Reception Coordinator

**Job details**

**Salary**

$30 - $40 an hour ( depending on qualifications )

**Job Type**

Part-time 3 Days a week

**Qualifications**
- Experience in coordinating/supporting recreational activities
- Experience / Qualifications in working with people with a disability

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**Benefits**
- Pulled from the full job description_

**Professional development assistance**

**Travel reimbursement**

**Full Job Description**

**Recreation Co-ordinator required **to create, identify, and implement recreational activities in particular for our NDIS clients. The IDS recreation program includes overnight camps, activities, and dinners, including weekend, daytime, and nighttime activities.

Independent Disability Services (IDS), Head office based in Carlton and deliver services across Greater Melbourne and recreation activities across Victoria and Interstate.

**Come join our growing team..**

We are focused on developing a team culture where all interactions are made with a client-centred approach.

We provide services and support with Care, Kindness, and Open Communication and strive for professional Client Experiences.

**The Role**

IDS Recreation Co-ordinator will be responsible with the support from the IDS team - to implement and identify opportunities for clients to participate in recreational activities to ensure that they have every opportunity to live a meaningful & fulfilling life, with choice & control.

Able to roster DSW and staff into shifts and advise of the activities.

Schedule the activities for 3 months in advance.

Excellent skills in Data entry and Microsoft. ( Having used Visual Care is a great advantage)

**Responsibilities include**:

- New clients coming into IDS
- Liaise with Support Coordinators for the funding details
- Complete the Service Agreement, Consent to share, and Care Plan for Rec Activities only.
- Construct Flyers and complete a monthly Newsletter containing the activities that have been in action.
- Identify recreation activities and facilitate end-to-end oversight of the co-ordination of IDS recreational activities
- Ability to think on your feet and avoid any dangerous situations or fallouts
- Providing clear instructions for Recreation support workers on every aspect of the activity including key contacts, risks, abilities, and schedule
- Work as a team to ensure that activities are successful
- Ensure the activities have a risk assessment
- Promoting and strengthening communication and social skills and positive relationships between clients
- Empowering clients to live their best life
- Motivating staff and clients
- Managing shopping and petty cash and reconciling the accounts for the activity
- Working within a budget.
- Co-ordinate feedback from activities after each activity.
- Competent - Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.
- Resourceful - Having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.
- Reliable - The consistently good quality or performance, able to be trusted.
- Sincere - Free from pretense or deceit; proceeding from genuine feelings.
- Empathetic - Showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of others.

The role will provide IDS's Clients with opportunities for choice, self-advocacy and participation in facilitating access to the community and activities.

**Our Clients**

Our Clients are at the center of everything we do and the decisions they make.

Every person is unique in their needs and aspirations, when you are a part of the IDS team, you are an essential part of the client's journey as they work towards their goals.

We want our clients to feel valued, heard, and confident that they have the support needed to lead a great life.

**About You**

To be considered for this role, you must have a client and outcomes-focused approach and the passion to make each client experience outstanding.

We are searching for an excellent recreation co-ordinator who feels their values match the IDS Values
- Fully COVID Vaccinated
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Two relevant and professional reference checks ( no longer than 12 months currency )
- First Aid and CPR certificate ( current)
- Driver’s License, your own vehicle and full Comprehensive Insurance
- Manual Handling (Desired)
- Cert III Individual Support (Desired)
- Cert III / Cert IV Disability (Desired)
- Cert III Aged Care (Desired)
- We can provide training to develop our staff

We provide all staff with
- Development support
- Employee Assistance Program
- Fun supportive team environment
- Excellent rates inline with SCHADS Award
- Salary Packaging available

For a confidential conversation please call our office 03 9340 5100 to speak to one of our Managers.

**Job Types**: Casual, Permanent Part Time.

**Salary**: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- 8-hour shift (office hours )
- Day shift
- Flexible hours (with consultation )
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
- No Publ