Disability Support Leader

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

Empowering people with disability to live life the way they choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

As a Disability Support Leader, you will lead a team of Disability Support Workers in two Supported Independent Living (SIL) homes, leading services delivery across a 4-bedroom home in Cranbourne and a 5-bedroom home in Cheltenham.

More than just overseeing day-to-day operations, you will have the opportunity to focus on expanding our services within South Melbourne, build and lead your own team, and focus on development and practice improvement all with the support of allied health professionals, business partners, rostering and workforce planning teams.

The successful candidate will have experience supporting people with disability with diverse support needs, along with leadership experience within the disability sector. You'll be passionate about developing high-performing teams, fostering a positive culture and driving service quality through a person-centred approach.

This is a 12-month maximum term full-time position based across the SIL homes in Cranbourne and Cheltenham (travel between the homes will be reimbursed per km).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team and provide advice and supervision to achieve positive outcomes
• Ensure staff are skilled and knowledgeable in the delivery of supports
• Collaborate, develop and maintain person centred support approaches
• Manage the running of services including budgets, compliance and staff ratios
• Collaborate with key business partners to ensure consistent delivery of a positive service
• Manage, monitor and report on incidents and complaints
• Participate in an on-call roster

Skills & Experience

• Experience in a leadership position within the delivery of services to people with a disability
• Diploma in relevant Social & Community Services or relevant experience
• Current Australian unrestricted Drivers Licence
• Established influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to think creatively and use initiative

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and an NDIS Worker Screening Check.

Benefits

• Join and help shape an emerging leadership team with strong support from experienced leaders and peers
• Lead and develop your own team, creating a positive and high-performing culture
• Access wrap-around support from Allied Health, Business Partners, Rostering and workforce planning teams
• An hourly rate of $46.60 as per Level 4 SCHADS award
• Access to Fitness passport, discounts on car service, private health insurance
• Up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free through salary packaging

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kestra at [email protected]

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications will close at midnight on Sunday the 25th of October