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Practice Leader

Lifestyle Solutions
Waratah West, NSW, Australia
A$3 p/h + salary package + entertainment card
Below market
Community Services & Development → Aged & Disability Support
Part-time
On-site

Posted 5 days ago


Permanent Part Time upt to 73 hours per fortnight

šŸ“ Location: Waratah, Newcastle
šŸš— Must hold a current unrestricted drivers licence
🧔 Hands-on leadership role supporting people with disability and coaching support teams
🌘 Flexibility to work across a range of shifts including weekends as required
šŸ’¼ Leadership experience within the disability sector preferred

Make a real impact

As a Practice Leader with Possability, you will support and guide Disability Support Workers to deliver high quality, person-centred supports that improve quality of life for the people we support.

This role combines hands-on support with team leadership, where you will model best practice, coach staff and build a strong, collaborative team focused on positive outcomes for customers.

What you will be doing 🫶

• Leading and mentoring Disability Support Workers to deliver quality supports
• Observing, modelling and coaching best practice support approaches
• Supporting customers to achieve their personal goals and build independence
• Facilitating team meetings and encouraging teamwork and collaboration
• Monitoring risks and identifying opportunities to improve outcomes
• Supporting the implementation of behaviour support and health support plans
• Ensuring services meet quality standards and NDIS requirements
• Assisting with onboarding and mentoring new team members
• Completing documentation including reports, incident records and audits
• Working directly alongside customers and modelling high quality support delivery

Why you will love working with us ✨

• Supportive and inclusive team culture
• Opportunities to develop your leadership skills
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Meaningful work supporting people with disability to live fulfilling lives

What you will bring šŸ’¼

• Experience supporting people with disability, particularly those with complex needs
• Demonstrated leadership or mentoring experience within support teams
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to coach, guide and motivate team members
• Strong organisational and problem solving skills
• Confidence using systems to complete documentation and reporting
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance or willingness to obtain
• Current drivers licence
• Relevant qualifications in Disability, Community Services or similar are desirable

Who we are šŸ’›

Possability and Lifestyle Solutions merged in 2022 to bring together two leading disability and community service organisations with more than 50 years of combined experience supporting individuals and families.

Practice Leader

We are a values-based organisation committed to creating a more equal society through flexible supports across disability services, foster care and out-of-home care.

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How to apply šŸ“©

All applications must be lodged online. Shortlisting is ongoing so apply early.

For enquiries please email Tracey Foster ••••@possabilitygroup.com.au


About Lifestyle Solutions

Condoublin, NSW, Australia
Community Services & Development
1001-5000 employees

Lifestyle Solutions provides services that meet the everyday needs of people with disability and children and young people in out-of-home care.

Our people are committed to providing service that is reliable, responsive, flexible, friendly, empathetic and caring.

We do it because:

• We believe everyone is equal.

• We stand for everyone in society having equal opportunity and equal respect.

• We believe this is everyone’s fundamental right.

We were founded as a not-for-profit to improve the lives of people with disability. Today we support people across Australia.

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