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Social Coordinator - Frenchs Forest

Fighting Chance

We are looking for a values-driven, compassionate and committed Social Coordinator to join our unbeatable workforce. The team at Avenue are on a mission to build a network of coworking spaces that set a new standard for the economic and social inclusion of people with disability.

Are you passionate about supporting people with disability to join thriving microbusiness teams, work on their own business ideas as entrepreneurs, develop their individual skills and socialise with their teammates?

Do you want to be part of an innovative day program, where each day is different and the opportunities to develop your own skills are plentiful?

Avenue has coworking spaces in Frenchs Forest, Botany, Parramatta and Newcastle where our participants can join work teams, contribute to thriving microbusinesses and share in the profits, and exercise choice in which social events and activities they access in the community.

Currently supporting more than 420 people with disability, Avenue is empowered by Fighting Chance and inspired by the vision that people with disability have unbridled access to opportunity, dignity and prosperity as part of a truly inclusive economy.

WHY YOU’LL LIKE US:

We think we have an unbeatable workforce, and so we want to recognise and support our staff. A role with Avenue Frenchs Forest means you’ll have:

  • Support, mentoring, career guidance and ongoing informal and formal professional development opportunities and a strong training and learning culture
  • Salary Packaging which means more money in your pocket!
  • Flexibility
  • Purpose centred work
  • An opportunity to be part of a dynamic team, helping to build a fantastic workplace culture

THE ROLE:

The Avenue Social program is dynamic, individualised and energised; it incorporates all of our values. Our participants don’t just get on the same bus, with the same people on the same day to do the same activity week in week out, unless of course they choose to. We offer our participants choice and ask the question, “it’s your social program, what would you like to do?” The Social Coordinator will harness all of the energy and ideas of our participants and develop a social program that makes it happen!

The role is a combination of planning, support work, communication, and execution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

  • Facilitating participant engagement in social and recreational activities in the community
  • Ensuring that participants are achieving their goals, connecting socially and accessing the community as they desire
  • Developing relationships with local facilities and organisations around ongoing social opportunities for participants
  • Plan and coordinate the daily operations of the Avenue Social program, including activity planning, risk assessments and supervision of staff
  • Providing all aspects of personal care, mealtime assistance, behavioural management and assistance with daily social activities as required.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work and communicate effectively with participants, their families and the broader community
  • Experience in event management & planning
  • Experience working with community engagement programs for participants with disability is desirable
  • Ability to be creative and use your initiative, making the job your own
  • Highly developed administrative, organisational skill and ability to work in a team in a fast-changing environment
  • A passion for and/or experience with working with people with disability
  • Able to work Tuesday - Saturday
  • Possess or be willing to obtain an NDIS Worker Screening Check and a Working with Children Check
  • First Aid and CPR Certified or willing to obtain
  • A current unrestricted NSW driver's licence
  • Fully Covid vaccinated including booster

Avenue is not ‘your average’ day program! So, if you are not ‘your average’ employee, we want to hear from you!

To be considered for this position please attach a cover letter outlining your suitability to the position, along with your current resume.

Find out more here:

www.avenuecoworking.org.au 

https://avenuecoworking.org.au/2022/03/16/interview-with-avenue-support-worker-rachelle/ 

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