Local Area Coordinator

2 months ago

Mile End, Australia Baptcare Full time

Full-time - 8-month contract
Mile End - Western Adelaide, SA
Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits.
Supportive team environment and flexible work environment.
People with disability, reasonable workplace adjustments available.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse back grounds.
**About the Organisation**:
At Baptcare, we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents, customers, clients, partners, and supporters; with the very young through to the very old, the vulnerable, with families through all of life’s stages and challenges.
Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. Focused on providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.
Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness.
**About the Role**:
Baptcare is a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Local Area Coordination (LAC) Partner delivering NDIS LAC services in South Australia. We provide a full induction program with ongoing training to support your development.
The Local Area Coordinator (LAC) partners with the person with disability, their families, and other supports to implement actions as identified in their NDIS plan. Intervention may be as a single session response to people in immediate need or ongoing support to assist people with disability to access the services they need to improve and maintain their quality of life. The LAC will work with local organisations to build awareness, capacity and improve opportunity for people with disability to access and actively participate in community activities.

**Responsibilities**:
**As a Local Area Coordinator, you will**:
Support people with disability, carers and their families to access information, enter the Scheme and/or transition smoothly into the Scheme.
Work in the communities, support the functioning of local Baptcare offices, and meet participants in their homes to deliver services.
Support people to develop and implement their NDIS plans.
Provide information on mainstream supports and link participants to access and actively participate in community activities.
Work with local communities and mainstream supports to develop their understanding and capacity to support people with disabilities.
**Key Selection Criteria**:
Communication - demonstrated communication skills and experience in collecting and collating key information and criteria.
Organisation and Planning - demonstrated comprehensive assessment and planning skills.
Problem solving - able to work within complex environments and be outcome focused.
Service delivery - outstanding ability to support people with a disability to set reach their goals.
Collaboration - ability to work within a team environment by sharing information, supporting colleagues and respecting different skills.
Influencing skills - demonstrated ability to motivate others and act as a change agent through strengths based, person cantered practice.
Adaptive behavior -demonstrated understanding of appropriate behaviours when engaging with children and vulnerable people.
**About You**:
You are passionate about continuing to grow your career in the Family and Community Services space. Solutions focused and up for making a difference, you align your approach to strategy to achieve organisational and divisional goals.
**You will ideally bring the following**:
**Technical Expertise**:
Comprehensive understanding of the Disability, Child, Youth and Family Services sector, including Child Protection, the requirements of the Disability Services Act 2011, and the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1997 and other key legislative reforms.
Experience in working with children and with vulnerable people.
**Other Requirements**:
Ability and willingness to travel independently.
Current satisfactory national police check or willingness to obtain.
Current Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain.
Competency in using the range of Office computer packages.
**Certification in the DHS Safe Environments**: Through Their Eyes training within the last 3 years.
Comprehensive private vehicle insurance and registration in the event private vehicles are required for work purposes.
Full and ongoing Right to Work in Australia.
**How to Apply**:
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.
Baptcare is committed to building a respectful and inclusive workplace, appointing the best person for the role, and supporting diversity. We welcome applicants who may require adjustments.
Baptcare is dedicated to the safety, empowerment, and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful, protective environment that

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