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SalaryYour ambition to create meaningful employment outcomes for people with disability starts here.
About the Role:
The Team Leader – Employment and Inclusion Supports sees a unique opportunity to partner with a diverse range of people on their employment journey.
This newly created role is a permanent full-time opportunity, based in our Cooma office, and offers an annual salary package between $91,000 and $97,000 dependent on qualifications and experience.
What will my role entail?
You will work to facilitate participant’s goals to obtain employment by:
- Supporting the pre-employment discovery process and uncover opportunities that align with goals and aspirations.
- Assisting participants to prepare for and discover pathways to employment by using strengths-based, creative and innovative approaches which are individualised & tailored to build each persons capacity.
- Playing an active part in supporting skill development that’s tailored to the individual to support them in obtaining and maintaining employment
- Coordinating work experience, volunteering, and paid employment opportunities.
- Maintain a network of internal and external contacts that maximize capacity building and employment opportunities for participants.
- Thinking outside the box and helping to establish micro-businesses.
What does success look like?
From school leavers to adults aged up to 65, our right fit believes in inclusion and meaningful community participation for all. Your ability to successfully partner with people to reach their vocational goals calls for someone with:
- Proven success in achieving employment outcomes for people with disability within a NDIS or Disability Employment Services framework
- Familiarity with Person-Centred Planning and the Discovery Process to identify an individual’s employment pathway.
- Excellent communication skills to build genuine rapport with families, carers, and their support networks.
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships and networks within the community such as schools, Employment and business support services and other organisations.
- Team player, with the skills to lead, coach and mentor a team of Support Workers.
- Maintain accurate records and provide information for reporting purposes.
- Ensure the safety and well-being of participants and employees.
How will I be recognised and rewarded?
We offer you a truly rewarding career - heart is at the core of all we do. We value the incredible work that our employees do and recognise this by providing a variety of benefits, such as:
- A one-of-a-kind working culture! The Disability Trust was the ‘Employer of Choice’ (Not for Profit & Public Sector) Finalist for 2023, 2022, 2021 and Winners for 2020 & 2019
- Individual development opportunities to assist you in reaching your own personal goals – including traineeships & tertiary qualifications.
- Access to generous salary packaging (including tax-free earnings of up to $15,900)
- Free access to our Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
- Options for flexible public holiday leave for events of cultural or religious significance.
- An extra paid day-off for your birthday to celebrate with family and friends.
Does this sound like you?
If you would like to be involved in creating wonderful employment success stories for people, please submit a resume and cover letter outlining how your skills and experience match the above criteria.
For further information about the role please contact our Manager - Community Programs, Amanda Steinke
Applications will close at 5pm Monday 18th March.
