Ndis Employment and Training Lead

**Why Brite?**
- Purposeful work that impacts the lives of people with disabilities
- Salary packaging options
- Employee assistance program
- Supportive team environment
- Career growth and development opportunities

**What You Bring**:

- Passion for empowering individuals with disabilities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Formal qualifications in Disability or Training and Assessment

**About the role**:
The NDIS Employment and Training Lead is a leadership role focused on driving the development and delivery
of employment and training services for people with disability. This position involves coordinating and leading
daily operations of supported employment services, collaborating closely with various departments within Brite
(such as Pak, Plants, and Institute) to create and implement initiatives that enhance employability and vocational
skills for participants.

Key aspects of the role include leadership and coordination of the employment coaching team, program
development, employee skills development, quality and safeguard compliance, internal and external stakeholder
engagement, team development and support, and cross-department collaboration.

**Position responsibilities**:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Lead and supervise the day-to-day operations of the Employment Coaching

team to deliver high-quality, person-centered services aligned with NDIS
standards.
- Collaborate with the Manager - NDIS Employment and Training to develop and

execute training and vocational programs aimed at increasing the
employability of participants within and outside Brite’s enterprises.
- Coordinate with Brite's internal departments to ensure a seamless, integrated

approach to participant support, focusing on cross-departmental synergies
that balances the needs of NDIS participants and Brite’s commercial business
operations.
- Scheduling of daily supports including 1:1 support, tours and interviews.
- Work collaboratively with the Employment Transition Lead to facilitate school

engagement through work experience and site tours to provide growth
opportunities in supported employment and pathways programs.
- Oversee work trial training. Group Leader and Buddy Progam supports and

education to ensure all criteria have been completed.
- Work collaboratively with Pak and Plants Departments to ensure employees

have access to training and upskilling opportunities as determined by EAP
goals and work opportunities.
- Assist and support Manager - NDIS Employment and Training as is required.

**Knowledge, skills, and experience**:

- Proven experience in a leadership role, developing a strong cohesive team.
- Minimum three years’ experience in relatable field of endeavour. Disability Employment and/or RTO related

experience highly regarded.
- Passion and commitment to utilise expertise to grow Brite’s community impact.
- Results driven whilst employing empathy, compassion and understanding.
- Formal qualifications (Cert IV in Disability and/or Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or equivalents).
- Demonstrated ability to work with people with disabilities and/or those facing disadvantage.
- Working knowledge of NDIS Practice Standards.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to facilitate teamwork and foster

cooperation using influence, tact, discretion, and impartiality across a wide range of internal and external
stakeholders.
- Highly flexible, creative problem solver, with a strong ability to prioritise multiple, and on occasion, competing

priorities.
- Consistently exhibit integrity, composure, common-sense and good judgment under pressure.
- Demonstrated commitment in delivering high-quality work within best practice, safety and continual

improvement frameworks.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly effective skills in the use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel); proficient

knowledge of Office 365 SharePoint will be highly regarded.
- Willing to undertake relevant NDIS Worker Clearance Screening.
- Current Australian drivers’ licence.
- A personal alignment with the values of Brite.
- Commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, specifically, Article

27 Work and employment and recognition of the right of persons with disabilities to work on an equal basis
with others.

**Additional Requirements**:

- Current drivers’ licence.
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.
- Working with Children Check.

**About Brite**:
For over 47 years, Brite has been creating meaningful employment and training opportunities in our community.
Our core purpose is the provision of inclusive and accessible employment for people with disability. We
empower our people by investing in their strengths and providing tailored supports, helping them to break down
barriers, and achieve their true potential. Through our innovative social enterprise solutions, we engage the
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