• Disability Development & Support Officer DDSO2A
• Melba. Living Life!
• Work Type: Full time and part time positions available
• Location: Gippsland

For 45 years Melba Support Services has been committed to providing people with disabilities truly individualised services focused on creating more choice and greater control for each person, over their life. With the introduction of the NDIS, our not-for-profit, community-based organisation, can now continue to provide our range of high-quality services to people who choose to use us. How great is that!

Our commitment to person-centred services, is evidenced by our accreditation with the Council on Quality and Leadership, USA. Melba became the first Australian organisation to be accredited under CQL’s Person-Centred Excellence “with Distinction” quality framework.

Melba provides a range of services, including:

• Accommodation
• Daytime Participation and Learning
• Anytime Participation and Learning
• Respite (Carer Respite, Funded Respite, Leisure Support Program)
• Employment, Volunteering and Skill Building (Social Enterprises, Community Connections)
• Relationship Skills
• Communication and Planning

Helping someone achieve their personal outcomes, whether that be in daily living, at home, with their health and wellbeing, through lifelong learning, at work, participating socially and within the community, with relationships or through advocacy and choice and control, is what drives the team at Melba Support Services.

Following a recent merger with Karden Disability Support Foundation, Melba has recently secured a significant portion of transferring disability accommodation and respite services from the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.

What does this mean?

Melba is growing, and we have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced support worker to join an enthusiastic team based in Gippsland. You will be considered a skilled and experienced member of your team with both direct support work responsibilities and practice support & supervision of other team members.

To be considered for this role, you must be able to demonstrate:

• Knowledge and competencies commensurate with at least two years of work experience in disability support or a related field
• A contemporary understanding of disability and an ability to apply theoretical knowledge and experience to support people with disabilities
• Knowledge of complex conditions that impact on disability and the ability to remain up to date with related developments
• A thorough knowledge of the Disability Act 2006, modern trends in service provision to people with a disability and the implications for service delivery would be expected
• Competencies in areas of complex behaviour management or high/complex medical needs should be demonstrated. Areas of specialisation may include mental health (dual disability), aged care and youth/adolescent issues and behaviour intervention

You will also have in your toolkit:

• Current Full Driver’s Licence
• Current First Aid Certificate with CPR
• Advanced Diploma Disability Work, Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability) or other equivalent qualification
• Working with Children Check, Police Check and DWES Check

The successful candidate for this position will be initially employed by the Department of Health and Human Services and managed by Melba Support Services, until employment transitions to Melba in January 2021, as part of the Victorian transfer of Government Disability Services to the NDIS.

Employment, salary, and benefits will be in accordance with Disability Services Enterprise Agreement Victoria (DSEAV) 2018 – 2022, classification Level DDSO2A.

For any further information regarding this role please contact [email protected], using the subject line: Disability Development & Support Officer DDSO2A - Gippsland enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you’re great with people, have lots of energy, are flexible and resilient, and enjoy the close relationships you can build with others, then why not join our team?

A position description is attached.