Disability Support Leader. Permanent Full Time

2 weeks ago

Darling Downs, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 504978
**Employment type**: Full Time
**Location**: Toowoomba & Darling Downs
**Categories**: Disability

**About the Role**

Oversee the delivery of Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Lifestyle Support services in the Toowoomba area. Lead a team of Disability Support Workers to ensure that the people we support are receiving high-quality care to live their best lives.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead and support a team of Disability Support Workers
- Ensure staff are skilled and knowledgeable in the delivery of disability services and ensuring active support of clients
- Facilitate and manage a partnership approach with families and supporters
- Collaborate with key stakeholders, ensuring national consistency in delivering a positive service
- Manage, monitor, and report on incidents and complaints
- Advocate for clients in relation to Human Rights with a sound understanding of Restrictive Practices
- Participate in a rotating on call roster

**Skills & Experience**
- Previous leadership experience with strong knowledge of the delivery of services to people with a disability
- Diploma in relevant Social & Community Services or relevant experience
- Experience with and knowledge of NDIS funding
- Current unrestricted Australian Drivers Licence
- Established influencing and negotiation skills
- A passion and drive to use your leadership capability to make an impact in the sector
- Ability to think creatively and use initiative

**About the Organisation**

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

Empowering people with disability to live life the way _they _choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

**Benefits**
- Career pathways across a national organisation
- Attractive remuneration package with a monthly rostered day off (Think 12 extra long weekends a year)
- Join a supportive team that are passionate about the work they do
- Up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax-free through Salary Packaging, increasing your take-home pay
- Access to Fitness Passport benefits
- Flexible work from home arrangements

**How to Apply**

**Applications close at midnight on Monday the 12**th** of May 2025**

**Advertised**: 29 Apr 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 12 May 2025 23:55 E. Australia Standard Time

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