Team Leader Disability Program- MMO

• Bring your leadership skills to a team committed to enhancing lives of people with disability
• SCHCADS Award, Level 5, hourly rates range from $42.94 to $44.88
• Learning and development programs to progress your career.
• Great not-for-profit salary packaging tax-free benefits.

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose mission  it is to shape a more just and compassionate society. Mary MacKillop Outreach (MMO) provides safe and supported centre-based and community participation day programs for people with a disability. The service offers an extensive portfolio of educational programs designed to encourage social inclusion, personal growth and significant life skills.

The Team Leader Disability Program - MMO will provide high-quality support, supervision, and direction to the program, staff, and volunteers working within the NDIS model of community participation, engagement, and supported decision making. Leading a team of 10-15 support workers, you will utilize your skills & understanding of the needs of people with disabilities and make a vital impact in the day-to-day services that Mary Mackillop Outreach provides.

Your responsibilities:

• Coordinating all aspects of the service including rostering to ensure that the staff-to-client ratio is adequately filled on all shifts.
• Provide leadership to the service and to direct reports, creating an environment that promotes reflective practice and optimises team performance
• Provide support to people with sometimes complex disabilities in areas such as personal care, health, and well-being, accessing the local community, learning independent living skills and implementation of all supports in accordance to their funded support needs.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders in a professional manner and ensure ongoing positive relationships are formed with participants family members and carers
• Oversee the coordination of data collection within the service, including reviewing daily, ensuring compliance with current legislative and NDIS registration requirements and organisational processes

Details

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Qualifications

• Minimum TAFE Certificate IV /Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated experience in the disability services sector.

Essential Criteria

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Minimum TAFE Certificate IV /Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated experience in the disability services sector.
• Proven experience in leading a small team and the key aspects of site management (i.e adequately rostering shifts)
• Demonstrated experience and confidence in working with people with a disability and a genuine understanding of their complex needs and behaviors.
• The proven ability to use sound judgment and act appropriately in crisis and emergency situations
• High-level computer literacy, excellent organisational/time management skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple and competing work tasks and deliver to agreed deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a broad range of people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, including cultural sensitivity and cross-culture communication.
• Current First Aid certificate & NSW driver licence
• NDIS New Worker Screening and the Certificate of completion for The NDIS Worker Orientation Module – Quality, Safety & You or willingness to obtain Certificate of completion.
• Double vaccinated for COVID 19  or have a NSW government contraindication form exemption is required for this role in compliance with NSW Public Health Order (s6C of the NSW Public Health Order: COVID-19 Care Services).

How to Apply

Don’t wait - apply now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them. Submit your application with a resume and cover letter which addresses the key requirements of the Position Description. Apply now using the below link: https://applynow.net.au/jobs/VIN2562

St Vincent de Paul NSW

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose mission  it is to shape a more just and compassionate society.