• 2 Permanent Full time roles: Box Hill and Bonbeach / Moorabbin
• Leadership opportunities
• Attractive Salary Packaging options

Are you looking for a Leadership role within the Disability sector? Are you willing to work for an organisation that values staff development and training? If the answer is YES, this could be the opportunity for you!

ABOUT US

Established 50 years ago Able Australia have grown from providing help to the deafblind community, into an innovative and diverse organisation with varied service offerings. Our mission is to build on our heritage and empower the individuals we support to reach their potential by living our values of trust, kindness, respect and excellence every day. We strive to provide the best quality care in a long term partnership with our clients and their loved ones, achieving ‘Better Days Every Day’.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We have 2 exciting opportunities in our growing organisation for Residential Services Leads. We are looking for exceptional individuals with a strong ability to lead a diverse team and develop the service within supported independent living homes. As a Residential Service Lead, you will work alongside disability support workers to directly support participants with activities of daily living, domestic tasks, goal development and empowerment through active support.

The hours of work will be split across direct client support hours and indirect client support hours. This split will be approximately a 50-50 split or as otherwise agreed due to client and/or business requirement.

The successful applicant must possess problem solving, empathy, enthusiasm and self-motivation to enrich the lives of the people we support in a nurturing environment along with the below listed skills and experience:

ESSENTIAL:

• Demonstrated experience leading and supporting Support Workers
• Experience with NDIS, NDIS funding and NDIS Quality and Safeguard
• Advanced Diploma or Certificate IV in Disability or similar area
• Advance computer skills including Microsoft Outlook and client management tool, such as Carelink
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written, including experience providing supervision
• Current Victorian driver’s licence. (international and / or learner licences not acceptable)
• Record of a National Police Check (issued less than 6 months ago) or a willingness to obtain one
• Record of a current First Aid Certificate or a willingness to obtain one

DESIRED:

• Experience in disability, age-care, special education and health background will also be well regarded
• Auslan competency is desirable although not a mandatory requirement

BENEFITS OF JOINING THE TEAM AT ABLE AUSTRALIA

• Opportunity to work in a secure sector for a growing organisation that demonstrates industry leadership
• Training and professional development opportunities to grow your career
• Genuinely supportive team environment where your ideas matter
• Employee Assistance Program
• Attractive Non-for-profit Salary packaging benefits

HOW TO APPLY

Please click on the "Apply for this job" button and complete the online application form. You will need to upload your resume and a cover letter addressing - why you are interested in this job along with your skills and experience. You will be requested to upload a copy of your Australian driver’s licence and other screening documents as per the requirement of the role.

Please indicate in your application your preference location (Bonbeach / Moorabbin or Box Hill) that you would like us to consider for.

For any questions or more information please contact Madeleine Johnson on 03 9046 0576 or via email: [email protected], using the subject line: Residential Services Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered for this position. Employment is conditional upon screening checks throughout employment.