Home Services Lead

About the role

As our Home Services Lead , you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, person-centred services across home environments-ensuring every interaction reflects care, safety, and excellence. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll guide your team, oversee daily operations, and drive service performance, creating a positive experience for residents, families, and stakeholders alike. In this role, you will: Lead the day-to-day delivery of food services, cleaning, and laundry services Coach, support, and develop your team , building a strong, accountable, and engaged culture Ensure services are delivered safely, efficiently, and to a consistently high standard Oversee workflow, rostering, and operational performance Maintain compliance with food safety, infection control, and quality standards Build positive relationships with residents, families, and internal stakeholders Identify opportunities to improve service delivery and enhance the customer experience Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, quality, and care Role requirements: As an experienced service operations leader, ideally within aged care, healthcare, or a similar environment, you'll be self-motivated, proactive, and bring strong leadership capability. You'll empower your team to deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred services, while reinforcing the importance of food safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. You'll demonstrate : Strong knowledge of food safety, infection control, and service standards , supported by experience in a regulated environment Experience leading teams across kitchen operations, cleaning and/or laundry services Proven leadership capability , including coaching, rostering, and building a positive team culture A proactive approach to problem-solving, organisation, and continuous improvement Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with residents, families, and stakeholders Essential qualifications & licences: Certificate IV in Leadership & Management (or Diploma) A relevant trade or operational qualification (e.g. Certificate IV in Hospitality, Commercial Cookery or similar), or equivalent supervisory experience Food Safety Supervisor Certification Ability to satisfy all required probity checks in line with legislation and BlueCare policies Employee Benefits: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we'd love you to be too Joining the state's largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness. Child safe, Child friendly UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme Diversity & Inclusion Our approach is simple -everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matt