Service Manager

**Permanent full-time position available**:

- ** Salary Offered: $107,000 plus superannuation.**:

- ** Full salary packaging benefits (ability to sacrifice up to $15,899 per annum)**

**Your new company**

Autism SA has a strong and rich history of being a recognised leader in providing specialised services to individuals on the autism spectrum, their families, and the broader community. When you join Autism SA you'll get to work with dedicated and passionate staff who are driven to support autistic people to live the life they choose in an inclusive society.

Working alongside experienced colleagues from a variety of professions, you'll have access to an extensive knowledge base and development opportunities, giving you the chance to fuel your professional growth, expand your skills, and provide the highest quality of care to clients and their families.

**What we can offer you**
- Fantastic **training and professional development opportunities **(including access to in-house training and research teams);
- Attractive **salary packaging benefits**(an opportunity to increase our take-home pay) including options for novated lease agreements and meals and entertainment benefits
- Access to our **employee benefits program including**weekly office stretch sessions, paid parental leave, discounted Medibank private health insurance products, Employee Assistance Program for confidential counselling, and recruitment referral bonus.
- Up to **16 weeks **of paid parental leave
- ** Flexible working arrangements **(e.g. working hours);
- We strongly believe in a **person-centred approach **for both the individuals we support and our valued employees.

Every day you'll learn something new, you'll be connected to an innovative and like-minded group of people, you'll have access to the latest research and therapies in autism and you'll be a valued member of the Autism SA community.

**Your new role**

The role includes management and leadership of a number of services within the Home, Living, and Lifestyle department of CSI. Providing day-to-day support and guidance in quality and service delivery, including training and support to staff in best-practice client support, teamwork, data collection, and compliance with quality assurance systems.

**Key responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Ensuring high-quality services are delivered to clients and their families.
- Contributing to capacity building for clients within the provision of services provided to NDIS participants and alternately funded services.
- An understanding of the NDIS SIL operational guidelines and the NDIS Practice Standards.
- Leading and/or supporting in the development and implementation of individualised support plans and risk assessments to manage risk mitigations and achieve client outcomes.
- Monitoring and approving expenditure within program budgets in line with KPI's and operational viability, including investigation, reporting, and providing advice to all relevant stakeholders to correct any variances to budget.
- Ensuring all relevant property and where applicable, DCP licencing requirements are met.
- Provide afterhours On Call support to programs operating out of business hours as part of a rotating roster for all SIL, DCP and VOC sites.

***What you'll need to succeed**
- Substantial experience in leading and managing teams to achieve and sustain high performance, focused on person-centred service delivery.
- Degree level qualifications in Behavioural Science/Developmental Education, Disability, Health, Community Service Management or
- A combination of experience, expertise, and competence attained through previous
- appointments/study sufficient to perform the duties required at this level
- DHS Working With Children Check;
- NDIS Worker Screening Check;
- National Police Check (NPC); and
- All mandated COVID-19 vaccinations

**How to Apply**

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No recruitment agencies please