Disability Support Leader. Maximum Term Full Time

1 week ago


Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

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.
About the role
As Disability Support Leader, you will play a critical role in providing personalised coaching and mentoring for Disability Support Workers, so they can uplift their skills and knowledge as disability support professionals.
You will manage a number of houses ensuring clients are enabled to maximise choice and control, and employees are actively supporting services to be safe and compliant.
This is a 12 month maximum term (parental leave cover) full-time position where you will demonstrate your leadership skills, experience in the disability sector and focus on strength-based practice and empowerment.
The Disability Support Leader is key to implementation of the Active Support Practice Framework, and will coach teams to embed and maintain person centred active supports.
Key Responsibilities
Lead a team and provide advice and supervision to achieve positive outcomes
Ensure staff are skilled and knowledgeable in the delivery of contemporary disability services guided by the people we support
Facilitate and manage a partnership approach with families and supporters
Manage the running of services including budgets, compliance, reporting and staff ratios
Collaborate with key business partners to ensure national consistency in delivering a positive service
Manage, monitor and report on incidents and complaints
Communicate and act in ways that are consistent with Life Without Barriers' values
Participate and share the responsibility of an on-call roster
Skills & Experience
Experience in a leadership position within the delivery of services to people with a disability
Diploma in relevant Social & Community Services or relevant experience
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
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and an NDIS Workers Screening Check.
Benefits
We are an organisation that champions diversity, inclusivity, and equality
Join Australia's largest supported independent living provider
Circa $75,000 + Super + NFP salary packaging + benefits
An additional 12 days of leave per year with our monthly opt-in Rostered Days Off
Be supported by teams of experts in our established Centre of Practice Excellence
Career pathways across national programs
Professional and leadership training



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