Wesley Home & Residential Care

• Full-time permanent role, March 2021 commencement
• Based in various Sydney locations
• Fully maintained vehicle
• Generous salary packaging benefits

About us

Wesley Mission is a high profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with the most disadvantaged in our community by providing over 200 services ranging from disability, aged care, homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training and education, and health services.

Our Vision is “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

About the role

The Service Manager has the responsibility for managing service delivery to clients within a number of group homes located across Sydney and an outreach program providing in-home support services to people with a disability within our community.

The Service Manager will work collaboratively to improve and develop the service to ensure they provide individualised high-quality supports which promote clients’ health along with their physical, emotional, social and behavioural needs and goals.

Essential criteria

• Frontline Management qualification
• Certificate IV in Disability or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in a similar position
• Demonstrated experience in working with people with a disability
• Demonstrated ability to manage crisis situations and make sound decisions under pressure
• Working knowledge of the National Disability Standards and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• Experience in managing and developing a team for superior performance
• Proven organisational skills, ability to multi-task, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines and budgets
• Demonstrated skills in conflict resolution and change management
• Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and oral skills
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Commitment to WHS, risk management and quality improvement practices
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office programs
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Current Working with Children Check.

Remuneration

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (Level 6) with generous salary packaging benefits available.

Benefits

You will be able to access a range of benefits including:

• Professional development opportunities
• Salary packaging (reduce the tax you pay and increase your take home pay)
• Discounted private health insurance
• Discounted home loan offers
• Study assistance program (including reimbursement of tuition fees and access to study leave)
• Employee referral scheme (be gifted when you refer someone you know to work at Wesley Mission)
• Employee Assistance Program (access to independent counselling and support services).

Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Worker code of conduct.

We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued. The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

A position description is attached.