• Full-time position based in Botany
• A competitive package based on relevant qualifications/experience + super + salary packaging options available
• Positive and supportive local and regional team

ABOUT FIGHTING CHANGE & AVENUE

Fighting Chance designs, builds and scales social enterprises which move the dial for Australians with disability and their family. We work to identify the challenges, hurdles and barriers faced by people with disability in their everyday lives and then design and build sustainable social enterprise businesses to bridge these gaps. Avenue is one of these enterprises.

Avenue is not your average day program! We are a series of coworking spaces for people of all abilities, regardless of their support needs; working to a vision for a world in which work is accessible for all. Our mission is to build a national network of coworking spaces, bringing world-class work, social and learning opportunities to people of all abilities. Each coworking space offers people disability the opportunity to:

• Work: Avenue forms and facilitates micro-enterprises to enable participants to utilise their skills and contribute to the economy.

• Learn: Avenue offers participants a range of learning and skill development opportunities, across a range of content areas including work skills, social skills and personal development.

• Socialise: Avenue offers participants the opportunity to engage actively and meaningfully in social aspects of community life and develop friendships.

WHAT A DAY LOOKS LIKE:

• Oversee the work of the day for participants in line with the Avenue program

• Rostering appropriate staff to participant ratios and closely overseeing staff to ensure that all aspects of Avenue’s unique Work, and Social programs are executed to a high standard

• Oversee daily financial management of the coworking space

• Management of workplace health and safety procedures and reporting

• Lead and proactively manage people, with positivity, enabling your team to succeed through effective management of resources, effective recruitment, training, and collaboration

• With support from your team, you will intake and onboarding for prospective participants from local catchment area

• Provide support and counsel to participants and families to manage issues, grievances and feedback

• Proactively contribute to strategic plans as well as working with Avenue’s Regional Manager to develop annual budgets and report on income and expenditure against targets.

ARE YOU:

• A leader with high standards and values for excellence?

• Wanting to help build a ‘yes’-based culture and a strong positive energy?

• Someone who proactively leads your team to ensure a high standard of employee engagement, managing fatigue and burn-out?

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• A relevant qualification and/or 2+ years previous experience in similar program/service delivery management in the community services sector
• A passion and experience for working within people with disability
• High bandwidth for multi-tasking and experience in delegation and managing people
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

REQUIRED:

• Possess the right to work in Australia

• Travel within Sydney between Avenue Hubs

• Possess or willing to obtain the new NDIS worker screening check and Working with Children Check

• Possess or willing to obtain Provide First Aid (HLTAID003)

• Possess a current unrestricted NSW driver's license

• Be available and willing to work at events on weekends and evenings on occasion

BENEFITS:

• Collaborative and positive work culture

• Ongoing professional development

• Purpose centred work

• Young and growing organisation