Manager, Disability Services

Looking to stretch your strategic leadership skills?

Our Manager – Home & Living oversees a shared portfolio of Supported Independent Living Services (SIL) across Lake Macquarie. You’ll also be afforded the scope to draw on your innovative mindset and experience in program design to grow our Employment Supports Program.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity working Monday - Friday, with an attractive annual salary package ranging from $116,000 to $121,000 (incl super) to be negotiated based on your experience, skills and qualifications. You will join a lively team at our Argenton office and ensure strong presence at the properties you manage.

What you'll do:

• Empower your team through advice, supervision, coaching and mentoring.
• Model person-centred supports and develop the skills and expertise of your team.
• Proactively grow our Employment Supports Program through influencing and networking.
• Nurture innovation through new initiatives, projects, and service enhancements.
• Lead compliance against relevant legislation, policies, procedures and external bodies.
• Report regularly against operational plans including budgetary outcomes.
• Create a safety culture in consultation with staff and the people we support.
• Put our customer first through fair and thorough review and management of incidents and complaints.

Who you are:

• An experienced leader with a proven track record of motivating, guiding and supporting diverse teams.
• A breadth of experience across a range of Disability Services such as accommodation, employment, and community access.
• A masterful communicator who can liaise with multiple stakeholders both verbally and in writing in a manner appropriate for the context and audience.
• An industry expert with strong knowledge of the NDIS, active support principles, restrictive practices, and relevant disability issues.
• An innovator who is adept at driving growth of services and finding creative solutions for complex problems.
• Analytical and pragmatic with experience working within agreed budgets and to financial outcomes.
• Organised and competent in managing multiple competing priorities and demands.
• Computer-savvy and proficient in using multiple technical platforms to complete work.

Why you'll love us:

Celebrating 50 years of delivering quality and professional supports to people with disabilities and their families, you’re joining a growing workforce of 1900 where investment in our people is a testament to our longevity and success. There’s a lot to love about working with us, like:

• Access to generous not-for-profit salary packaging options ($15,900 a year in everyday living and $2,650 in meal and entertainment).
• Extra rest and recreation with 5 weeks of annual leave per year.
• An additional paid day off for birthday leave.
• Flexible public holiday leave options to celebrate recognised days of religious or cultural significance.
• Lifelong learning with our abundance of professional development opportunities.
• Celebrating success through our reward and recognition programs.
• An Employee Assistance Program for you and members of your immediate family.

Join our team:

If you're excited to join our organisation, write to us with a resume and cover letter clearly showcasing your experience, skills and knowledge that make you our next leader in this space. For role enquiries only, please contact Karen Bennett, Regional Manager – Northern NSW & South-East QLD on (02) 4067 4***.

Applications close 5:00pm, 18 March 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted as applications are received.