Community Activity Centre Coordinator

A little about us:

EverAbility Group have a long and proud history of providing services for people with disabilities across Western Australia and Tasmania.  Together, our team of nearly 200 staff and over 500 volunteers support our growing group of diverse services. This opens up a world of possibilities for our clients – and also opens up a host of career opportunities for you!

Our growing family of services at EverAbility Group include:

VisAbility - our specialised service supporting people with blindness or vision impairment.

Guide Dogs WA and Guide Dogs Tasmania – our iconic service raising and training life changing assistance dogs.

Kites Children’s Therapy – our early intervention support, advice and solutions service transforming the lives of children and their families living with disability or developmental challenges.

Perron Place - our innovative and collaborative community centre.

This position is responsible for assisting clients to undertake a range of centre and community-based leisure and recreation activities, to facilitate and maintain physical, cognitive activities and social functioning. The position will coordinate the Community Activity Centre with the assistance of the Centre Coordinator to ensure programs are scheduled, client needs are met, activities are organised, and staff are rostered appropriately.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Direct line management of the Activity Officers and Support Staff
• Keeping abreast of funding and system reform within disability and aged care, with support from Business Manager Client services
• Implementing funding changes and managing client communication regarding the impact on clients and service delivery
• Contributing to budget development and monitoring to ensure services are delivered within budget
• Operational reporting including financial and service delivery
• Contribute to funding applications for special projects and grants
• Continuous improvement and attendance at clinical Governance meeting

Skills and attributes required

Essential:

• National Police Check (or willing to obtain)
• NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willing to obtain)

Benefits:

In return, you will be rewarded with:

• Free onsite parking and close to public transport (across the road from Victoria Park Train Station)
• Three additional days of paid leave as a gift to you over the Christmas / New Year period
• Free access to our gym
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Employee Assistance Program
• NFP salary packaging options – use some of your salary for everyday expenses before income tax; meaning you can increase your take-home pay!

How to apply?

If you’re ready to help us, make a difference, click Apply Now and let’s chat about what life looks like at EverAbility.

We encourage people with disability and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply. Everyone is welcome, as we are an inclusive and diverse workplace.