Social Educator - Disability Services

• Full-time – 12 Month fixed term – 35 hours per week
• Salary: $67,867 - $78,047 p.a. plus 11.5% Superannuation
• Ability to work early evenings during the week and occasional weekends as part of a regular roster.

About Us
Waverley is a diverse and innovative Council located in the heart of Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. With a broad range of services, programs and initiatives, Waverley is one of the leading local government areas in NSW. Taking in some of Sydney's most beautiful beaches including the world famous Bondi Beach, and encompassing part of Sydney's global economic corridor at Bondi Junction, Waverley Council is an amazing place to broaden your career.

Benefits of Working at Waverley

• Professional development opportunities
• Staff social club, weekly yoga and other fun staff activities
• Yearly flu shots, skin checks and annual health and wellbeing fair
• Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
• Flexible working conditions, family friendly policies and other great employee benefits
  
  

About the Department

Waverley Community Living Program (WCLP) provides services that reduce social isolation and vulnerability by linking adults with a mild intellectual disability and their carers with their local communities, building layers of support and providing and coordinating support and services specific to a person’s interests and goals. The Social Educator works to inspire the people we support to achieve their full potential. In this position you will deliver a person-centered service providing living skills training, in home and lifestyle support to adults with a mild intellectual disability, who are living more independently in a close network of housing.

The Role
The successful applicants have the ability to provide quality service, promoting the rights, interests and needs of people we support. You have knowledge and awareness of the NDIS, the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 and commitment to working in person-centered ways, balancing duty of care and dignity of risk.

In this role you will be working in a small team with a long-established group of NDIS participants, who live in Waverley and surrounding areas.

A typical day will see you provide 1:1 support in people’s home and in the community as well as co-designing and leading small training and social groups. Your roster will generally include a start between 09.30am and 11.30am and finish between 5pm and 7pm with some variations depending on activity. You will be available for up to 3 full weekends per year with overnight stays outside of the Sydney Metropolitan area.  

About You

• Demonstrated experience in delivering person-centered, outcome-focused services to adults with intellectual disability.
• Effective and well developed interpersonal and relationship building skills, communication (written and verbal) and ability to set clear professional boundaries when working with participants.
• Demonstrated problem solving, advocacy and conflict resolution skills and ability to be flexible, prioritise and adapt to change while balancing the participants dignity of risk with Council's duty of care.
• Completed NDIS Worker Screening and Worker Orientation Module
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively in a team and individually with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work evenings as part of a regular roster.

Desirable requirements

• Relevant qualification such as Certificate 3 in Disability or equivalent
• First Aid Certificate

Please refer to the position description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience. For more information contact Ralf Wennemer - Co-ordinator, Client Plans & Services on 9083 8910.

Please note - previous applicants need not apply.

Waverley Council is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all candidates. We encourage applications from people from diverse groups, including, but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people; people from culturally diverse backgrounds; young people; older workers; people with disabilities; LGBTQIA+; and other minority groups. Please note that applications must be submitted through our website; we are unable to accept resumes via email. Additionally, we request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us, as we manage our recruitment process internally. If you require assistance during the application process, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our People and Culture team at recruitment@waverley.nsw.gov.au.