• (DDSO2A) - Melton

About Us:

Possability is an Australian non-profit organisation, providing a range of quality individual and flexible support options, supported accommodation, employment and training, respite and intensive support for people with disability and children and young people with a history of adversity. Possability is the trading name for all disability services and child and youth services that we deliver in Tasmania, Victoria, and Queensland.

Possability has a vision for a world where everyone has the opportunity to pursue their potential. We are catalysts for change in the broader community and in the lives of the people we serve. We believe that freedom and independence are fundamental human rights. We believe that freedom and independence are fundamental human rights. We are committed to providing a quality service designed to be responsive and flexible to individual needs to enable people to achieve their personal goals.

About The Role:

In this role you will collaborate and consult with managers and employees, government and non-government service providers, community groups, and other parties in the delivery of service and care for our participants. You will participate in the monitoring and evaluation of service performance and participant outcomes. You have highly developed leadership, management experience, and are passionate about equality and human rights for all.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

1. Provide practice support and supervision to team members.
2. Directly support people with disabilities, within their home and community, participate in a range of life areas (including social, recreational and daily living activities) based on the goals of individual support plans.
3. Advocate for people with a disability to improve participant outcomes.
4. Record and maintain participant data, report observations and ensure accuracy.
5. Contribute to the development and maintenance of participant support plans.
6. Administer medication, treatments and therapies or seek appropriate medical assistance according to prescribed protocols.
7. Conduct interviews with people living with a disability their families and other professionals to determine individual participant goals in order to identify appropriate support and activities.
8. Develop and maintain participant support plans (including health specific or positive behaviour plans for people with complex needs).
9. Provide information, advice and referral, where required, to crisis intervention services for people with a disability, their families, carers and/or service providers.
10. Manage a caseload that comprises people with a disability, their families and carers who present with a variety of known and predictable needs (under professional supervision).

To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate the following attributes;

• Advanced Diploma Disability Work, Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability), or other qualifications relevant to this role and recognised within Possability guidelines as being equivalent.
• A current Working with Children Check (WWCC) card is required and will need to be provided prior to commencement of employment, Currency will need to be maintained by the employee for the period of employment.
• A level 2 First Aid Certificate is required.
• A current National Police Check within last 6 months.
• Provision of a NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• A driver’s licence is required.

To apply:

Possability is a leading non-profit organisation, providing a wide range of services to people with disabilities and children and youth facing adversity.

We are a values-based organisation and all our employees are expected to adhere to, support and promote our values at all times. A commitment to Safeguarding Children and Young People Standards is required. If you are the preferred candidate for a position with Possability, you will be required to undertake a National or International Police Check as required, and obtain a NDIS Worker Screening Check.