About us

At Koomarri, we support people with intellectual disability to achieve their life goals, dreams and aspirations. To make this happen, we have an amazing team of dedicated professionals who support people to have a great life.

Our team puts people with a disability and their families first. They look for opportunities and experiences that truly make a difference in a person’s life. At Koomarri, we support the human rights principles, diversity and inclusion.

We are a local, grassroots organisation that has been an integral part of the Canberra community for decades. We are looking for people who are passionate about helping others and getting involved in a range of local activities.

About the role

The Manager Disability Employment and Skills Development is an active front line senior manager, responsible for managing the day to day operations of all Skills Development and Employment services within Koomarri. The role is responsible for leading and developing teams of staff in the delivery of evidence-based, person-centered programming for people with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, and related Neurodivergent conditions.

The Manager Disability Employment Skills Development role requires experience in managing high performing teams, and maintaining collaborative stakeholder relationships which aim to enhance business growth opportunities and contribute to positive outcomes for Koomarri service users and their families.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of skilled and dedicated staff who strive to deliver high-quality, innovative programming.

The key result areas for this position are as follows:

• Manage all aspects of Disability Employment and Skills Development services across the organisation.
• Develop and manage all Employment and Skills budgets per region/service line.
• Develop and deliver annual operational plans per region/service line.
• Lead and manage staff to deliver quality services and maintain a positive self-sustaining team culture.
• Develop, manage and maintain positive partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders including families, guardians and other service providers.
• Develop, review and update operational and system process flows to enhance quality.
• Manage quality business administration.
• Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to organisational goals and your and you teams’ Professional Development.
• Model and implement Koomarri’s Vision, Values and Code of Conduct.

Would you like to join a dynamic and supportive team?

Here’s some of the boxes we will need you to tick:

• Passionate about supporting people with intellectual disability to live the life they choose and putting them and their families first.
• Work with integrity.
• The ability to form positive relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Have a strong sense of accountability and confidentiality.
• Excellent work ethic and client focussed.
• Have strong administrative, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Have demonstrated strong leadership skills.
• Have excellent knowledge and understanding of the NDIS funding model and strong business/financial acumen.
• Understanding of contemporary disability policy, issues and trends.
• Have excellent knowledge and understanding of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Practice Standards and Code of Conduct.
• Formal qualification in Disability or Community Services is desirable.

The Not-Negotiable and essential requirements:

• A current ACT Working with Vulnerable People General Registration or relevant NDIS Worker Screening.
• Current ACT or NSW driver’s license.
• Vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption.
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Completion Certificate.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience leading teams in the community services sector in delivering a range of services across multiple sites.

Employee Benefits:

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per year.
• Access to our EAP services for you and your family.
• An inclusive, supportive and value driven workplace culture.
• Ongoing coaching, training and development.
• The tools and resources to succeed within your role.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ to apply.

Our recruitment team will endeavour to contact shortlisted applicants within two weeks of the closing date.

We’d love to hear your story if you are interested in joining the Koomarri team. If you have any questions relating to the role, please forward these to [email protected] using the subject line: Manager - Disability Employment and Skills Development enquiry via EthicalJobs.