The ILO Practitioner plays a vital role in delivering UC’s Independent Living Options program, ensuring participants enjoy a secure, supportive, and personalised living environment in alignment with their identified goals. 

This is a full-time permanent position.

Additionally, you will provide guidance and supervision to ILO Coordinators, overseeing the execution of program objectives while ensuring strict adherence to these goals.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, report, and actively reduce or eliminate the use of Restrictive Practices.
• Deliver training, support, and supervision to staff and contractors on positive behaviour support and restrictive practices.
• Implement support mechanisms for the proactive identification and education regarding restrictive practices.
• Conduct regular home visits and reviews to ensure high-quality care and support in line with participant goals.

What will you be doing?

• Provide training, support and supervision to staff and contractors on positive behaviour support and restrictive practices
• Support mechanisms for the proactive identification of any restrictive practices and the ongoing education and support of staff
• Provide ongoing monitoring of, and support to, contractors providing ILO arrangements to ensure contractor obligations are met, documentation is up to date and concerns are handled in a proactive manner. 
• Undertake regular home visits and reviews with participants to ensure that participants are receiving high quality care and support that is meeting their identified goals. 

About You

The ideal candidate possesses prior experience working with individuals with disabilities, a comprehensive understanding of NDIS and Quality and Safeguarding standards, and a robust human rights perspective. Strong ethical standards and effective communication, customer service, and relationship management skills are also essential.

Join our team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of our participants, ensuring they receive the exceptional care and support they deserve.

About Us

Uniting Communities is a leading, inclusive not-for profit community services organisation working alongside more than 80,000 South Australians each year to reduce inequality, improve wellbeing, overcome disadvantage and support people to live the best lives they can. We value diversity and are committed to providing respectful, accessible services. 

About the Benefits

• In addition to your salary you can package up to $15,900 per year pre tax and additionally a $2,650 Meals and Entertainment card. 
• To see how this could potentially benefit your take home pay, visit our salary packaging provider - Access Pay
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Early Intervention Physio Program
• Discounted Private Health Insurance

Check out our additional benefits at www.unitingcommunities.org

Your Application

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Apply early; closing date subject to change.

As an organisation, we are committed to protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults.  All staff are required to work within our code of conduct and undergo relevant pre-employment checks.