Our featured job this week is from the Association of Blind Citizens of NSW.

They are seeking a Part Time Coordinator for a 6 month contract, with the possibility of an extension.

The Association of Blind Citizens of NSW is a small self help organisation providing support for people who are blind or vision impaired.

The Coordinator will be responsible for the day to day operations of the Association, supporting its members and clients and liaising with the broader community.

Closing date: 5 March 2012

Find out more about this Coordinator role or search for disability jobs.

As I have been away on holidays, I asked one of our newest team members at Sport & Recreation Services, Tennille Owen, to share her experiences in working with us and for a disability service provider.

Tennille is employed as our Administrative Assistant and is supported by The Disability Trust’s employment service Workskills.

Tennille has submitted her story about finding work in the disability sector to carecareers' True Stories section. You can submit your story too, to help job seekers decide if a care career is for them!

What do you want to hear about in my next blog? You can ask me questions at Career Advice and Opinions.

We’re all working together to support our clients to achieve their aims and complete the activities on their roster so it’s really important to support each other.

At Skills Options, we have a staff meeting every morning. We talk about what every staff member is doing and any changes to rosters for the day. This meeting is very important as changes to routine often happen. It’s a casual meeting and it’s often the case that discussions arise from issues or problems that happened the previous day. Some days are more difficult than others, so having this meeting enables staff to talk about our experiences and gather information that can be helpful in the future. One new suggestion can benefit the client and also the staff who work with that particular person.

An example occurred last week when a staff member had changed a client’s plate to a flatter one as she had noted the client had previously refused on a number of occasions to eat lunch from a large bowl.
 
At the end of the meeting, we usually have a few minutes (before the clients arrive) to catch up on conversation about family, friends or what’s the best movie to see this weekend.

Ask any disability service provider about recognising the achievements of people with disability. They will tell you that any chance they get they let everyone know the great work or success an individual or group has had. Service providers like mine have worked hard to foster inclusion and ensure access and equity issues are minimal.

On July 2 my service held its annual Ray White Illawarra Awards Evening, where over 300 people come together to recognise achievements of our Sport & Recreation Services program participants.

The night runs just the same as any mainstream sporting club's presentation night, with trophies awarded to the best and fairest participants from each sport and recreational program. Major awards are also presented to participants who excel personally including the most helpful, best teamwork, most respectful and most improved. It is also a great night to recognise the assistance of our supporters and sponsors.

Participants get to dress up in formal wear for the evening and are treated to a sit down meal and entertainment including a live band. It’s a great night out for families and carers to spend time with friends and other participants.

The night went well and was well received by all in attendance. It was great to see so many participants and families enjoy a night out, and great to see the participants who have achieved so much in the last 12 months get recognised for their efforts.

Join the carecareers team and help promote careers in the disability and community care sector in NSW. We're a friendly team, based in the Sydney CBD Office of National Disability Services. Details about the Talent Officer position are below. Let us know if you have any questions. You can also read the full details and apply via carecareers.com.au.

carecareers is a dedicated jobsite for the community care and disability sector in NSW and lists in the Top 10 visited in Australia. carecareers is designed to grow the pool of labour available to not-for-profit, government and NGO providers of disability and community care services in NSW. It develops, implements and tests a number of targeted attraction strategies and uses these to help build a talent pool for service providers to tap into.

The Talent Officer will work with the Careers Centre team on the carecareers job board and recruitment services.

Key roles and responsibilities

• Ensure all client/candidate enquiries are responded to within 24 business hours in a professional and appropriate manner
• Ensure consistency in communication and a strict adherence to the style guide
• Ensure workload and productivity is not below minimum standards
• Ensure service levels are achieved and issues reported and escalated as appropriate
• Complete candidate/client care communications and reports as directed and in a timely fashion
• Provide monthly updates on stock to ensure smooth delivery of events

Key attributes

• Experience in recruitment service delivery from either a resourcing or 360 degree role
• Experience in account management
• Proven ability to advise clients on recruitment best practice advice
• Proven ability to advise clients on the best method to deliver specific recruitment needs
• HRMS (HR Management System) and intermediate MS Office experience
• Demonstrated attention to detail with excellent written English language skills
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Proven client building skills
• Experience in Healthcare sector/recruitment will be highly regarded
• Understanding of working within the public sector is desirable
• Technical competency - NGA
• As travel may be required, independent travel capability is essential 

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in a related discipline is desirable but not essential

NDS is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people with disability.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter relating their experience to each of the Key Attributes, together with their resume, to:

Berice King
Human Resources Coordinator
Ph: 02 9256 3104
Fax: 02 9256 3123
berice.king@nds.org.au 

Closing date: 6 May 2011

Read more about administration roles or complete a Careers Quiz to see what type of job might be for you!