Disability Services Officer

About Strive

Founded in 1996 as Landsdale Family Support Association Inc. our original purpose was to provide respite camps for children with disabilities at Landsdale Farm 2009 we changed our name to Family Support WA Inc as we expanded our services to include young adults. Over the last 29 years we have grown to provide several services to people of all ages with disabilities as well as now operating the Landsdale Farm located in the northern metropolitan suburb of Darch. We are called Strive Together WA Inc. to better reflect the wide range of services we provide in the community.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the General Manager Services we are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Disability Services Officer to join the team at our Rockingham office. The role entails providing comprehensive support to clients and their families staff management and maintaining accurate documentation. Were looking for an effective communicator who can collaborate with clients families and staff as well as ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and the NDIS Practice Standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and supervision to support workers allocating tasks as necessary.
• Organise and facilitate regular staff meetings with direct reports.
• Ensure support plans services agreements NDIS plans are up-to-date signed and upload to the CRM within required timeframes.
• Oversee the correct administration of medication for direct reports.
• Ensure and maintain documentation for reports incidents medication and other operational processes.
• Promote a positive team environment and ensure effective communication.
• Fortnightly review of timesheets as per established timeframes.
• Respond in a timely manner to all client and family requests.
• Participate in on-call roster and ensure on-call timesheet hours are accurately reflected and submitted within required processing timeframe.

Selection Criteria:

• 2-3 years experience in disability services.
• Certificate III in Community Services (Disability Work) or equivalent.
• Strong working knowledge of NDIS Practice Standards disability services operations and person-centred planning.
• Excellent communication organisational and teamwork skills.
• Current NDIS Check and Working With Children Check.
• WA drivers license and willingness to travel.

What We Offer

Working with Strive Together WA means joining a for-purpose organisation where your contributions directly support vulnerable people in our community. We offer:

• Generous tax-free salary packaging benefits allowing you to package up to $18550 annually and increase your take-home pay.
• Five (5) weeks of leave to support work-life balance.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Ongoing training and development to support your professional growth.
• Free on-site parking.

Be part of a unique workplace where creativity community and kindness come together and where your work truly makes a difference.

Application Closing Date

Closing date for applications is Monday 29 September at 5pm. Strive reserves the right to commence the selection process prior to the application closing date or close the advertisement early upon receiving sufficient applications.

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