Find your home in seaside Frankston

Key Applicant Considerations:

- SDA Design Category - Basic

- Overnight Support Model - Inactive

- Annual SDA Cost - $4,723.62

- Support staff have skills in epilepsy and dysphagia management, AAC, positive behaviour support, dual disability, and trauma

Where Is The Home?

- Enjoy the benefits of a coastal lifestyle on the Mornington Peninsula

- The home is located conveniently in Frankston offering a unique blend of contemporary urban experiences, stunning coastal scenery, and hidden bushland gems.

- Regional shopping, local markets, and Bunarong Park are easily accessible.

- Public transport is available via bus services.

- Health and medical services can be accessed locally, including Frankston Hospital and Tower Hill Medical Centre.

About This Home:

- There is an outdoor area to support relaxation and peaceful enjoyment, or entertaining family and friends

- There is heating and cooling throughout

- There is broadband internet access

Accessibility:

- The home offers some accessible features, but is not wheelchair accessible.

About The Vacant Room:

- The bedroom is freshly refurbished and painted.

- There are built-in robes

About The People Who Live Here:

- The current residents are men aged in their early 20s who live with Autism Spectrum Disorder

- The men enjoy familiar routines, participating in household tasks including cooking and shopping, spending time with family and friends and being with people, and enjoying the outdoors.

- The men are independently mobile, rely on communication methods other than speech, and are engaged in daily community participation.

Support:

- Onsite staff support is provided by OnCall.

- The staff team have skills and experience in epilepsy and dysphagia management, AAC, positive behaviour support, dual disability, and trauma.

- The overnight support model is Inactive, currently 1:2.

- Mornings and afternoons are currently staffed 2:2.

Things You Need To Know:

- The applicant must be aged 18 years or over

- This is an enrolled Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) property. The applicant will need to have NDIA approved eligibility and the appropriate level of SDA funding available.

- The applicant will need to be able to pay rent and utilities.

- The applicant or their important person will need to establish a residential agreement.

- The SDA building type for this property is House, 3 residents.

- The SDA design category is Basic.

- The annual SDA cost is $4,723.62

Further Information:

Please contact the Vacancy Coordination Team at southvct@dffh.vic.gov.au if you would like further information about this vacancy or would like to arrange a site visit.