• Working for BSL you will experience work that is rewarding and enables you to be at your best
• Join a team who are passionate about and valued for their important work 
• Permanent full-time position working 38 hours in Preston
• Work location is flexible
• Total remuneration package between $88,302.23 to $95,012.48 per annum including superannuation.
• Full optional benefit of tax effective Not-for-profit salary packaging (details via AccessPay)
• 4 weeks of annual leave (plus 17.5% leave loading on top)
• Flexible working options with Rostered Days Off (RDO) available
• Support through our Employee Assistance Program
• A work environment that respects and actively supports diversity through provisions such as Cultural Leave and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ceremonial Leave

About BSL

At BSL, our approach to working with people with disability emphasises empowerment, choice, community connection and individual strengths. We recognise the importance of family, friends, carers and community in providing opportunities for meaningful contribution and inclusion for people with disability.

BSL has a clear vision – an Australia free of poverty.
We are passionate about the work we do and know that the people who make up our team are crucial to us delivering our services.

For over 90 years, we have worked with policy makers and the community for systemic change that will prevent and alleviate poverty in Australia.

BSL is a partner organisation to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). BSL delivers the NDIS across metropolitan Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula, support to people with a disability to access and navigate the NDIS.

The Opportunity

Local Area Coordination is transforming, and we’re seeking motivated team members who want to work along people with disability to create a fairer and inclusive community for all. 

In this varied and satisfying role you will walk alongside people with disability and their support networks to achieve their goals and live a good life.

To do this, you will:

• Support people with a disability to plan, organise and receive support that emphasises their strengths, skills and interests
• Recognise the natural authority of people with disability and their families as powerful and enduring leaders, decision makers and advocates
• Provide people with a disability with opportunities for self-direction, self-management and self-advocacy
• Provide people with a disability and their families with information and support to access mainstream services and participate in the community.

Your experience in community development will also play a role in helping to increase the community’s capacity to be accessible and inclusive.

To do this, you will promote the meaningful participation of people with disability in school, work and community life, including the same relationships, work and volunteer-related experiences, and community opportunities as their peers.

Is this you?

We seek applicants who have: 

• Relevant qualifications in fields such as Disability, Allied Health, Human Services, Social Sciences, Education, Community Services and/or
• Lived experience with disability or awareness of the impact of existing or acquired disability upon individuals, families, carers and the community
• Highly developed communication, listening and relationship building skills
• Experience in working alongside community towards common goals
• Confidence using a variety of computer programs and equipment and ability to enter information accurately

Culture

Join an organisation that recognises there is no ‘one size fits all’ pattern of work–life balance. At BSL we endeavour to provide options to ensure all our staff feel supported, valued and able to achieve their career goals.

Sound like the right fit for you?

APPLY NOW or contact Jacqui Beard, by phone 0429 901 817 for a confidential discussion.

To review the Position Description and to address the Key Selection Criteria, please click here.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence adheres to Government mandates in relation to COVID-19.

We are an EEO and understand the importance of diversity and inclusion. We recognise that everyone has the right to an equitable, safe and productive environment and to be treated with dignity and respect.  We welcome applications from all people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, disability or sexual orientation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal history and working with children. Recruitment decisions are based on the key inherent needs and requirements of each role, and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and characteristics.  Applicants must have proof of working rights in Australia.