Social Team Leader - Community

About ACH Group: For over 70 years, ACH Group a leading not-for-profit in aged care, has enriched the lives of older South Australians. With over 1,900 dedicated individuals working together, we’re able to create good lives for our customers. With purpose led roles across residential care, retirement living, home and community care, health and wellness, social experiences and corporate teams, our workforce deliver impact for our residents and customers.

Are you a natural organiser and leader with a passion for helping others live connected, meaningful, and independent lives?

The role: As the Social Team Leader Community, you’ll be responsible for the daily management and supervision of social programs across the community settings. You’ll ensure our offerings align with the organisation’s social model and product specifications, while enabling our customers to stay engaged, connected, and thriving.

This full time role also provides critical support to the Head of Social, contributing to strategic outcomes and continuous improvement across the team.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee the day-to-day delivery of social programs, ensuring they are inclusive, engaging, and aligned to customer needs.
• Manage all logistics related to planning, organising, and resourcing social activities.
• Supervise program facilitators and volunteers, providing guidance, support, and ensuring quality delivery.
• Foster strong relationships with community members, supporting them to connect socially and live independently.
• Work closely with the Head of Social Programs to achieve broader organisational goals and contribute to ongoing program development and innovation.
• Monitor program performance, maintain accurate records, and ensure all activities meet safety and quality standards.

About you!

• Qualifications in health, community, business or other relevant area or working towards.
• Demonstrated people leadership skills.
• Aged or disability experience working in a similar role within a complex environment.
• Experience working with people at risk of social isolation and loneliness including those from a CALD background/ATSI background and people living with memory loss or dementia.
• Understanding of the Aged Care Standards, various government funding and private options that support social programs.
• Knowledge of the local community, it strengths, its assets, social opportunities and services.
• Experience in program coordination, event planning, community development or a related field.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills — you love a good checklist!
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• A genuine passion for community connection, inclusion, and supporting people to live their best lives.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities, to work with volunteer, staff and customers.
• Ability to manage competing priorities with a calm, solutions-focused approach.
• A Police Check for working in Aged Care less than 12 months old at commencement.
• A current drivers licence.

If you want to join our amazing team, we can offer you:

• Career development with inhouse upskilling and external learning opportunities
• Friendly and inclusive culture, supporting diversity and employee wellbeing
• Free on-site flu vaccination program
• Financial advice for HESTA members, our preferred superannuation supplier
• Wellbeing program including free employee assistance program
• Recognition program acknowledging significant contributions 
• Salary packaging to maximise your take home pay
• Discounted Corporate Membership – Health Insurance – BUPA

ACH Group is a not-for-profit organisation in the Health Care Sector. This means that you can salary package up to $15,900 per annum for living expenses and $2,650 for meals/entertainment to reduce your tax.  We also offer a range of perks through our Employee Benefits Program (eg. discounted private health).

How to Apply: Press ‘Apply’ now.

Applications close: 7th May 2025  

ACH Group celebrates and encourages workforce diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious beliefs, disability or any other basis.