About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

6 Month Full-Time contract available for an experienced Rostering Coordinator to join our team based in Griffith, Canberra. The successful candidate will be responsible for inducting, training, rostering and supervising Support Workers within the Disability and Health Team in order to ensure that our client support needs and goals are met.

You will have previous experience in rostering/scheduling, demonstrated leadership qualities and effective communication skills in order to effectively supervise, support and schedule a cohort of 20 to 25 Support Workers working across Canberra and surrounding suburbs.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and support to Support Workers, including regular appraisals
• Roster Support Workers in line with clients’ Support Plans
• Process changes to Support Worker availability and rosters
• Undertake payroll acquittal functions
• Undertake on-boarding and induction of new Support Workers
• Contribute to a supportive and collaborative team environment to achieve best outcomes
• Oversee time and attendance records of Support Workers, including managing leave requests

Skills & Experience

• Experience in overseeing and delivering services in the community sector (including rostering/scheduling of Support Workers)
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines within tight timeframes
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong client service focus
• Relevant industry qualifications in Human Services or related discipline (Cert III or IV)
• Knowledge of the NDIS and NDIS Practice Standards; or knowledge of the Aged Care Sector and Home Care Common Standards

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Vulnerable People Check.

Benefits

• Join one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
• Great salary packaging/tax benefits through Maxxia
• Monthly rostered days off

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Kestra Caller at [email protected] using the subject line: Rostering Coordinator, Disability and Health Services - Canberra enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)