and development programs to assist your career growth
- Access to family friendly benefits like our wellness programs and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Independent confidential counselling services

About the Role

As the Pathways Team Leader, you will provide day-to-day leadership and hub oversight to a multidisciplinary team delivering integrated, person-centred support to people experiencing disadvantage, vulnerability and social marginalisation.

Working within Community Services & Housing, you will lead with BaptistCare’s values and best practice principles, supporting employees, students and volunteers to deliver high-quality outcomes for the communities we serve.

About You

You’re a confident and compassionate leader with community services experience, strong people skills and a passion for supporting vulnerable communities. You bring sound judgement, a collaborative approach and the ability to lead a team in a fast-paced, community-based environment.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

- Degree or post grad qualifications in Community Development, Social work or related field

Minimum of three (3) years working in a Community Services setting and Community

Development

- Mental Health First Aid accreditation, Trauma Informed Care training (or willingness to participate in training)




- Ability to work within an integrated approach that is person centred and includes strengths base, narrative
- A current and valid Working with Children Check
- Ability in creating, developing and implementing program plans within the Best Practice Frameworks of the Community Service Sector.
- Strong leadership and management skills
- Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of BaptistCare’s Christian identity and promote the organisation’s values through interactions at work

Ready to turn compassion into action? Join us as a Pathways Team Leader and drive place-based change that strengthens communities and transforms lives.

About us

BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing. We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again. That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.

All staff are required to work within our code of conduct and undergo relevant pre-employment checks as part of our commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people.

BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all.

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📌 Pathways Team Leader - Hunter Hub (Newcastle)
🏢 BaptistCare NSW & ACT
📍 Newcastle