Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 24th Mar 2020
The Junction Works is a not for profit, community-based organisation serving the communities of South West Sydney for over 30 years. With our mission of ‘creating new possibilities in people’s lives’, we focus on delivering creative and enriching community, youth, children’s and disability services that are designed to improve the lives of some of the community’s most vulnerable people.
The Junction Works is committed to creating opportunities for growth, development and learning for all employees. We actively seeks talented individuals and provides them with the chance to excel in their chosen field, resulting in a team of skilled, dedicated professionals.
The Junction Works is offering an exciting opportunity for someone to join the Adult Disability Services team in the role of Program Coordinator. In this role you will have the unique opportunity to implement a Self-Managed Team Pilot Program across three sites.
You must be able to effectively manage, plan, monitor and report on supports and services offered to participants accessing weekend social supports, while continually support staff in the development of their skills, knowledge and engagement with participants that supports them to achieve their individual goals and objectives.
Working in an area of growth for TJW, some of your key duties will include (but will not be limited to):
To be successful in this role you will be a driven and energetic professional with a high understanding of behavioural needs and support. You will be a champion of frontline staff in providing them with the necessary support, coaching and resources to deliver high quality person-centred support. You will have high emotional intelligence, with impeccable attention to detail and an understanding of how self-managed teams work. Well-developed critical thinking and problem solving abilities and an ability to build strong relationships with all stakeholders is essential. You will be a motivated and passionate professional, who thrives on supporting people with a disability and their families in our local community.
You will also require the following: