Daap Program Manager

An Amazing **Full-Time Senior Leadership** Opportunity based in Cannon Hill.
- Encouraged and supported ongoing professional development and diverse career opportunities.
- You’ll be joining a supportive team who will provide all the training you need so

**Who is Endeavour Foundation?**

Endeavour Foundation is one of Australia’s largest employers of people living with disability, so being inclusive and diverse is not just an aspiration - it is who we are Fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do and getting it right goes hand in hand with living our organisational values and our purpose of making possibilities a reality.

We are people working together, making possibilities a reality for people with a disability, and for people seeking employment, education and training opportunities. We call ourselves **Team Possible**

Endeavour Foundation supports people with disability to live, learn, work and flourish according to their own interests and priorities. Our 5,000 strong team operates over 300 sites in the heart of local communities across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria where we offer choice, opportunities and personalised support in the key areas of home, work, learning and community participation.

**Why should you join Endeavour Foundation?**
- Salary Packaging Benefits, package up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free. Less tax = more take home pay for you
- In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holiday accommodation etc.)
- An Employee Assistance Program - a free and confidential counselling service available to all staff and their family members
- Discounts on Corporate Private Health Insurance Plans, whitegoods and appliances
- Paid Parental Leave and Salary Continuance
- Free flu vaccinations
- Onsite cafe, onsite parking (where available) and close to public transport

**A little bit about the role**:
As the Endeavour Foundation continues to grow and support the community and workplace as a leading disability service provider, we have a **National Role** as our **DAAP Program Manager. **In this role you will be responsible for the management and execution of a National Employment Program across all nominated facilities including being the single point of liaison.

This role will include:

- Acting as the conduit between the Program’s Representative’s and Endeavour Foundation.
- Supporting the Team to have a self-sufficient operating model in terms of securing ongoing Services, engagement and day-to-day troubleshooting of the Services
- Facilitating all required training for all Team members
- Providing sufficiently qualified disability Support Officers to provide support to Supported Staff
- Identifying when issues which may affect the Contractor’s ability to provide the Services need to be escalated and escalating those issues as soon as practicable to the Program’s Representative.
- Leading and coordinate business activities to improve operational performance and outcomes
- Ensuring employees and supported personnel (including sub-contractors) are given maximum opportunities to enhance their skills and to ensure alignment with required NDIS employment and Program outcomes.

**What will you bring**:

- Experience in the Disability sector
- Business experience including Profit & Loss accountability
- Ability to work in a highly structured/rule-based environment
- Experience in a multi-site leadership role with a focus on people, profitability, safety leadership and service excellence.
- Demonstrated experience in coaching individuals and delivering training, preferably those with disability and individuals that may present with behaviours of harm to achieve set outcomes and desired behaviours within the workplace.
- A strong team leader and team member with ability to influence and develop teams to improved performance.
- Interpersonal and communication skills required to grow relationships with team members and stakeholders and deal with issues of a sensitive nature.
- Demonstrated knowledge, or ability to understanding of disability services provision and NDIS or the ability to develop.
- Ability to manage the operations and delivery of services aligned with organisational policies and procedures.

**How you can apply**

Please note, before commencing with Endeavour Foundation and should you be successful, you will be required to undertake a **"Fit2Work" National Criminal History Check**, a positive **Blue Card** and a **NDIS Worker Screening Card.**

Additionally, in line with the direction from State Government, all authorised workers defined under the Queensland Public Health Order are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Endeavour Foundation requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

If this is the opportunity for you, click ‘Apply’ below; we look forward to hearing from you

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