Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 18th Nov 2020
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7000 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.
Working within our Aged Care Services function, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing a small, dedicated team of Client Support Officers. You will be instrumental in the effective delivery of support services to ageing clients, clients with complex health needs and vulnerable people requiring support in the community.
This is a Permanent Full-Time position based in Canberra. Whilst it is anticipated that the days of work for this role will be Monday – Friday, please note that flexibility to work after hours and on weekends may be required in order to meet client support needs.
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working With Vulnerable People Card (where relevant to the role).
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Brooke Niass at [email protected], using the subject line: Team Leader (Client Support) - 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)