Lead Practitioner

Unitingcare Queensland; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 63,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP Salary Packaging

Recognition and rewards platform

12 weeks paid parental leave

Diversity and inclusive leave

Career development opportunities

Positive and inclusive team

Job summary

UnitingCare Queensland is seeking a Lead Practitioner in Disability Services (NDIS) to lead and mentor a team delivering high-quality care for people with disabilities in Chermside. The role focuses on collaboration with clients, families and networks to support everyday living and safe service delivery.

The role requires leadership experience, safeguarding knowledge, and the ability to manage resources, budgets and reporting while upholding rights, privacy and dignity of clients and families.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a similar role and relevant qualifications in the Human Services, Community Services or related industry.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, lead and mentor staff, working within established budget, direction and guidelines.
• Experience with internal and external reporting matrices and case management.
• Understanding of family autonomy, choice and safeguarding principles for clients.
• Knowledge of safety auditing requirements and driving safety measures.
• Familiarity with disability legislation and quality of life issues for people with a disability.
• NDIS worker orientation module completed and capacity to undertake On-Call responsibilities.
• Current Positive Notice from Disability Services and willingness to undergo Working with Children Check and Blue Card.
• Current CPR and First Aid Certificates.

Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with people with disabilities, their families and networks to assist in everyday living.
• Mentor, lead and manage a team of Disability Support Practitioners to deliver high quality care and support.
• Ensure safe, efficient and sustainable day-to-day management of resources including staff, records, budget, buildings and vehicles.
• Implement intentional safeguards for people being supported.
• Uphold privacy, dignity and confidentiality of the person being supported and their family.

Education

NDIS worker orientation module

Job description

Lead Practitioner | Disability Services, NDIS

• Employment Term: Permanent Full Time

• Location: Chermside

• Remuneration: $46.70 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Community

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

As a Lead Practitioner, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let’s make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in our UnitingCare team

• Work in collaboration with people with disabilities, their families, and personal networks to
  assist the people we serve in everyday living situations

• Mentor, lead and manage a team of Disability Support Practitioners to deliver high quality care and support

• Ensure safe efficient and sustainable day to day management of resources for particular
  arrangements, including staff, records, budget, buildings and vehicles

• Implement intentional safeguards for people being supported

• Recognise and uphold the right to privacy, dignity and confidentiality of the person being
  supported and their family.

What makes a difference for us?

• Leadership experience in a similar role and relevant qualifications in the Human Services, Community Services or related industry

• Demonstrated ability to develop, lead and mentor staff, working within established budget, direction and guidelines

• Demonstrated experience with internal and external reporting matrix’s and case management experience will be beneficial along with demonstrated experience in appropriately managing emergency or crisis situations

• A willingness to understand the application of the principles of family or self-governance, personal autonomy, choice and control and intentional safeguarding for our clients

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of driving safety measures and auditing requirements

• Knowledge of legislation underpinning the provision of services within the disability sector and the key issues affecting quality of life for people with a disability

• Completed the NDIS worker orientation module “Quality, Safety and you” Capacity to undertake On-Call Responsibilities

• A current Positive Notice from Disability Services, willingness to undergo a “Working with Children Check” and a Suitability Card (Blue Card) prior to commencing employment.

• Current CPR and First Aid Certificates

What makes a difference for you?

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained

• A recognition and rewards platform , providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave , offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Joining our FaDS, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.

_ Child safe, Child friendly _

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

_ Diversity & Inclusion _

_Our approach is simple– everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position._

_ Safe workplace _

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

_ Commitment to Safeguarding _

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.