• Summer Hill location
• Disability Service
• Permanent part time contract (40 hours per fortnight)

Working at Achieve is more than just a job.
Our team makes a real difference in people’s lives every day - and we make sure to support our staff too. We create a workplace where everyone feels safe to be themselves.
We welcome people from all backgrounds because we know that different experiences, languages, and cultures help us better support our clients and make Achieve stronger.
We’re committed to making sure everyone can take part - whether that’s through physical access or by making sure people feel included in how things are done and how decisions are made.

Achieve Australia is a for purpose community organisation that provides services to people with disability and an NDIS- registered provider.

About the role:
As a Registered Nurse at Achieve Australia, your primary goal is to provide person-centered quality clinical services to people with a disability. You will monitor and review health care plans and focus on clinical and health management. This is a Permanent part time contract (40 hours per fortnight) position.

Role Responsibilities: As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver quality clinical services to Achieve Australia clients including delivering complex health care procedures, developing, monitoring and reviewing health care plans, and clinical practice leadership with practical on the job supervision and education of nursing staff across a number of assigned sites. Your duties will include:

• Ensuring services are in line with current support service philosophy which promotes improvement in quality of life and fosters independence for people with a disability who have a range of functional abilities and complex needs.
• Assisting in the coordination of individuals’ lifestyles and of clinical services within resources, policies and guidelines.
• Ensuring that day to day administrative processes are operating effectively and provide effective feedback to the Nursing Manager on service provision.
• Coordinating and reviewing person centred support services that are consistent with individual/lifestyle plans; monitor and coach nursing staff with the implementation of? plans’ goals, expected service standards and associated complexities of the people being supported.
• Providing staff with feedback, advice, coaching, training and support and agree on actions to improve performance, to enable them to maximise performance and meet budget targets.
• Building work relationships with local community partnerships (including families and carers) and with other stakeholders both within and external to Achieve Australia.
• Promoting a commitment to employment equity and diversity, workplace health and safety (WHS), risk management and ethical practices.
• Supporting the systematic approach to implementation of new/revised policy and process through staff briefings, training, monitoring, process and protocol development, records management and stakeholder communication.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent including holding a current Registered Nurse (RN) registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Ability to transport clients in Achieve Australia vehicles (automatic gearbox) across the region. Candidates without a current NSW driver’s licence are subject to a risk assessment.
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current NDIS and WWCC certificates
• Awareness of human rights and challenges facing individuals with disabilities.
• Experience in working with and supporting adults and/or children with complex disability.

Great employee benefits:

• Salary packaging options mean you keep more of your take home pay before tax.
• Car leasing is another salary packaging option.
• Free personal and financial counselling for you and your family.
• Range of paid leave and flexible work arrangements.
• Support for a healthy lifestyle, access to fitness passport memberships and wellness programs.
• Regular training and support to succeed in your role, including paid induction for frontline staff.
• A strong record of promoting from within.

Achieve Australia takes safe hiring seriously.
We want to make sure the people we support are safe and well, and we expect all staff to help make that happen.
As part of applying for a job with us, you might need to go through some checks before you start. These could include things like:

• Reference checks
• National Police check
• NDIS Worker Check
• Working with Children check
• Verification of your right to work in Australia.

Please note that a criminal history does not automatically affect employment opportunities.

How to apply: To register your interest, please click ‘Apply Now’ and provide a resume. If you want to share a bit more about you, feel free to add a cover letter as well.

Accessibility and more information:

If you need any reasonable adjustments to help you apply, participate in the process and set you up for success, please reach out—we’re here to support you.

Reasonable adjustments are also available to support staff in their roles beyond recruitment.

If you’d like a copy of the role description, have questions about the role, or need help applying, please contact us at careers@achieveaustralia.org.au or call 02 9066 5550.

To learn more about Achieve Australia, visit our website: www.achieveaustralia.org.au