Session Leader

Company description:

At Lifeblood, our purpose is simple: to give life.

Job description:

• Fixed Term Full-Time opportunity (2 Years)
• Leadership Opportunity - Monday to Friday (No weekends)
• Located at Devonport Donor Centre, Tasmania
• Salary starting from $47.01 per hour + Penalties + Super + Salary Packaging and more

Discover life-giving possibilities

Lifeblood is more than just a job or a career, it's an opportunity to be part of something that matters. As an organisation, our purpose is simple: life giving donations, for life changing outcomes. Together, we want to help you build a fulfilling career with Lifeblood.

About the role

We're currently seeking a Session Leader to join our team at the Devonport Donor Centre. Reporting to the Donor Centre Manager, you'll provide operational oversight to ensure that the end-to-end donation experience runs efficiently with no compromise on quality or safety.

As a Session Leader, you'll provide direction, inspiration and support for your team to achieve common goals and foster team effectiveness, as well as managing tough issues with respect. You'll value self-awareness and reflect on your own strengths and areas for development, making you an even stronger leader. A day in the centre could see you:

• Lead, engage, coach and develop your team to achieve their full potential
• Build and maintain a strong, collaborative and positive team culture
• Motivate and support your team to deliver against operational and growth objectives
• Deliver a safe, seamless and exceptional experience for our amazing donors
• Physically insert and remove needles to collect donations (training provided)
• Act as the first point of contact for complex donor assessments
• Use data, insights and team feedback to identify opportunities for improvement
• Show pride in upholding our high safety and quality standards

Sounds Interesting? Here's what we're looking for:

• Proven leadership and management experience, with the ability to lead, coach and develop a medium-sized team
• A strong focus on teamwork, collaboration and building a positive team culture
• Experience motivating teams, providing feedback and supporting people to reach their potential
• Strong operational focus, with the ability to translate business goals into meaningful actions and outcomes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build genuine relationships with donors and colleagues
• Confidence managing challenging situations and making decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to use data and insights to support decision-making and continuous improvement
• Clinical experience is desirable but not essential
• Flexibility to work Monday-Friday within the Centre's operational hours: Monday-Wednesday: 12:00 pm-8:00 pm / Thursday-Friday: 7:30 am-3:30 pm

Benefits and Wellbeing

We place our employee's well-being at the forefront and express gratitude and care for one another. As an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer and one of Australia's menopause-friendly organisations, we celebrate diversity and support all our people.

In addition to being a part of an organisation that is the heartbeat of the nation, you will have access to the following:

• Access to salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
• 14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Discounted private health cover with fantastic corporate benefit
• Discounted access to 1,430+ gyms & pools all over Australia
• Employee Assistance Program; Free, 24/7 and confidential health, safety and wellbeing support
• Plus, many more!

Is Lifeblood your reason? Apply NOW!

We're proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer for 2026 and commit to respond to every applicant. You'll hear from us once your application has been reviewed.

Have a question about the role or do you need support or adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process? Email Sami, our AI Careers Assistant, at careers@redcrossblood.org.au. Sami can help with common questions, and if your question needs more support, it will be escalated to our Talent Acquisition team.

Please note: we can't accept applications sent directly to this email address.

This vacancy is being managed directly by Lifeblood's Talent Acquisition team. We won't be accepting applications from external recruitment agencies for this role.