Program Manager Disability Services

DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services across Melbourne's northern growth corridor. DPV Health has been awarded the Premier's Primary Healthcare Service of the Year in 2023 & 2024.

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The Program Manager Disability will assist with providing strategic and operational leadership for the disability day programs and residential houses.

This leadership role will assist with identifying and implementing initiatives which positions DPV Health as an industry leader in the provision of high quality, competitive, innovative, sustainable disability programs.

• Leading the Team Leaders and House supervisors to operationalise strategic objectives of the NDIS Disability Centre-Based and Supported Independent Living services.
• Capitalising on opportunities for service expansion in line with Strategic Objectives and the DPV Health Service Plan.
• Identifying, assessing together with the General Manager and implementing new service streams for the Disability Services.

• Qualifications in Leadership, Disability, Health or Human Services
• Strong understanding and application of consumer driven funding models of support. Specifically individualised NDIS funding in groups and SIL, targets and deliverables associated with a person centred framework, compliance and funding obligations.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in a performance driven environment.

Capacity to make decisions, find solutions and escalate when required

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable), hold a valid WWCC and NDIS Clearance.
• Full driver license and travel between sites required.
• Closing date for applications will be 3rd October 2025

We kindly request you include a covering letter, addressed to Laura Colliver, detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.

For further information, please contact Laura Colliver, Acting General Manager Primary Care, Disability and Aged Care on 0487 368 953. We will be actively reviewing applications as they are received, so please don't delay.

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DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.

We will not be accepting applications from agencies for this position.

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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