Agenda
Who should attend?
NDIS Providers, Disability Service Providers, CEO's Directors, Managers, Disability Employment Providers , Managers, Coordinators
Please see program below ;
subject to slight amendment
8.30am - 9.00am
9.00am - 9.15am
NDISLINK Director
9.15am - 9.45am
David Moody
Director
Management Governance Australia & Workforce Plus inc
9.45am - 10.15am
Lorraine Salloum
Founder and MD
Ability Advocates
10.15am - 10.30am
10.30am - 11.00am
Ben Watt
Lawyer & Registered Migration Agent
11.00am - 11.30am
Melissa Owen
Assistant State Inspector
SafeWork NSW
11.30am - 12.00pm
David Moody
Director
Management Governance Australia & Workforce Plus inc
12.00pm - 12.30pm
Lorraine Salloum
CEO
Ability Advocates
12.30pm - 1.15pm
1.15pm - 1.45pm
Tracey Lloyd
Art of Creativity Strategy
1.45pm - 2.15pm
Laure-Elise Kenworthy
Senior Workplace Relations Consultant
HR Assured
2.15pm - 2.45pm
Tania Gomez
Tania Gomez Consulting
2.45pm - 3.30pm
Tania Gomez
Tania Gomez Consulting
3.30pm - 4.00pm
4.00pm - 5.30pm
Registration and Arrival
Welcome and Introductions
Navigating Tomorrow: Crafting Proactive Leadership in Disability Sector Governance
David Moody shares critical insights on proactive leadership's role in the evolving Australian disability sector. Drawing on his extensive experience (including successes and failures!) as a leader and people manager across the public, private and non-profit sectors, David explores the impact of leadership on organisational growth, resilience, and innovation.
This presentation covers key strategies for embedding visionary leadership, leveraging technology, and fostering sustainable practices within governance structures.
For leaders seeking to navigate the sector's future challenges and opportunities.
Strategies to attract, keep and train workers across the care and support sector to ensure a capable and sufficient disability workforce
Format : Presentation followed by open audience discussion
Morning tea
Employer Sponsored Visas: The answer to the NDIS staffing issues?
Managing psychosocial workplace hazards in the Disability Sector
This presentation will explain -
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SafeWork NSW and what they do; .
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WHS laws in NSW and expectation of businesses
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What are psychosocial hazards and risks?
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Common psychosocial hazards and risks in the Disability sector.
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Best practice approach to addressing psychosocial risks
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Tools and resources to assist
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Q&A
Energising Our Teams: Strategies for Motivation and Burnout Reduction in the Disability Sector
Leveraging more than three decades of experience as a leader and manager, David Moody addresses the pressing challenges of staff motivation and burnout in community services.
David draws upon evidence-based solutions for creating supportive work environments, engaging staff, and fostering resilience.
The presentation highlights the importance of, and how to embed, recognition, work-life balance and professional development in sustaining a motivated workforce.
Insights for executives looking to reduce burnout and enhance staff well-being across their organisation.
How to proactively work to prevent and respond to allegations of violence, abuse, neglect discrimination and exploitation
Lunch
Understanding work orientation of disability support workers
Explaining the proposed Fair Work Amendment Closing Loopholes Bill
Laure-Elise will discuss:
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Fair Work Amendment Closing Loopholes Bill
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Same job, same pay
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Workplace delegates rights
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Wage theft offence
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Small business redundancy exemption
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Increased discrimination protections
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Industrial manslaughter offence
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Closing Loopholes No.2
Understand the minimum requirements for complaints and incident management systems for all persons receiving funding under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (NDIS Act) including how to deal with reportable incidents
Tania will discuss:
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What are the requirements for complaints and incident management systems
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Practice standards requirements
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NDIS rule requirements
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Common non conformances
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Tips to document this at audit
The Essentials of NDIS Mandatory Reporting: What Every Provider Needs to Know
This session will cover ;
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What is an incident
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What is a reportable incidents
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Timeframes for reporting
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Recent enforcement actions
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Provider pain points
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Training staff on incident reporting
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Developing a robust incident reporting system
Q & A,
Networking and close
Program subject to change slightly **
Key Note Speakers
David Moody
Director
Management Governance Australia & Workforce Plus Inc
As a Director of Management Governance Australia and Workforce Plus Inc, David brings more than 30 years of experience working across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
MGA and its NFP arm, Workforce Plus, work across Australia to provide innovative solutions for industry, communities, and government. Both companies support a diverse range of clients to develop and grow their organisational or community cultures, structures, and processes.
As a former CEO and Victorian State Manager of National Disability Services, and before this as the leader of the central agency team which coordinated the Victorian Government’s contribution to developing the NDIS, David has a detailed understanding of the Scheme and the challenges and issues faced by young people with disability, their families and supporters.
Having started his working life as a lawyer, David has also worked as an executive in the Victorian Public Service, leading teams responsible for national health and safety reform, strategic WHS policy, WHS legislation and regulations and regulatory framework development, departmental budget strategy and corporate planning
Melissa Owen
Assistant State Inspector | Health and Safe Design
Safework NSW
Melissa is the Assistant State Inspector in the Strategic Programs Team, focusing on the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector within NSW, which includes disability support, aged care, hospitals, allied health and early childhood education sub-sectors.
She has been an Inspector with SafeWork NSW for 8.5 years and has experience working within various teams across SafeWork, including: General WHS, Specialist RTW and Investigations and Emergency Response.
She is a qualified Rehabilitation Counsellor and social worker and has experience working in occupational rehabilitation, youth and children’s services, disability support and case management.
Melissa is passionate about improving health and safety for workers and others in the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector.
Lorraine Salloum
Director
Ability Advocates
Lorraine is a values driven executive leader who is passionate about making a positive impact on vulnerable communities and social outcomes. She has displayed a strong commitment to service-system linkages, collaboration, and working proactively to prevent and address disadvantage throughout her career.
With extensive experience in the social services sector, Lorraine has supported vulnerable communities in the government sector (central and service delivery agencies), Not for Profit, and For-Purpose, For Profit companies as well as community.
Tania Gomez
Director
Tania Gomez Consulting
Tania Gomez is a dynamic entrepreneur with a passion for helping NDIS providers run thriving businesses that deliver exceptional care.
Her mission is to help providers overcome challenges and achieve real business outcomes.
At every turn, Tania brings her expertise, energy, and deep commitment to quality and compliance to help providers achieve their goals. As an NDIS Auditor since 2019, Tania brings a wealth of experience to her consulting work. In addition to her audit expertise and entrepreneurial spirit
Tania holds several qualifications, including a Master of Education (Leadership), Graduate Certificate of Disability Practice Management, and Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) and Diploma of Quality auditing.
Above all, Tania is passionate about helping purpose lead businesses move past compliance for compliance sake and see quality as the secret to a sustainable, profitable and successful business that delivers high
Laure-Elise Kenworthy
Senior Workplace Relations Consultant
HR Assured
Laure-Elise Kenworthy is a qualified Senior Workplace Relations Consultant at Citation HR. Having previously worked in private practice, Laure is continuing her professional development through a Masters of Labour Law and Relations at the University of Sydney. She regularly provides advice to a large range of clients about workplace laws and the management of complex workplace matters.
Ben Watt
Lawyer & Registered Migration Agent
During Ben’s study he gained industry experience interning with Ergon Energy and with a Brisbane law firm before deciding to pursue a career in migration law.
While working for a migration agency in Townsville, Ben undertook the Graduate Certificate of Australian Migration Law and Practice through Australian National University and was registered as a Migration Agent in March 2015.
Having worked in the migration services industry since July 2012, most recently as a senior migration solicitor in a Canberra law firm, Ben has successfully prepared and lodged hundreds of successful visa and skills assessment applications.
He possesses extensive experience representing clients at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and has experience with character cancellation cases and detention matters.
He has assisted numerous overseas companies and start-ups in obtaining Overseas Business Sponsorship status.
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Tracey Lloyd
Art of Creative Strategy
Tracey Lloyd is an experienced people and culture focused analytic and strategic not for profit senior leader committed to creating positive social impact and sustainable organisations.
She is the founder and Director of The Art of Creative Strategy, an organisational development consultancy focusing on the not for profit and for purpose sectors. Tracey is passionate about the intersection of business and social impact and loves working collaboratively to create evidence based and data informed sustainable futures for people, organisations and communities.
Tracey is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders. a Professional Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute, holds a Master of Business Administration from Griffith University and is currently completing a research study How disability support workers’ work orientation effects their professional identity, job satisfaction and work engagement (GU Ref 2023/402).
She has previously presented at the NDP Virtual Workforce Conference and Ignite Talks Sydney.
The Agenda and Speaker panel is accurate at the time and may slightly change due to any unforeseen circumstances*