About the role

This is not a traditional disability support role.

As an Individualised Living Options (ILO) Facilitator within our HOME team, you will walk alongside people as they build and sustain ordinary lives in shared homes.

Many of the arrangements we support are "shared lives" type arrangements, where a person with disability lives with a housemate or homesharer from the broader community. These homes are built on reciprocity, contribution and everyday life, not rostered service delivery.

The ILO Facilitator helps ensure these homes remain stable, relationally healthy and safe over time.

The role involves:

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with Participants, families, housemates and staff
• Supporting people to engage great ILO stakeholders (housemates, staff and others) and to find homes that suit them
• Spending time in people’s homes to understand how daily life is travelling
• Supporting respectful conversations about shared living, boundaries and expectations
• Identifying emerging tensions or risks early and responding thoughtfully
• Preserving organisational memory through clear and meaningful documentation
• Working in alignment with safeguarding standards and ethical practice

This is relational, reflective work. It requires sound judgement, emotional intelligence and the ability to hold complexity calmly.

It does not include support coordination, plan management or SIL type rostering.

Check these videos to see some of our ILO arrangements in practice:

Individualised Living Arrangements - Ben's Story

Individualised Living Arrangements - Meghan's Story

About you

You may come from disability, community development, education, social work, youth work, mediation or another relational field. Direct sector experience is valued but not essential.

More important is that you:

• Respect self-determination and believe in ordinary life for people with disability
• Build trust easily and communicate clearly
• Notice what others miss and act early when something feels off
• Hold boundaries and navigate difficult conversations constructively
• Write clearly and think reflectively
• Work independently while contributing positively to a team
• Take safeguarding responsibilities seriously

You are motivated by the opportunity to make a direct, practical difference in people’s everyday lives.

about milparinka

Milparinka is a long-standing community organisation based in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. We support around 165 people across home, recreation, day supports and community engagement. We have worked alongside people and families since 1950 and continue to look for creative and ethical ways to strengthen individualised supports.

We value:

Real quality – Values led, high-quality supports shaped around each person’s lifestyle, culture and relationships.

Self-direction – Each person directs their own support arrangements.

Collaboration – We work alongside families, friends and communities to sustain strong relationships.

Interdependence – People with disability have as much to offer as any other community member. We create opportunities for people to be seen, known and valued for who they are.

Ordinary life – A good home, strong relationships, meaningful roles and community belonging matters to us.

Particulars

We offer:

• Salary in accordance with the SCHADS Award
• Salary packaging benefits
• Flexible working arrangements
• The opportunity to work closely with the people your work directly supports

A position description is attached.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Court Walters on 0438 337 481.

If you are values-driven, relationally strong and ready to contribute to shared lives work that genuinely centres people, we would love to hear from you.