Practice Lead - Ideal for Experienced Support Workers

Ability WA Careers; Perth; Vor Ort; AUD 50.000 - 70.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Ability WA Careers seeks a capable Practice Lead to work alongside a team of support workers, modelling best practice and coaching peers. You will help people we support lead meaningful, safe and self-directed lives while collaborating with coordinators and mentors.

The role emphasizes hands-on support with shift leadership, non-supervisory structure, and a strong focus on community integration and daily living assistance.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in disability support or related caring discipline.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Solid planning and organisation – ability to hold a shift together.
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office and Ability WA systems.
• Good working knowledge of contemporary disability practice.
• Comfortable providing daily living and personal care for all genders.
• Must be able to drive wheelchair-accessible vans.
• Familiarity with Practice Leadership and Active Support concepts.

Aufgaben

• Provide direct personal support on the floor in line with support plans.
• Perform on-floor tasks including personal care and community activities.
• Allocate time for off-floor administration and as the first contact for customers/families.
• Embed Practice Leadership and Active Support principles.
• Note: escalation sits with Community Services Coordinator.

Kenntnisse

Disability support

Communication skills

Planning & organisation

Microsoft Office

Ability WA systems

Disability practice knowledge

Daily living & personal care

Vehicle operation (wheelchair vans)

Practice Leadership & Active Support

NDIS checks & police clearance

Australian work rights

Tools

Microsoft Office

Ability WA systems

Jobbeschreibung

About the Position

ThePractice Leadisa new role at Ability WA.As aPracticeLeadyouwillplayan important roleinaHome& Living location.You’llwork hands-on alongside a team of support workers, modelling best practice, coaching your peers, and making sure the people we support are livingmeaningful,safeand self-directed lives.

One Practice Leadwill beallocatedperhomeandwill provide support tocustomers,mentorsupportworkersandassisttheCoordinator.

Here’swhat the role looks like day to day:

• 60-80% on the floor – providing direct personal support in line with thecustomersupport plans, including personal care, daily livingtasksand communityactivities

• 20-40% off the floor –time set aside to completehouse administration, embed Ability WA initiativesandactas the first point of contactforcustomers and families

• EmbedPractice Leadershipand active supports

Please note: this role does not carry formal supervisory, performance management, or decision-making authority – escalation sits with the Community Services Coordinator

Part time role available at our Central locations

About You

You’rean experienced support workerwho’sready to step up and take a lead role – someone who your team mates naturally turn to, and who takes pride in doing things the right way.

You’llbring:

• Experience in disability support or a related caring discipline

• Strong communicationand interpersonal skills

• Solidplanning and organisation – you can hold ashift together

• Comfortable in use of Microsoft suite and Ability WA systems

• A good working knowledge ofcontemporarydisability practice

• Comfortable providing all aspects of daily living and personal care to all genders

• Must be able to drivewheelchair‑accessiblevans

• Familiarity withPractice Leadership andActiveSupport principles (or a genuine willingness to learn)

• NDIS Worker Screening Check,National Police Clearance, First Aid (HLTAID011), valid Driver’s Licence

• Full Australian work rights

Questions?

For questions about the role or recruitment process, email [e-mail] (please note, wedonot accept applications via email).

Some positions are designated female‑only, in line with Section 27 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA).

Ability WA is committed to empowering all people to realise their abilities and thrive in their communities. We embrace the unique strengths of every person within our organisation and welcome people of all backgrounds, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities,ethnicitiesand cultures as we continue to grow our diverse workforce.

We reserve the right to extend or withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date.

Ability WA focuses on sourcing high calibre candidates through direct recruitment campaigns. Please do not send unsolicited agency CVs or contact Ability WA staffregardingunsolicited CVs.