House Supervisor - Rosebud
melba support services, Australia
Job Description
- Permanent Ongoing, 152 hours per month, shift work required
- Access to Salary Packaging
- Work Close to Home in Rosebud
About Melba
This year will be Melba’s 50th anniversary of providing exceptional, uncompromising, truly individualised services to people with disabilities. We are renowned for placing the 1,400 people we support in the centre of everything we do. We operate throughout Victoria and we’re still growing.
Our team comes in all shapes and sizes from all kinds of backgrounds with all kinds of experience. If you have passion, energy, are respectful and enjoy working with people, why not join Melba?
The Position
Melba has an opportunity for an experienced House Supervisor to join our dynamic and enthusiastic team committed to ensuring everyone has a right to live a fabulous life. You will be considered a skilled and experienced member of your team with both direct support work responsibilities and practice support and supervision of other team members. You will be available to work a four-week roster that includes a mix of morning , evening and weekend shifts.
What You’ll Do
- Supervise the operations of a NDIS funded Supported Independent Living (SIL) service with regular reporting to Manager
- Lead and plan support for people with disabilities within their home and community, based on the goals of individual support plans
- Support initiatives that allow for individual choice, control and independence within their shared home environment
- Advocate within the broader community for inclusion, participation, and respect for rights for supported people
- Convey information to people supported and their families to help meet daily needs and plan support for future requirements
- Manage all aspects of team performance including rosters, performance management, records management, quality, and compliance
- Liaise and communicate effectively with a range of external parties and health providers
- Administer medication treatments, therapies or seek assistance according to protocols
- Develop and maintain team morale and effectiveness and provide day-to-day mentoring and best practice knowledge with staffing team
Our Ideal Candidate
You are a natural leader who can think outside the box, has an open mind, is adaptable, flexible, empathetic, mature and has the capacity to deal with unexpected or challenging situations. You are a quick learner with strong interpersonal and communication skills and pride yourself on providing exceptional service and support to all stakeholders.
- Must hold a Certificate IV in Disability or other qualification recognised as equivalent
- Experience and knowledge in the field of disability and ability to apply policies and processes to meet challenges of known or evolving disability support situations
- Specialised and contemporary understanding of disability and an ability to apply this this theoretical knowledge to client support
- Understanding and familiarity with NDIS funding and planning processes
- Strong understanding of person-centred active support, positive behaviour support and its implementation within a diverse team
- Passionate about supporting people with mental health and intellectual disability
- Knowledge of and skill with coaching, supervision, and planning practices
- Knowledge of complex conditions that impact on disability and the capacity to remain up to date with related developments
- Competencies using Microsoft Office software programs
You will also bring with you:
- NDIS worker screening Check
- Working With Children Check
- Current unrestricted Australian Driver’s License
- COVID 19 Vaccination Certificate with evidence of 3 doses
- Current First Aid and CPR certification
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to join an organisation that is human rights based, values driven, and makes a genuine difference to the lives of people in the local community.
Please apply online by clicking the APPLY button so we can start a conversation with you.
In Return We Offer You:
Employment, salary and benefits in accordance with the Disability Services Enterprise Agreement (Victoria) 2018 to 2022. Classification Level DDSO3.
Beyond the financial, you’ll also enjoy the support we provide every staff member to be their best. You’ll have access to ongoing professional development, employee assistance and a 24/7 support line.
Why Choose Melba?
- Be yourself! No uniforms, our employees are as diverse as the people we support.
- A role with purpose, reward and meaning you can see the differen