SHARED MANAGEMENT SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE THEIR OWN SUPPORT WORKERS Are you a service provider supporting someone who is engaging their own support workers or planning to do so under a shared management arrangement? Do you want to know more about the legal obligations and responsibilities when people directly engage their own support workers? Would you like to know more about what your roles and responsibilities are under Shared Management? If so, then we’d love you to join us. Legal considerations: Industrial Relations Superannuation Tax Workers Compensation Health & Safety TUESDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2016 WOLLASTON CONFERENCE CENTRE MOUNT CLAREMONT PRESENTERS: LEANNE PEARMAN has been involved in the lives of people with disability and their families for 30 years, building strong and lasting relationships along the way. Leanne’s extensive strategic and operational experience working in both government and non-government organisations has given her an unusually broad base of experience in the Human Services sector, particularly in individual service design and organisational leadership. She has been supportive in the development and implementation of individualised services within organisations and with individuals and families in the community. SU-HSIEN LEE has a broad grounding in disability issues with extensive experience in policy and advocacy in the disability sector having worked for a number of advocacy and peak organisations including PWDWA, DDWA and NDSWA before working with WAiS.  Su-Hsien also worked within a service provider for a couple years supporting them to move towards being person-centred in practice. In another life, she worked as a solicitor, has completed a Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Practice and also had the opportunity to undertake secondments to the Deptarment of Premier & Cabinet’s Economic Audit Implemen-tation team and the Deptpartment of Finance to work on contracting reforms within the community sector. Su’s prior legal experience and training has certainly come in handy with her work in the disability sector! COST: (inc GST) $FREE Provider Program (if part of your package) $75 WAiS members $95 Non members Includes arrival & morning tea WHERE: Wollaston Conference Centre 5 Wollaston Road, Mt Claremont (off Rochdale Road) PARKING: Free on site WHEN: 9.30am—12.30pm REGISTRATION: http://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/was-individualised-services-7277295963 INFO: Mary 9485 1997 (Thursday’s) m.butterworth@waindividualisedservices.org.au OR contact WAIS reception on 9485 1997