House Supervisor

About the role

 Are you a natural leader with a passion for creating a well-organized, efficient, and harmonious environment? If so, the role of House Supervisor may be your calling. As a House Supervisor you'll be the linchpin that keeps everything running smoothly. Join us and be the driving force behind operational excellence and team success while making a real difference in the lives of people we support whilst promoting & maintaining a positive work culture and work ethics of staff.

This position will be responsible for independently supervising house staff and services to provide positive support to people with disabilities, across their life cycle and in all domains of life, to enable access to a quality life with dignity and respect in the least restrictive environment. 

You will be leading a team who provide support for 5 female residents who have complex support needs, & behaviours of concern.

  This is a max term position for 6 months – which may become ongoing.

About the Organisation 
 
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of over 8000 employees working in more than 530 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.   

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and plan support for people with disabilities to participate in a range of life areas based on the goals of individual support plans
• Advocate on behalf of clients and their families, to support inclusion, participation and respect for rights
• Administer medication treatments and therapies or seek appropriate medical assistance according to prescribed protocols
• Work to develop and maintain team morale and effectiveness and provide day-to-day mentoring and best practice knowledge
• Work to mentor and develop of staff through PDS
• Manage 1st level performance management
• Be professionally accountable for autonomous decisions that impact on clients and staff, made within bounds of department policy and with management support
• Prepare detailed reports, data and notation within area of expertise or responsibility and identify areas of service improvement
• Implementing positive behaviour management strategies
• Implementing and supporting staff to engage in meaningful active engagement with clients with complex behaviours.
• Ability to build positive staffing teams, leading through transitions. 
• Working with complex families to achieve positive outcomes. Building workable relationships to improve outcomes for clients.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Hold the Advanced Diploma in Community Sector Management (CHC62015) or be completing studies toward it, or hold suitable equivalent degree.
• Demonstrated experience as a senior disability support worker supporting clients within a residential setting.
• Leadership and mentoring experience
• A current Senior First Aid (level 2) Certificate
• A current unrestricted Victorian Drivers Licence
• A commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs, skills, abilities and personal goals of people with disabilities

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

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate.  You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

At Life Without Barriers we consider gender a genuine occupational qualification for this position under Section 27 (2), (c), (e) and (g) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, and so we ask that only Female applicants apply.

  
Benefits

• Competitive Salary based on qualification and experience.
• Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations with an enviable reputation in this sector.
• Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities.
• We are an organisation that champions diversity, inclusivity & equality.
• Non profit salary packaging benefits with Maxxia and other employee discounts.

How to Apply    
 
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any general enquiries (not applications) including persons with disability that require adjustments please contact ************@lwb.org.au

Applications close at midnight on Thursday 18th April.