About Settlement Services International

Settlement Services International (SSI) is a leading community-based not-for-profit organisation providing a range of services in the areas of refugee settlement, asylum seeker assistance, housing, multicultural foster care, disability support and employment services in NSW. Our vision is to achieve a society that values the diversity of its people and actively provides support to ensure meaningful social and economic participation and to assist individuals and families reach their potential.

About the Role

SSI is funded by the NSW Government’s Ageing Disability and Home Care (ADHC) Division of FACs to deliver the Ability Links (AL) Program in the ADHC Southern, Metro South and Metro North Regions. This Program forms part of the NSW Government’s contribution to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The Area Coordinator role is responsible for providing effective and efficient leadership of the Ability Links Program and professional management and development support to Linkers in their designated area. The role provides day-to-day management of AL activity, ensuring that this is delivered in accordance with SSI policies and procedures, and the aims and objectives of the Program.

The Area Coordinator is expected to work collaboratively with Partner organisations to ensure program fidelity.

We currently have a vacancy based in Willoughby, with travel within the Metro North East region required. This is a contract position until 30th June 2018.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide conceptual leadership, management support and professional development to Linkers within the designated Area.
• Ensure consistently high-level of service is provided to people with disability and their families/carers via opportunities in the Ability Links Program.
• Foster a collaborative approach to working with Partner organisations and strengthen Partner relationships.
• Monitor and oversee Area budget to ensure expenditure compliance within budgetary guidelines and financial delegation policy.
• Assist in identification of any potential donations to the Ability Links program in the specified LGAs, within the brokerage funding guidelines.
• Communicate and promote Ability Links initiatives positively with all stakeholders.
• Implement the monitoring and evaluation strategy and ensure appropriate statistical data is collected.
• Implement SSI policies and procedures for the Ability Links program.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant experience in social or community services. You do not require experience in the disability services sector.
• Strong staff management and leadership experience in the social and community services sector or related field.
• Demonstrated success in community networking and building stakeholder relationships.
• Sound understanding of a person centred approach to service provision, social inclusion and community development principles.
• Lived experience or awareness of the impact of disability upon individuals, families, carer and the community.
• Capacity to be creative and flexible and tolerate reasonable risk.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement and practical experience in tools such as reflective learning, information sharing and data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to ensure cultural consideration of the needs of people and families from CALD communities in service access and delivery.
• A valid NSW drivers licence and the ability to travel regularly throughout the SSI Ability Links Areas to oversee the Ability Links Program.

Desirable

• Experience in the disability sector
• Not-for-profit experience
• CALD experience
• An understanding of community development models of working