OPPORTUNITY:

A management role that makes a difference to an individual’s life and is both personally and financially rewarding.

• Managing a self-directed, person centred, community living framework
• 70 hours a fortnight
• Competitive hourly rate

ABOUT ME

I am a social and sophisticated lady. Having just tipped into my 50’s, my life has been filled with travel, music, and food, and, most importantly with interesting people with stimulating conversation.

I have an eclectic taste in music – Jazz, Opera, Blue Grass, Country and Western, and Classics of many eras. I listen to music that suits my mood and spirit – upbeat, relaxing, reflective, invigorating or stimulating. I am currently studying the music and lives of several of my favourite artists. My love of learning came early, as I pursued an interest in languages and enjoyed travel to London, Paris, the US and Malaysia to name some.

I do not use spoken language, so people can underestimate my skills. My supporters understand me and appreciate my intelligence, my interests in others and my passion for learning, particularly languages.

I have complex health issues and considerable physical and neurological challenges placed on me daily by my disability. However, I have goals and aspirations and a vision for my future.

WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR

I need someone who will be proactive in looking for solutions, can work with diverse health and other professionals, and facilitate my fabulous self-directed team to give me the life that I want.

I’m looking for a fun loving, easy going person, with an open mind and creative and tenacious approach to meeting challenges, who will fit well into my team. Your life and work experiences will show an understanding of social justice principles and practice. It is imperative you can put yourself in someone else’s shoes.

My family are dedicated advocates, supporting me to achieve many successes throughout the journey as well as navigate life’s ups and downs. They have created a personalised model of support that facilitates my diverse and enriched lifestyle. They know I am happiest when I have choice and control over her life, supported by people I have chosen, who are respectful and passionate about my gifts and goals. My team are skilled in enabling me to be consulted and supported in my decision making.

Together with a group of allies who know me well, my family and I are now looking to invite a dynamic and skilled individual to be part of implementing and maintaining a carefully designed strategy.

The family and allies will be responsible for acting to support my decisions, vision and aspiration for my life. You will be focused on ensuring my supports received on a day-to-day basis are facilitated in a way that transforms goals into actions whilst making sure my needs are met in a person-centred framework.

THE ROLE

The role requires a large range of diverse management skills:

• Advanced data analysis

• Report writing
• Research and development
• Leadership
• Creativity and fun
• Working and building relationships with diverse health and other professionals, and external stakeholders.
• Liaising with the NDIA
• Communicating with staff, family, allies
• Quality systems and standards
• Intentional safeguards
• General IT skills, and advanced skills in MSOffice: Excel, Word, PPT

• HR: supporting a small self-directed team, maintaining administration and quality systems, ongoing team professional development.

PERSON-CENTRED - SOCIAL JUSTICE

• As a primary contact for supports, the family and allies, you will liaise and facilitate the day to day running of the self-directed team, which will include administration and linking to enriching activities in the community. The role will have a developmental focus, which will require maintaining the relevant feedback and reporting systems to ensure continued consistency and further progress.

• To enable supports to continue to meet this lady’s vision and aspirations for her life, there will be regular forums using person-centred principles, which will provide opportunity to reflect, and creatively explore ideas, actions and resources. 

THE HOURS

As this is a new position, we foresee the role offering 25 - 35 hours per week which can be negotiated with the successful applicant.

• The majority of hours will be on-site at the lady’s home in Northern Brisbane.

• Periodically you will be required to fulfil a 24-hour engagement (this will be remunerated in addition to your main role). This is part of facilitating the team practise and ensuring that the lady’s personal care and high support needs continue to be met in a person-centred way.
• Role requires the ability to work flexibly including occasional weekends and evenings.

The position is long term and not suitable for short term position job seekers (this will be discussed at interview with shortlisted candidates). 

ABOUT YOU

You would consider yourself a skilled and experienced, tech savvy professional with exceptional communication and leadership skills. You have the ability to liaise between family, allies and support team.

We prefer:

• Professional qualifications in: Disability / Allied Health / Nursing / Social Work
• Experience attained through relevant previous appointments, service, and study

THE OFFER

This is an opportunity to bring your extensive skill set, work ethic and values to a role that will reward you with:

• Negotiated hourly rate within upper limits of NDIS price guide

• Values led, supportive, fun and challenging environment where work life balance can be successfully achieved.

TO APPLY

If this role resonates with you and you believe you have the flair and skillset to be part of the lady’s life, please use the link below to complete the online application form, which outlines how you feel you have the right attributes, skills and experience for the position.

Simply click Apply Now and it will take you straight to the form.

Any difficulties with this step please call 0422 726 657 during business hours.

• You don't have to 'register' your email or sign up to complete the form
• You will be able to see all the questions upfront before starting
• First, complete the online application form, and then send your resume
• The email address to send your resume to is found on the online application form

Please note, this advertisement has not been placed by a company or organisation but by a family seeking to arrange an employment relationship directly with an individual.