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Allara Support Services – We are The Supported Independent Living Experts!
Allara Support Services was brought to life by its founders with a burning desire and passion to be the best disability support provider in Australia! To be bold, to break the mould, to push boundaries, be innovative & provide the highest quality services.
Our Vision: A world where everyone has the chance to live out their dreams, and to be true to themselves, no matter what the challenges.
About Your Role:
As an Allara Supported Independent Living Manager you will play a key role in supporting people who have complex behaviours and high physical support needs. Another SIL service is opening in the Central West soon, and this position will eventually oversee two services. Although this role is based in Bathurst, you may be required to work from our Head Office in Penrith 1 day per week.
Our Bathurst service are newly constructed villas with a combination for high physical support (HPS) and robust SDA accommodation. You will be managing a service that provides 24 / 7 concierge support & drop-in support as required. This innovative support model allows people with complex behaviours & high intensity support needs the ultimate independence.
This service has 5 x SDA villas at this service with capacity for 7 participants. There is an on-site carers unit integrated with assistive technology and nurse call buttons so our clients have access to support whenever they need.
As our Supported Independent Living Manager, you will play a key role empowering the people we support to be part of the community, to live independently & live their best life. You will be reporting to our Senior Manager – Client Services.
Duties include:
- Roster coordination & client management
- Matching participants to the right support worker
- Supporting and training our team of support workers
- Facilitating monthly meetings
- Documentation, reports & data collection
- Communicating with all stakeholders including participants, their families and other allied health or medical professionals
- Assistance with capacity building tasks and goals
At Allara Support Services we are only as good as our people! The Allara vision is only made possible because of the team of people who are a part of making it a reality, we are driven by a team of likeminded individuals who are innovative, passionate, vision aligned, and all driven by the same purpose. If you dare to think differently and are passionate about making a difference to the lives of others. we want to hear from you!
The ideal candidate will have the following (although training will be provided for an internal candidate with the right attitude):
- Scheduling and rostering experience within the disability services sector.
- Experience in home care, running a SIL service and / or disability service.
- The ability to provide support and training to a team of support workers.
- Strong desire to provide great support to people with a disability to increase and maintain independence.
- Positive, energetic, can-do attitude with a passion for working with people.
- The ability to multitask and prioritise workload demands and cope calmly under pressure.
- High level of computer & administration literacy including developing support plans, client risk profiles, service agreements etc.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- NDIS worker screening clearance
If you would like to join our amazing team of Support Workers, please hit the APPLY button now.
Allara Support Services appreciates the time and effort candidates have taken to submit their application however, please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
