South Hurstville, NEW South Wales Life Without Barriers
About the Organisation
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 6,100 employees working in more than 440 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.
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
Ensure that the individual needs of our clients are met, whilst maintaining an efficient and safe working environment for clients and staff. This position is on the floor and office based.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordination and management of the daily operations of the disability programs;
- Develop and monitor high quality health care plans for Life Without Barriers clients;
- Provide supervision and support to Disability Support Workers;
- The identification and development of community resources that can be used by our clients;
- Ensuring a safe working environment and ensuring compliance with Life Without Barriers WH&S systems, policies and procedures;
- Undertaking, with direction from the Program Manager, administrative responsibility for the service;
- Provide services in accordance with funding agency standards and agreements;
- Represent the organisation and maintain harmony within the managed services;
- Undertake rostering of support workers under the direction of the Program Manager;
- Participate in an on call roster.
Skills & Experience
- Degree Qualification in Nursing and current registration with AHPRA
- Certificate IV in Disability or similar
- Previous experience working within disability services, in particular with individuals who have high support medical needs;
- Demonstrated leadership attributes;
- Demonstrated experience of clinical practice in the area of health planning
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).
Benefits
- Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest not for profit organisations
- Lead a team of 10-15 DSW’s to support clients with disability
- Fantastic remuneration and salary packaging benefits
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disabilities that require adjustments, contact Kestra Caller at recruitment@lwb.org.au
Applications close at midnight on Thursday the 14th of June.
Source: Uniting News