Organisation : Scope Aust
Location : Melbourne
Work type : Contract/Temporary
Sector : Disabilities
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 7 Dec, 2020
About the organisation
About Scope
Scope’s mission is to enable each person to live as an empowered and equal citizen. We support people with physical, intellectual and multiple disabilities and developmental delays to achieve their goals. Across Victoria, Scope provides services to thousands of people with a disability in more than 100 service locations.
Scope is a registered provider under the NDIS and delivers a range of services including supported independent living, short term accommodation (respite), lifestyle options and therapy.
Scope was recently named on the Australian Financial Review's Top 100 Most Innovative Companies' in Australia and New Zealand.
Please note, the successful applicant will be required to hold a Working with Children Check and a Police Check issued in the last 12 months for employment in the Disability sector. If you have lived or worked for a continuous period of 12 months or more in another country within the last 10 years, a certified International Police Check from that country or countries will also be required.
About the role
Scope has an exciting and unique opportunity for 6 Customised Employment Scouts to work within our new Customised Employment service.
Customised Employment is a process that is designed to personalise the employment relationship between a job seeker with disability and an employer in a way that meets the needs of both. If you truly believe in our mission to enable each person we support to live as an equal and empowered citizen, are able to put a person with disability at the centre, considers their environment, interests, skills and abilities then match them with employers in their local area, this may be the job for you.
You will have experience or passion about person-centred approaches. You will have a positive and open outlook on life, be able to work as part of a remote community-based team and have had diverse experiences, in diverse environments and can make diverse connections and relationships in the community. You can collect, interpret, and use information, are organised, and have experience in business or employment practices. Take your career on a journey with Scope and work proactively with us to achieve our mission!
About You
- You have excellent communication, and negotiation skills
- You have tenacity, creativity, and resilience
- You can respect and relate to others
What We Offer
- Start date – week beginning January 14th 2021
- Excellent salary packaging and flexible remote in-community working environment
- CDERP Certified Customised Employment Professional © course
- Great team culture – supportive, inclusive and customer-centred
- Regular supervision, mentoring and coaching
- Mobile phone and laptop
- Travel allowance
Work type: Fixed term – full time preferred, part time considered
Location: Various in Metro Melbourne, may include Bendigo or Ballarat
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Employment Mentor via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Disabilities
