Hey You!

Are you active, sporty, and interested in supporting people with a disability to achieve their full potential in the great outdoors? GenU Adventure run multiple activities such as Surfing, Stand up Paddle Boarding, Bush Walking, Sport Programs, Fitness, Bike Riding, Canoeing and many more.

If you have experience in these areas, we would love to hear from you. Our programs require someone that can adapt and modify programs to suit all abilities.

What can genU offer You?

genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity,ability and sexuality. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all and living the values of genU each and every day.

• Access to a free Employee Assistance Program including financial assistance and dietician services
• Work for an organisation passionate about providing high quality support and care
• Ongoing training and support provided
• Career development opportunities
• Salary packaging benefits available

About the role

This position requires you to coordinate, enhance and promote our skilled Adventure programs whilst supervising our skilled team of staff in delivering our specialised outdoor adventure activities. You are also required to ensure that programs are accessible and outcome focused.

GenU Adventure facilitates programs for clients that wish to participate in outdoor recreation activities. GenU Adventure encourages learning through adventure based, skill building activities empowering participants to push beyond their boundaries and reach their full potential. The underlying foundation of this program is to build on a person’s physical health, positive communication skills, team work, social skills, self-confidence and mind wellness

Skills and experience

To be successful in this role, it is a requirement that you have:

• Tertiary qualification in disability or a related field, or a minimum of Certificate IV in Disability with substantial experience in the field;
• Working with Children's Check
• First Aid Level 2
• Previous experience in the disability sector or a related sector including: knowledge of providing client choice and self-directed supports
• Previous experience delivering Outdoor Education programs
• Positive interpersonal skills including promoting effective communication for program members who are non-verbal
• Must have or be willing to obtain an NDIS Worker Screening Check;
• Must have completed or be willing to complete the NDIS Worker Orientation Module 'Quality, Safety and You' orientation module.
• Directions from Victoria’s Chief Health Officer require all Victorian-based workers to have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by 22 October 2021 and to be fully vaccinated by 26 November 2021, unless they are an Excepted Person as defined by the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement.

genU is committed to providing accessible, inclusive and equitable recruitment processes for all candidates. For further details about the role of if you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please contact Bradley Davidson on 0401 506 862 or [email protected] using the subject line: Adventure Team Leader enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.