Collaboration in Practice

NATIONAL RESPITE AND

COMMUNITY CARE CONFERENCE 2014Glenda Pearce

Your Presenter

General Manager at Interchange Illawarra

Glenda Pearce glenda@interchangeillawarra.org 02 4227 1079

Definition

An Example of Collaboration is theIllawarra Disability Alliance (IDA)

A bit of history about IDA

IDA: How it StartedNDIS DisabiliTea Party at Kembla Grange

Make It Real Rally in Sydney

Collaboration

Connections

EngagementRelationship/network

Partnership

Framework

Shared Values

What is IDA

IDA foundation members

Vision

That not-for-profit providers of disability services and support in the Illawarra offer an effective, innovative and compelling option for people with a disability, their families and carers.

Objectives and Purpose

Promotes the benefits of NFP organisations as providers of quality person-centred disability services in the region

Advances the ‘for purpose’ community value that emanates

from a not-for-profit ethos and mission based culture

Facilitates and encourages mutual sharing of information and allocation of resources to best serve a person with a disability seeking services so as to provide options that meet their needs

More Objectives and Purpose

Creates a collegially competitive environment between local NFP providers with the aim to strengthen the prominence of the NFP sector in the region through service excellence and quality outcomes

Acts as a focal point to offer comment and assistance to policy makers, government officers, media and the community in aspects relating to disability support and services in the region

Where appropriate, advocates as a unified and collective voice on

disability services, access and rights of people with a disability

What Happens Now

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IDA

Meets quarterly Is working with ADHC on a Workforce Development Plan to transition staff

to NGO’s Is considering a shared labour pool Some organisations are trialling a remote swipe system for workers and

clients Exploring social housing opportunities in the area Investigating shared back of house activities Providing collective staff training and development

IDA hopes to encourages people with disabilities to

Choose any disability provider, hopefully one that is an IDA member They are; not for profit a locally run disability service an employer of local people a trusted provider