Practice Leader
Lead a team of support workers that look after the health and wellbeing of clients.
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- What's it like to be a Practice Leader?
- How to become a Practice Leader
- Latest Practice Leader jobs
- Top skills and experience for Practice Leaders
- Practice Leader role reviews
What's it like to be a Practice Leader?
Practice Leaders play a key role in ensuring workers are well equipped to deliver the best service to their clients, through coaching, guidance and mentoring. They typically work in healthcare settings, including organisations that provide services related to mental health, aged care and disability, child welfare and family services. As a result, Practice Leaders need to understand the different challenges that clients face, so they can provide the appropriate support workers to meet these needs.
Tasks and duties
- Managing and co-ordinating processes and work schedules.
- Ensuring compliance with reporting requirements.
- Mentoring support workers to deliver high quality service and achieve client and organisational objectives.
- Coaching and motivating team members and assisting with performance appraisals.
How to become a Practice Leader
You don’t need a qualification to become a Practice Leader, but many employers prefer candidates with a relevant tertiary qualification and industry experience. Checks and vaccinations may be required for some roles.
- Complete a relevant VET qualification. This could be a Certificate III in Community Services (CHC32015), Diploma of Community Services (CHC52015) or Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) (CHC33015).
- Alternatively, a relevant bachelor degree can open a broader range of career options. This could be a Bachelor of Social Work or Bachelor of Social Science.
- Complete any checks as required by an employer, such as a Working with Children Check and Police Check.
- Gain experience working as a Community Support Worker.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Practice Leader employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Social Work
Professional Practice Leadership
Child Protection Services
Psychology
Reflective Practice
Case Management
Mental Health
Family Violence Support
Leadership
Case Planning
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Latest Practice Leader reviews
Jun 2024
Supporting peers with best practice framework
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Community Services
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationCommunity Services & Development
The good thingsThe role specified working with family violence, and supporting clients and peers with direction on providing best practice to clients.
The challengesThere are times when working in family violence can be quite challenging, and cause anger and frustration.
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Feb 2024
Rewarding and challenging everyday.
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Leadership and Management
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsChallenging, rewarding and variable. One day is rarely the same as another. Plans have to change quickly.
The challengesRostering and senior management who have no clue.
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